Robert Clouse
18
Action
1973
Thirty years following his untimely death, Bruce Lee remains the movies' supreme martial-arts star. His masterful final film ENTER THE DRAGON stands the test of time as the most beloved martial-arts epic in film history. For its 30th anniversary, this heart-pounding adventure returns to DVD in a deluxe double-disc edition featuring several mesmerizing documentary extras that examine Lee's family life and incredible achievements.
Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Jim Kelly, Robert Wall & Sammo Hung
Production was halted briefly when the corpse of a young woman was found near the set. Production was halted when Bruce Lee cut his hand badly when Robert Wall mistimed thrusting the bottles (they didn't use sugar glass). In their one scene together, Lee actually struck Jackie Chan in the face with one of the fighting sticks he used. He immediately apologized and insisted that Chan would work on all of his movies after that, but he died before he could keep the promise. When all hell breaks loose in the final fight in the courtyard, if you watch the right-hand side of the screen you can catch a glimpse of Bruce Lee running around frantically choreographing the fight.
Lee: A good fight should be like a small play but, played seriously. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when the opportunity presents itself, I do not hit. It hits all by itself. Parsons: The art of fighting without fighting? Show me some of it. Lee: Later. Lee: Don't think. FEEL. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.