Hours after Bruce Lee’s death, Bruceploitation was born. For the next ten years, talented martial artists were enlisted to mimic iconic aspects of Lee’s life, style, and mannerisms. Fueled by equal parts deception and demand, these films instead created one of the most wildly entertaining sub-genres in movie history. The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Volume 1 now presents 14 of the very best – and frequently very bizarre – films starring Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Dragon Lee, Bruce Liang, and more, all restored for the first time from original film elements.
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Each of these 14 Bruceploitation classics also features exclusive bonus programming that includes all-new interviews, audio commentaries, and revealing featurettes, as well as a 100-page Bruceploitation book filled with essays, posters, rare photos, and more.
The films in volume 1 include:
THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE (1980)
ENTER THREE DRAGONS (1978)
ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH (1978)
GOODBYE, BRUCE LEE: HIS LAST GAME OF DEATH (1975)
THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN (1977)
BRUCE AND THE IRON FINGER (1977)
CHALLENGE OF THE TIGER (1980)
CAMEROON CONNECTION (1984)
SUPER DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (1974)
THE DRAGON LIVES (1976), THE DRAGON, THE HERO (1980)
RAGE OF THE DRAGON (1980)
THE BLACK DRAGON VS. THE YELLOW TIGER (1974)
And the never-before-available THE BIG BOSS PART II (1976)
In the documentary Enter the Clones of Bruce, director David Gregory tracks down the surviving Bruces and martial arts legends, producers, directors, distributors, historians, and more to reveal the shocking and bittersweet saga behind a celluloid phenomenon that still refuses to die. Gregory examines this fascinating phenomenon via interviews with Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Liang, and Dragon Lee; martial arts legends like Angela Mao, David Chiang, Phillip Ko, and Sammo Hung; and the producers, directors, distributors, and experts – along with copious clips from the films themselves – that for the first time reveal the history, controversy, and legacy behind one of the most bizarre genres in movie history.
The documentary will also be available on all leading digital outlets on April 30 and as a standalone Blu-ray on May 21.
