- published: 30 Aug 2013
- views: 820161
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973) was a Chinese AmericanHong Kong actor,martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is widely considered by many commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be the most influential martial artist and pop culture icon of the 20th Century. He is often credited with changing the way Asians were presented in American films.
Lee was born in San Francisco to parents of Hong Kong heritage but was raised in Hong Kong until his late teens. Lee returned to the United States at the age of 18 to claim his U.S. citizenship and receive his higher education. It was during this time that he began teaching martial arts, which soon led to film and television roles.
His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked a major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world, as well. He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films: Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978), both directed by Robert Clouse.
Actors: Ryan Steven Green (editor), Ryan Steven Green (director), Ryan Steven Green (writer), Kenneth Choi (actor), Andrew James Jones (actor), Nathaniel Eyde (producer), Nathaniel Eyde (actor), Nathaniel Eyde (writer), Rebecca Rainboldt (actress), Sherry Edwards (actress), January Welsh (actress), Marissa Welsh (actress), Kent Christensen (actor), Matt Eyde (actor), Leslie Andrew Ridings (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Ronnie Screwvala (producer), Girish Karnad (actor), Nasser (actor), Siddharth Roy Kapur (producer), Krishna Kumar (actor), Jiiva (actor), Jiiva (actor), Jiiva (actor), Narein (actor), Narein (actor), Myshkin (writer), Myshkin (director), Anupama Kumar (actress), Murugadass (actor), Misha Ghoshal (actress),
Plot: Bruce Lee is a martial arts specialist but unluckily he is unable to use those skills to make a living. Instead, he falls in love with Police Commissioner Gauravs daughter Shakthi, and tries to impress her and her sisters kids with his martial art skills.
Keywords: mask, masked-superhero, superhero, vigilanteActors: Bak-Ming Wong (producer), Kenji Kawai (composer), Darren Shahlavi (actor), Bak-Ming Wong (producer), Siu-Wong Fan (actor), Simon Yam (actor), Donnie Yen (actor), Kent Cheng (actor), Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (actor), Hark-On Fung (actor), Ke Ming Lin (actor), Meng Lo (actor), Siu-Wong Fan (actor), Wilson Yip (director), Darren Shahlavi (actor),
Plot: Ip Man 2 is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role. Continuing after the events of the earlier film, the sequel centers on Ip's movements in Hong Kong, which is under British colonial rule. He attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun, but faces rivalry from other practitioners, including the local master of Hung Ga martial arts.
Keywords: 1950s, actor-performing-own-stunts, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, afterlife, ambush, assassination, asthma, authority, bad-reputation, bailActors: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actor), Thomas Lennon (actor), Thomas Lennon (actor), George Lopez (actor), Christopher Walken (actor), Robert Ben Garant (actor), James Hong (actor), Thomas Lennon (actor), Dan Fogler (actor), Maggie Q (actress), Jason Scott Lee (actor), Jason Scott Lee (actor), Adam Bobrow (actor), Craig Updike (producer), Diego Schaaf (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Tim Stotz (actor), Tim Stotz (actor), Christopher E. Engler (actor), Christopher E. Engler (producer), Christopher E. Engler (writer), Christopher E. Engler (director), Steve McDevitt (actor), Christian Horning (actor), Adam Jaworski (actor), Cory Whitford (actor), Steve McDevitt (actor), Heather Ruth (actress), Adam Jaworski (actor), Jenny Gill (actress), Rosemary Million (actress),
Plot: Three friends sit down to their weekly tradition of weekend role-playing. Within the game, we see the avatars of these three friends caught in the middle of political shakedown that revolves around a mysterious video tape. Baddies include a silent Wordsworth, Coleridge, the infamous Bruce Lee, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Milo, and Otis. Can they solve the mystery and save the day before sunlight calls them back to the real world?
Keywords: avatar, bruce-lee, dual-reality, parody, politics, reference-to-william-shakespeare, role-playing-game, rosencrantz-and-guildensternActors: Frederic Perrin (miscellaneous crew), Crystal Connell (miscellaneous crew), Mickey Cottrell (miscellaneous crew), Q. Allan Brocka (director), Q. Allan Brocka (writer), Patrick Bauchau (actor), Phillip J. Bartell (editor), Q. Allan Brocka (actor), David E. Van Houten (miscellaneous crew), David E. Van Houten (miscellaneous crew), Ronald Leamon (actor), Ronald Leamon (costume designer), Wes Hurley (actor), Matt Riedy (actor), Ryan Beveridge (composer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gine Lui (producer), Eden Miller (costume designer), Karl Bardosh (actor), Karl Bardosh (producer), Richard Courtney (actor), Wing Tat (miscellaneous crew), Johnny Tran (actor), David Lee McInnis (actor), Ji-seung Lee (producer), John H. Lee (writer), John H. Lee (director), Yasuaki Nakajima (actor), Brantley Black (actor), Welly Yang (actor), Grant Chang (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Randy Edelman (composer), Rob Cohen (writer), Robert Wagner (actor), Michael Learned (actress), John Badham (producer), Ric Young (actor), Clyde Kusatsu (actor), Aki Aleong (actor), Sven-Ole Thorsen (actor), Lauren Holly (actress), John Cheung (actor), Nancy Kwan (actress), Rob Cohen (actor), Jack W. Haddox (miscellaneous crew), Rob Cohen (director),
Plot: Based on the life and career of Martial Arts superstar, Bruce Lee. Haunted by demons. Bruce was taught Martial arts at childhood. Bruce then was told by his father to flee to the United States. There, he opened up a Martial Arts school, then was chosen to be the Green Hornet's sidekick, Kato. Then, his big movie career that included "The Big Boss" and "Enter the Dragon". Fighting many enemies along the way, including his childhood demon.
Keywords: action-hero, actor, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, american-dream, author, bare-chested-male, based-on-book, black-belt, brawl, character-name-in-titleActors: Ping Ou Wei (actor), Chien-Po Tsen (actor), Kien Shih (actor), Ho Chiu Kei (actor), Bruce Le (actor), Fa Yuan Li (actor), Chok Chow Cheung (actor), Ging Man Fung (actor), Hark-On Fung (actor), Kwok Kuen Chan (actor), Kwok Choi Hon (actor), Tao Chiang (actor), Siu Hung Cham (actor), Hsiung Kao (actor), Tse Lin Yang (actor),
Plot: A semi-biography of a young Bruce lee. Somewhat accurate account of Bruce Lee(Lee Shiao-Lung) striving to perfect his fighting style and how he is continually threatened by other schools of Kung Fu, jealous of his power,ability and agility.
Keywords: asian, brawl, bully, bully-comeuppance, character-name-in-title, chinaman, chinese, chop-socky, comeuppance, fightActors: Mar Lo (director), Di Chin (actor), Mar Lo (producer), Betty Ting Pei (producer), Vincent Leung (editor), Joseph Koo (composer), Pei Chi Huang (actor), Wen Chung Ku (actor), Danny Lee (actor), Sau Kei Lee (actor), Peng-fei Li (actor), Han Ling (actor), Chin-Ku Lu (actor), James Nam (actor), Peng Peng (actor),
Plot: A movie on the life of the renowned Bruce Lee, especially his relationship with his mistress (played by Betty Ting Pei, who was Lee's mistress in real life and in whose apartment he died).
Keywords: action-hero, actor, adultery, asian-man, based-on-true-story, brawl, chinaman, chop-socky, death-of-protagonist, fistfight