Media about Bruce Lee
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Biographical films
- In 1976, the Hong Kong film industry released Bruce Lee: The Man, The MythBruce Lee: The Man, The MythBruce Lee: The Man, The Myth, originally released as Li Hsiao Lung chuan chi and also known as Bruce Lee - True Story, is a 1976 Bruceploitation biopic that stars Bruce Li as famed martial artist Bruce Lee. The film chronicles his life beginning with Lee leaving China to go to University in...
, a largely fictional bio-film starring a Lee "look-a-like," Ho Chung Tao, billed under the name Bruce LiBruce LiBruce Li is one of the stage names of Ho Chung Tao , a Taiwanese martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts movies from the Bruceploitation movement.-Early life:...
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- In 1992, ATV HomeATV HomeATV Home , also call aTV1, is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival TVB Jade. Its sister station, ATV World, broadcasts in English...
produced a Cantonese drama series called Spirit of the DragonSpirit of the DragonSpirit of the Dragon is a Hong Kong TV series based on famous martial artist Bruce Lee. The 30 episode series was released on ATV in 1992.-Synopsis:...
based loosely on Lee's life. The series starred Chinese American actor David WuDavid Wu (entertainer)David Wu , also known by the nickname Wu-Man, is a well-known Chinese American film actor, TV personality and formerly MTV Asia and Channel V video jockey. He attended the University of Washington...
as Bruce Lee.
- In 1993 a biopic of Lee's life titled Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryDragon: The Bruce Lee StoryDragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American semi fictionalized biographical martial arts action film telling the story of actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee, starring Jason Scott Lee as Bruce Lee, Lauren Holly and Robert Wagner...
was released in which Lee was portrayed by Jason Scott Lee (no relation).
- In April, 2007, Chinese state media announced that its national broadcaster had started filming a 50-part TV series on Lee titled The Legend of Bruce LeeThe Legend of Bruce LeeThe Legend of Bruce Lee is a Chinese biographic television series based on the life story of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. The 50 episodes long series was produced and broadcast by CCTV and had been aired since 12 October 2008. It starred Hong Kong actor Danny Chan as Bruce Lee and American...
to promote Chinese culture for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. It aired on CCTV on 12 October 2008 and starred Hong Kong actor Danny Chan as Lee.
- On August 22, 2007, Fruit ChanFruit ChanFruit Chan Gor is an independent Hong Kong Second Wave screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors in his films...
announced that he will make a film on Bruce Lee's early years, in Chinese, entitled Kowloon City, produced by John WooJohn WooJohn Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
's producer Terence ChangTerence ChangTerence Chang Chia-Chen is a Hong Kong and American film producer.-Career:Chang is one of John Woo's long time friends and favoured producers...
, and set in 1950s Hong Kong.
- Stanley KwanStanley KwanStanley Kwan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director and producer.Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College...
stated that he was talking with Lee's family to make a biographical film on Lee. Kwan says that his film will look at how Bruce Lee was affected by the absence of his father and how he brought up his own son, Brandon LeeBrandon LeeBrandon Bruce Lee was an American actor and martial artist. He was the son of martial arts film star Bruce Lee...
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- Directed by Raymond Yip and Manfred WongManfred WongManfred Wong Man-Chun , born on 1 January 1957 in Hong Kong is a Hong Kong radio personality, film producer, screenwriter, director and actor. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the Young and Dangerous film series.-Biography:...
, the biographical biopic of Bruce Lee, titled Bruce Lee, My BrotherBruce Lee, My BrotherBruce Lee, My Brother is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts drama film based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years. Directed by Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong, film stars Aarif Lee as Lee and Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as his parents...
, will be released in Hong Kong on November 27. It also stars Tony Leung Ka Fai, Michelle YeMichelle YeMichelle Ye Xuan is a Hong Kong actress. In 1999, she won the Miss Chinese International competition. Ye then signed a contract with TVB from 1999-2005. After she left TVB, She signed with Rich & Famous Talent Management Group Limited to pursue a movie career.Ye is fluent in Cantonese, English,...
