The investment paid off as the movie grossed $25 million in the U.S. With Lee’s unexpected death having become major news, the marketing budget for his final movie was ramped up to $1 million, which was more than it cost to produce Enter the Dragon. But the way it was embraced in the U.S caught the industry by surprise. So Enter the Dragon was already expected to do well there at the box Lee had attained fame in Hong Kong through his previous movies, 19, 1973, less than a month after Bruce Lee’s death at
RELATED: What Weight Class Would Bruce Lee Be in If He Fought in UFC and Who Would He Fight? I didn’t believe he had been hit until he opened his mouth and revealed it was full of blood.” Robert Clouse An artistic and financial success I saw one fellow who didn’t seem to have a mark on him after this exchange. Then Bruce would lash out two or three times, not trying to kill him, but to ‘mark’ him. “Bruce wouldn’t move as the kick would invariably fall short. Director Robert Clouse recalled that many of them were real-life gang members, some of whom tried proving their toughness by challenging Lee to real-life fights. Speaking of fighting, the talented Bruce Lee choreographed all the action sequences himself, but keeping the extras in line was a chore. One point, he demanded that Allin be sent back to the United States. The writer and the star clashed repeatedly during filming over changes Which was titled Blood and Steel before Lee lobbied the producers for aĬhange. Producers hired young writer Michael Allin to develop a script for the flick,
The studio was interested, but David Carradine was given the starring role in Kung Fu.īy the snub, Lee departed for Asia to make a series of martial arts films thatįound success with audiences in Hong Kong. with an idea for a series about a Shaolin monk in the American west. television appearances in the late 1960s and thought he was on the verge of a breakthrough when he approached Warner Bros. The Last Dragon Blu-Ray was finally released Aug 2015 it’s available on Amazon.Bruce Lee had started to make a name for himself via a handful of U.S. Just click on the picture below to buy it from Amazon. The Last Dragon DVD can be hard to find. Buy your very own copy right here. Never seen The Last Dragon before? Avoid this look from your friends and Watch this 80’s classic today! You can buy a new DVD here or you can watch The Last Dragon commercial free right here for free. So if somebody borrowed your The Last Dragon DVD and didn’t give it back (that happens all the time) or you actually still have it on VHS but your VCR isn’t quite working like it used to and you still need your Bruce Leroy, Sho’nuff, Richie Green and Denise “Vanity” Matthews fix? This is the place for you. The Last Dragon is not on Netflix, if you like watching commercials you can check it out on Crackle and good luck finding a reliable copy on YouTube. is the only reliable and clearly the best place to watch The Last Dragon online for free!