Top 10 Bruceploitation?

[SMK]

Bruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave was terrible movie, it has no plot or anything else, both acting and fights are bad, but at last that actress that played Bruce's girl later went to Hollywood!

I just finished watching this movie yesterday. As I stated in a previous post, the worst part of the movie was the acting, the best part was the familiar voices in the English dubbing. The second worst part was definitely the fighting. Although, the best actual moves in the movie were actually slowed in slow motion, which was cool.

The movie did have a plot, somewhat, as it was revealed in the end. The whole movie had to do with DRUGS and Money!!

Definitely not a TRUE Bruceploitation movie, as it had absolutely NOTHING to do with Bruce Lee. Even though the alternate title suggest it has to do with Bruce, and the movie uses a opening of a Bruce Lee look-a-like jumping out of his grave, with a tombstone stating "Bruce Lee 1940-1973".

I would rate this film a 2/5

[Jadedragon61]

BTW, if anyone wants it, here is a list of Bruce Li films, English and Chinese titles. I've found it to be of use in tracking down some of his films.





　Chinese Name: 何宗道
　　
　　【黄线街】"Yellowthread Street" .... Barman (1 episode, 1990)
　　- The Red Pole (1990) TV Episode .... Barman
　　【金色太阳】Golden Sun (1984)
　　【神探光头妹】Dragon Force (1983) .... Tan Lung
　　... aka Powerforce
[新死亡游戏]

新死亡游戏
【】The Young Bruce Lee (1982) (as Lee Shiao-Lung) .... Bruce Lee
　　【龙的影子】Long de ying zi (1981) .... Chang Wei
　　... aka Chinese Stuntman
　　... aka Counter Attack
　　... aka Lung dik ying ji (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
　　... aka The Chieh Boxing Master (USA)
　　【闯祸/汇峰号黄金大风暴】Iron Dragon Strikes Back (1979)
　　... aka The Gold Connection (Hong Kong: English title)
　　... aka The Iron Dragon Strikes Back (USA: poster title)
　　【截拳鹰爪功】Jeet Kune the Claws and the Supreme Kung Fu (1979) .... Chen Shen
　　... aka Chinese Connection III (USA: informal English title)
　　... aka Fist of Fury III
　　... aka The Fist of Fury (USA)
　　【盲拳鬼手】Blind Fist of Bruce (1979) (as Bruce Ho Chung Tao)
　　... aka Blind Fists of Bruce
　　【】Enter Three Dragons (1979) (as Ho Chung Tao)
　　... aka Three Avengers (USA)
　　【打出头】The Lama Avenger (1979) .... Hong
　　【】Return of the Tiger (1979) .... Chang Wong
　　... aka Silent Killer from Eternity
　　【伏击】Fu ji (1978) (as Ho Chung Tao) .... Lee Min-Chin
　　... aka Fists of Bruce Lee (International: English title)
　　... aka Fook gik (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
　　【被迫】Bei po (1978)
　　... aka Kung Fu Avengers
　　... aka Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (International: English title)
　　... aka The Last Strike
　　【蛇女欲潮】（又名《蛇珠》）Bruce Lee in New Guinea (1978) .... Chang Wan-li
　　... aka Bruce Lee in Snake Island (Australia: DVD title)
　　... aka Bruce Li in New Guinea
　　... aka Bruce in New Guinea
　　... aka Last Fist of Fury
　　【不择手段】Dynamo (1978) (as Ho Chung Tao) .... Lee Tien-yee
　　【猛男大贼胭脂虎】Image of Bruce Lee (1978) (as Ho Chung Dao) .... Dragon (Special Squad leader)
　　... aka Storming Attacks
　　【大英雄】Great Hero (1978)
　　... aka Bruce Lee's Magnum Fist
　　... aka Bruce Li's Magnum Fist
　　... aka Magnum Fist
　　【截拳夺命斩】The Deadly Strike (1978)
　　... aka Bruce Has Risen (International: English title)
　　... aka Wanted! Bruce Li, Dead or Alive (International: English title)
　　【精武门续集】Jing wu men xu ji (1977) .... Chen Shen
　　... aka Chinese Connection 2
　　... aka Ching wu men su tsi
　　... aka Fist of Fury II (UK: DVD box title)
　　... aka Fist of Fury Part 2 (USA)
　　... aka Fistful of the Dragon
　　... aka Fists of Fury II
　　【大教头与骚娘子】Bruce Lee's Iron Finger (1977)
　　... aka Bruce Li's Iron Finger
　　... aka Bruce and the Iron Finger
　　... aka Iron Finger
　　【咏春与截拳】A Dragon Story (1977) .... Bruce
　　... aka Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu
　　... aka Bruce Lee's Secret
　　... aka Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story (USA)
　　... aka Bruce Li's Jeet Kune Do
　　... aka He's a Legend, He's a Hero
　　... aka Master of Jeet Kun Do
　　... aka Story of the Dragon (USA: video title)
　　... aka Wing Chun Big Brother (USA)
　　【】Superdragon vs. Superman (1977)
　　... aka Superdragon Against Superman
　　【南洋唐人街】Bruce Li the Invincible Chinatown Connection (1977) (as Ho Chung Dao) .... Yu Fong
　　... aka Bruce Lee the Invincible
　　... aka Bruce Li the Invincible
　　... aka Game of the Dragon
　　... aka The Invincible
　　【咏春大兄】He's a Hero, He's a Legend (1977)
　　... aka The New Game of Death (USA: video title)
　　【李小龙传奇】Bruce Lee: The True Story (1976) (as Ho Tsung Tao) .... Bruce Lee
　　... aka Behind Bruce Lee
　　... aka Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth
　　... aka The Dragon Lives (USA)
　　【一代猛龙】Bruce Li, Superdragon (1976) .... Bruce
　　... aka Bruce Lee, Superdragon (USA)
　　... aka Bruce Lee, We Miss You
　　... aka Dragon Dies Hard (International: English title)
　　... aka Super Dragon (International: English title)
　　【中原镖局】Bruce Lee's Big Secret (1976) .... Li Ti-lung
　　... aka Dragon Reincarnate
　　... aka Revenge of the Patriots
　　... aka The Ming Patriots
　　【】Enter the Panther (1976)
　　【】Bruce Against Iron Hand (1976)
　　【天皇巨星】Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976) .... David Lee/Tiger
　　... aka Bruce Lee: Star of Stars (Hong Kong: English title: video title)
　　【新死亡游戏】The New Game of Death (1975) .... Lee Hsaio Lung
　　... aka Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death (International: English title)
　　【李小龙大战超人】Meng long zheng dong (1975)
　　... aka Bruce Lee vs. the Supermen (International: English title)
　　... aka Maang lung ching dung (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
　　【捞家捞女捞上捞】Edge of Fury (1974)
　　导演：
　　【龙的影子】Long de ying zi (1981)
　　... aka Chinese Stuntman
　　... aka Counter Attack
　　... aka Lung dik ying ji (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
　　... aka The Chieh Boxing Master (USA)
　　【伏击】Fists of Bruce Lee (1978) (as Ho Chung Tao)
　　自述：
　　【】Top Fighter (1995) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself
　　【】Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
　　【】Death by Misadventure (1993) .... Himself
　　【】Amazing Masters of Martial Arts (1985) (V)
　　资料镜头：
　　【】The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001) (V) .... Himself
　　【】Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (1992)
　　【】The Real Bruce Lee (1973) .... Himself
　　