, MC Jin, and Christy ChungChristy ChungChristy Chung is Chinese-Canadian actress. She was born in Montreal to a Chinese father and a Vietnamese mother.Chung grew up in Brossard, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, with French and Vietnamese as mother-tongues...
. The film is set to be released to the general audience on November 25, 2010, a couple days before what would have been Bruce Lee's 70th Birthday.
Books authored
- Chinese Gung-Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self DefenseChinese Gung-Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self DefenseChinese Gung-Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense is a book by Bruce Lee expressing his martial arts philosophy and viewpoints. It describes his style of gungfu.ISBN 978-0897501125...
(Bruce Lee's first book) – 1963 - Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Published posthumously) – 1973
- Bruce Lee's Fighting Method (Published posthumously) – 1978
Books about Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do or both
- Bruce Lee: The Man Only I KnewBruce Lee: The Man Only I KnewBruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew is a book about martial arts legend Bruce Lee, written by his widow, Linda Lee Cadwell. The book was written very close to the time of Bruce Lee's death, thus being very close in Cadwell's memories...
– written by his widow Linda Lee Cadwell. This book served as the basis for the movie about his life, Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryDragon: The Bruce Lee StoryDragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American semi fictionalized biographical martial arts action film telling the story of actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee, starring Jason Scott Lee as Bruce Lee, Lauren Holly and Robert Wagner...
. - Bruce Lee: Words of the Dragon : Interviews 1958-1973 – written by John LittleJohn Little (writer)John Little is a writer and bodybuilding expert. A native of Canada, Little is an expert in the fields of martial arts, bodybuilding and physical conditioning. -Biography:...
- Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body – written by John Little
- The Dragon and the Tiger: The Birth of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, the Oakland Years. by Sid Campbell
- Bruce Lee Between Wing Chun and JKD – written by Jesse Glover
- Bruce Lee: Dynamic Becoming – a book about Bruce Lee's philosophy
- Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit – a biography by Bruce Thomas
- Striking Thoughts – thoughts and quotes of Bruce Lee
- The Tao of Jeet Kune DoThe Tao of Jeet Kune DoTao of Jeet Kune Do is a book expressing Bruce Lee's martial arts philosophy and viewpoints, published posthumously . The project for this book began in 1970 when Bruce Lee suffered a back injury during one of his practice sessions. During this time he could not train in martial arts...
– a book assembled posthumously that expresses Bruce Lee's notes on martial arts and philosophy. - "On the Warrior's Path" by Daniele BolelliDaniele BolelliDaniele Bolelli is an Italian writer, martial artist, and university professor. He is the author of On the Warrior's Path one of the modern classics on the philosophy of martial arts.- Personal life :...
(2003). The longest chapter of this book about martial arts philosophy is on Bruce Lee's philosophical legacy. - Unsettled Matters: The Life & Death of Bruce Lee, Tom Bleecker (former husband of Lee widow Linda Lee CadwellLinda Lee CadwellLinda Lee Cadwell is an American teacher and the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee.-Life and career:...
). 1996, Gilderoy Publications, ISBN 0965313204 - Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee – a picture book for children, written by Ken Mochizuki and illustrated by Dom Lee, featuring an account of Bruce Lee's childhood and early manhood, which the author says is basically factual.
- King Dragon: The World of Bruce Lee – written by Norman Borine
Bruce Lee documentaries
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
- The Intercepting Fist (2001)
- The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
- Bruce Lee: A Warrior's JourneyBruce Lee: A Warrior's JourneyBruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey is a documentary on the martial artist Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do. It was released on VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video. The documentary includes rare footage of Bruce Lee's incomplete film "Game of Death", which has been released with Bruce Lee's original English and...
