7 Memorable Bruce Lee Video Clips
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Bruce Lee the Icon
I love the man, the myth, the legend of Bruce Lee. I was amazed by his movies as a teenager and a young adult and still marvel at the feats of strength, speed and control he was able to perform.
I have picked out several video clips from his career that range from his first work as Kato in the Green Hornet to a clip about his funeral. I hop you enjoy watching them as much as I did.
Bruce Lee retains his place as the greatest icon of martial arts cinema, and a key figure of modern popular culture. Had it not been for the amazing Bruce Lee and his incredible movies in the early 1970s, it’s arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream western cinema & audiences the way it has over the past four decades.
Bruce Lee’s first Movie Role
Bruce Lee’s first movie role was as Kato in the TV series “The Green Hornet”. this is just a montage of pictures from the Green Hornet Show which only lasted for one season.
Another film opportunity then came his way, as he landed the small role of a stand over man named “Winslow Wong” who intimidates private eye James Garner rel=”nofollow” in Marlowe rel=”nofollow” (1969). Wong pays a visit to Garner and proceeds to demolish the investigator’s office with his fists and feet, finishing off with a spectacular high kick that shatters the light fixture. See More of Bruce Lee’s Movie Biography here
Marlowe
Next, Bruce Lee starred in a movie with James Garner as a private eye called Marlowe. The fantastic scene of him wrecking Marlowe’s office won him many fans and his acting career took off.
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Bruce Jun Fan Lee was born in the hour of the Dragon, between 6 and 8 a.m., in the year
of the Dragon on November 27, 1940 at the Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco’s Chinatown.Today, a plaque in the hospital’s entry commemorates the place of his birth. Bruce’s birth, in the hour and the year of the Dragon, is a powerful symbol in Chinese astrology. It would be a strong omen of the powerful life that was to be lived by Bruce Lee and the explosive impact his life would have on countless others.
Bruce was the fourth child born to Lee Hoi Chuen and his wife Grace Ho. He had two
older sisters, Phoebe and Agnes, an older brother, Peter, and a younger brother, Robert. Lee Hoi Chuen was, by profession, a comedian in the Chinese opera and an actor in Cantonese films.At the time Bruce was born, Mr. and Mrs. Lee were on tour with the opera company in the United States. Thus, it was fortuitous for Bruce’s future that his birth took place in America, as he would return 18 years later to claim his birthright of American citizenship.
Bruce’s parents gave him the name “Jun Fan.” Since it is Chinese custom to put the
surname first, Bruce’s full name is written Lee Jun Fan. The true meaning of Jun Fan deserves an explanation as it, too, would foretell the journey of the newly born Lee son. Literally, JUN means “to arouse to the active state” or “to make prosperous.”It was a common middle name used by Hong Kong Chinese boys in those days, understandably because China and the Chinese people were very vulnerable at that time, and everyone, including Bruce’s parents, wanted the “sleeping lion of the East” to wake up. Read Bruce Lee’s Full Official Bio Here…
Bruce Lee Vs Jet Lee
Here are clips from several scenes with Jet Lee and Bruce Lee.
Enter The Dragon
Three of the best scenes from Enter the Dragon.
Kung Fu: Bruce Lee vs Robert Baker
One of Bruce Lee’s close friends and a senior student of his made a couple of appearances in his films. This one is from ”Fists of Fury”.
Bruce Lee Plays Ping Pong
This has got to be some of the most Bad Ass footage ever captured on film! Bruce Lee is playing Ping Pong using a pair of nunchucks.
Bruce Lee Funeral Footage
Bruce died in Hong Kong after taking a pain tablet for a headache. 30,000 fans filed past his coffin in Hong Kong. A second, much smaller ceremony was held in Seattle, Washington and Bruce was laid to rest at Lake View Cemetary in Seattle with pall bearers including Steve McQueen and James Coburn.
Enter the Dragon (1973) was later released in the mainland United States, and was a huge hit with American audiences, which then prompted National General films to actively distribute his three prior movies to US theaters…each of them was a box office smash. Bruce Lee was an international film star after he had died!
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