[MG Lerox]

More to add:

Ninja in Town (1982) ... 6 episodes
G-Men '75 (1980) ... 3 episodes
Pink Trap (TV movie) (1985?)

He was in about 6 more movies as extra (Gecko Kung Fu, Twister Kicker, Triangual Duel, Rikisha Kuri, Death Duel, Duel in the Tigers Den)

[Jadedragon61]

More to add:

Ninja in Town (1982) ... 6 episodes
G-Men '75 (1980) ... 3 episodes
Pink Trap (TV movie) (1985?)

He was in about 6 more movies as extra (Gecko Kung Fu, Twister Kicker, Triangual Duel, Rikisha Kuri, Death Duel, Duel in the Tigers Den)

Yeah, you are right that the list is incomplete, and also some details are not included. To tell you the truth however, I doubt even Bruce Li himself could give us the correct filmography.

[MG Lerox]

Your right he was stuntman in many Taiwanese films, but also he made whole bunch of films with similar names so yes, it would be hard job even for him.

[Michael L.]

Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. To me, things like Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave and Image of Bruce Lee are the worst kind of Bruceploitation because they have nothing to do with Bruce (in image of Bruce Lee someone literally says to the main character, who does wear a yellow track suit at one point, "Hey, you look like Bruce Lee!" and that is it) but throw his name in the title to try to get a little extra interest without even doing the work of making a half assed Bruce Lee tribute of some sort.

In a separate note (in a story that I am sure will get retold on the podcast in the future), do you know why I love Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger? There's a rape scene in it where the bad guys rip off the leading ladies shirt to reveal her breasts. This wasn't entirely unheard of in HK cinema of the '70s (heck, two of the three real Hong Kong Bruce films have topless scenes and the other has stripper's butt) but it was entirely unheard of to be left in the movie when shown on Saturday afternoon television in St. Louis when I was in the fifth grade. It happened to be a rainy day, so many of us were inside watching TV... HUGE topic of conversation on Monday, as you may imagine. Three months later, in the most anticipated television event in local television history, the same channel was showing it again on a Saturday afternoon.... everyone (okay, every boy) I knew was glued to the TV that day. Believe it or not, it slipped the censors for an unprecedented SECOND TIME!

Greatest movie ever.

[Silver & Gold Dragon]

Interesting views Michael so you prefer the ones where their really trying to be Bruce Lee?
Some people think there the worst kind of 'Bruceploitation' & most rip off, they prefer it as sort of not watching it as a Bruce Lee film.

[WonBin'sMojo]

The Clones Of Bruce Lee is one of the most bizarre and weirdest movies of Bruceploitation I've ever seen...

[Michael L.]

When I say "worst kind" I mean the worst kind of exploitation. They may be better movies (and, in fact, have the advantage that they aren't hampered with the need to imitate Bruce Lee) and they may be really bad and need that Bruce Lee boost!

[Jadedragon61]

A few scans I found from BL Fights Back from the Grave.