(2000) - Bruce Lee: The Path of the Dragon (1998)
- The Immortal Dragon (A&E) (1996)
- Curse of the Dragon (1993)
- Death by Misadventure (1993)
- Martial Arts Master (1993)
- Bruce Lee, the Legend (1977)
- Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend aka Life and Legend of Bruce Lee (1973)
Other media
- Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
published, in the black and white magazine line under their Curtis MagazinesCurtis MagazinesCurtis Magazines was an imprint of Marvel Comics that existed from 1971 to 1980. The imprint published black-and-white magazines that did not carry the Comics Code Authority seal. Initially, page counts varied between 68,76, and 84 pages....
imprint, a 35 page comic story-style biography of Bruce Lee in Deadly Hands of Kung FuDeadly Hands of Kung FuDeadly Hands of Kung Fu is a martial arts comic book magazine published by Curtis Magazines, a short-lived imprint of Marvel Comics. There were a total of 33 issues published, plus one "Special Album Edition," before the series was cancelled.-Overview:...
#28, September 1976. It was written by Martin Sands, with art by Joe StatonJoe StatonJoe Staton is an American illustrator and writer of comic books.-Career:Staton started his work with Charlton Comics in 1971 and gained notability as the artist of the super-hero book E-Man...
and Tony DeZunigaTony DeZunigaTony DeZuniga is a Filipino comic-book artist best known for his work for DC Comics, where he co-created the characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid.-Early life and career:...
. - Bruce Lee – a video game published by Datasoft Inc under license in 1984.
- Kim Dragon, from the World HeroesWorld Heroesis a series of fighting games created by ADK originally created for the Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinets with the assistance of SNK, though some of the games in the series were also ported to the Neo Geo AES and Neo-Geo CD platforms, as well as some non-SNK platforms such as the Super NES and the Sega...
video game series is based on Bruce Lee. - Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryDragon: The Bruce Lee Story (video game)Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a multiplatform fighting video game based on the film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, which is a semi-fictionalized account of the life of Bruce Lee.-Gameplay:...
– a video game published by Acclaim EntertainmentAcclaim EntertainmentAcclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...
in 1993. - Bruce Lee (graphic novel); Malibu ComicsMalibu ComicsMalibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
published a 6-issue Bruce Lee comic book miniseries in 1995, although the story was a purely fictional adventure and the titular character had little in common with the real-life Bruce Lee. It was written by Mike BaronMike BaronMike Baron is the creator of comic books Badger and Nexus. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.-Biography:Mike Baron broke into comics with an illustrated text piece in the 1974 debut issue of Marvel Comics's Comix Book...
(who had previously written three comic stories for NOW ComicsNOW ComicsNOW Comics was a comic book publisher founded in late 1985 by Tony C. Caputo as a sole-proprietorship. During the four years after its founding, NOW grew from a one-man operation to operating in 12 countries, and published almost 1,000 comics books....
' range of Green Hornet comic books about the version of Kato played by Lee on the 1966 television series) and drawn by Val MayerikVal MayerikVal Mayerik is an American comic-book and commercial artist, best known as co-creator of Marvel Comics' satiric character Howard the Duck.-Early life and career:...
(who had drawn the second Kato miniseries). - Bruce Lee: Quest of the DragonBruce Lee: Quest of the DragonBruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon is a beat 'em up video game featuring martial artist Bruce Lee. It was released in Europe and America for the Xbox in 2002.-Story:...
– a video game published by Universal Interactive Inc. in 2002. - Bruce Lee: Return of the LegendBruce Lee: Return of the LegendBruce Lee: Return of the Legend is a 2003 action beat 'em up developed by Vicarious Visions for the Game Boy Advance. It was first published and released in Europe by Universal Interactive on March 21, 2003, and was later published and released in North America on March 28, 2003.-Gameplay:Player...
- a Game Boy AdvanceGame Boy AdvanceThe is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
video game published by Universal Interactive in 2002. - In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, often shortened and officially known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . It was originally released on March 9, 1996 in Japan and on May 13,...
