This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

The mystery. The life. The love. The legend.

★ 6.9/10 May 7, 1993 119 min

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Director: Rob Cohen  ·  Writers: Edward Khmara, John Raffo, Rob Cohen

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

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Director

Rob Cohen Rob Cohen

Cast

Jason Scott Lee Jason Scott Lee Bruce Lee Lauren Holly Lauren Holly Linda Lee Robert Wagner Robert Wagner Bill Krieger Michael Learned Michael Learned Vivian Emery Nancy Kwan Nancy Kwan Gussie Yang Lim Kay Tong Lim Kay Tong Philip Tan Ric Young Ric Young Bruce's Father Wang Luoyong Wang Luoyong Yip Man Sterling Macer Jr. Sterling Macer Jr. Jerome Sprout Sven-Ole Thorsen Sven-Ole Thorsen The Demon Ong Soo Han Ong Soo Han Luke Sun Eric Bruskotter Eric Bruskotter Joe Henderson

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Wuchak
Wuchak April 2, 2018
★ 8/10

A celebration of the inimitable Bruce Lee and what he represented RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Rob Cohen, " Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" stars Jason Scott Lee as the martial arts superstar, tracing his early life in Hong Kong to his fresh start in the San Francisco area where he starts a martial arts school, meets his babe (Lauren Holly) and moves on to TV and Film. He must boldly face many enemies along the way, including his childhood demon. This is basically a rags-to-riches flick and ranks with my favorite films due to its excellent meshing of dynamism, fun and potent drama. I haven’t seen too many martial arts flicks, but “Dragon” is easily the all-around best of those I’ve seen. It mixes real-life with Hollywood mythmaking, which is what many cinematic biographies do, e.g. "Buffalo Bill" (1944) and "Braveheart" (1995). In these types of movies the gist of the sto…