EPISODE · Jan 28, 2021 · 2H 23M
GAME OF DEATH: Bruce Lee’s Unfinished Epic
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That iconic yellow jumpsuit The Bride wears in KILL BILL VOL. 1? Bruce Lee wore it first. Originally intended as Lee’s fifth film, GAME OF DEATH was meant to be his magnum opus—a culmination of his martial arts philosophy, Jeet Kune Do, and a bold new vision for what martial arts cinema could be. But after Lee’s untimely death in 1973, the project was left incomplete, with only a fraction of the original footage shot. That didn’t stop the producers. In 1978, they cobbled together a finished film using doubles, trick photography, and just 11 minutes of Lee’s original footage—all in an effort to cash in on his global fame. In this episode, we explore Bruce Lee’s life and career leading up to GAME OF DEATH, the bizarre rise of the Brucesploitation genre in the years after his death, and how the mishandling of his unfinished masterpiece ironically led to one of his most enduring visual legacies. BUY OUR NEW MERCH: http://cinemashock.threadless.com Coming Up: 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (1978) SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980) KILL BILL VOL. 1 & VOL. 2 (2004/5) Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy. This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, & Todd Davis. Visit our website for episode archives, blogs and more: http://cinemashock.net Follow us: twitter.com/cinema_shock facebook.com/cinemashocknet instagram.com/cinema_shock
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In this episode, we’ll discuss Lee’s life career leading up to GAME OF DEATH, and the Brucesploitation films that came about in the wake of his death, as well as the ultimately Brucesploitation film that would eventually be released by his own studio, five years after his passing.
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