, when MarioMariois a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...
is about to fight a boss, his comerade Mallow stops him and says "Who do you think you are, Bruce Lee. You can't go in there with your fists flying". - Be Like WaterBe Like WaterBe Like Water is a play written by Dan Kwong, originally produced at East West Players, in association with Cedar Grove OnStage. The play received its world premiere in Los Angeles on September 17, 2008, directed by Chris Tashima, at East West Players' David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union...
– a play by Dan KwongDan KwongDan Kwong is an American performance artist, writer, teacher and visual artist. He has been presenting his solo performances since 1989, often drawing upon his own life experiences to explore personal, historical and social issues. He is of mixed Asian American heritage...
, produced at East West PlayersEast West PlayersEast West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As one of the nation's first Asian American theatre organizations, East West Players today continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American...
in 2008, featuring the character, Ghost of Bruce Lee. - Fei Long, from the Street FighterStreet Fighter, commonly abbreviated as SF, is a series of Fighting Games developed in Japan in which the players pit the video games' competitive fighters from around the world, each with his or her own unique fighting style, against one another...
video game series is based on Bruce Lee. - Marshall Law and Forest Law, from the Tekken video games, are based on Bruce Lee.
- KenshiroKenshirois the main protagonist of the manga franchise Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. According to Buronson, Kenshiro's character design was inspired by the character of Max Rockatansky from the Mad Max film series and martial artist Bruce Lee.In the story, Kenshiro is the rightful...
, from Fist of the North StarFist of the North Staris a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...
displays most of Bruce Lee's fighting mannerisms and weapon choices. There is also a scene where Ken fights soldiers of the Mad Sergeant of the Golan Army that looks like the underground fight sequence in Enter the DragonEnter the DragonEnter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts co-production with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros. studios, directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly and John Saxon. This is Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973...
. - Jann Lee, a Jeet Kun Do adherent from Dead or Alive is based heavily on Bruce Lee, adopting his battle cries, wardrobe choices, and fighting style. A cut scene shows Jann Lee watching what appears to be a Bruce Lee film as a boy.
- Liu KangLiu KangLiu Kang is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. First appearing in the series' first title, Liu Kang is portrayed as a Shaolin monk who enters the Mortal Kombat tournament to save his world, Earthrealm, from being destroyed due to having lost nine consecutive...
from Mortal Kombat is based on Bruce Lee. - Lee Pai-Long from Shaman KingShaman Kingis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament....
is greatly modeled after Bruce Lee. He not only resembles Bruce Lee in appearance, but also shares many of his historical attributes as well as references, such as the movie adaptation of "Fists of Fury" being placed in the Shaman King storyline in manga format. - Rock LeeRock Leeis a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. Kishimoto considers Lee his favorite character to draw, and at first designed Lee to symbolize human weakness...
from NarutoNarutois an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
is based on Bruce Lee. - Abyo, from the animated series PuccaPucca (TV series)Pucca is a South Korean animated television series based on a series of shorts created by Vooz Character System. The series revolves around 11-year-old Pucca, a young girl who's in love and obsessed with a 12-year-old ninja named Garu. It also airs currently on Champ Vision and MBC in Korea...
, is also based on Bruce Lee. - Hitmonlee from the original PokémonPokémonis a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
series is an allusion to Bruce Lee whose fighting style primarily used kicks. - Underground Arena kenpo fighter Blues Ebinuma (ブルース海老沼) from Yakuza 3Yakuza 3Yakuza 3 is a PlayStation 3 video game, originally released in Japan as , the sequel to Yakuza 2 and the fourth installment in the Yakuza series. It is developed by Sega Japan's CS1 Team and published by Sega...
is modeled after Bruce Lee, wearing his famous yellow suit from Game of DeathGame of DeathThe Game of Death is a 1972 film starring Bruce Lee. It was almost the last film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do. Over 100 minutes of footage was shot before his death, some of which was later misplaced in the Golden Harvest archives...
. - "The Bruce Lee" was a 2009 tribute song to Bruce Lee by a Toronto based Dj "Abeer Sheikh". incorporating vocal samples of Bruce Lee from his expansive career.