Enter the Dragon Movie

Enter the Dragon
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Run Time: 98 min
MPAA Rating: R
Released: 1973
Directors: Robert Clouse
Genre/Type: Action
Martial Arts
Producers: Paul Heller
Fred Weintraub
Plot Synopsis by Judd Blaise
One of the most popular kung fu films ever, and perhaps the peak of the famed Bruce Lee's career, Enter the Dragon achieved success by presenting a series of superbly staged fighting sequences with a minimum of distractions. The story finds Lee as a martial-arts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for his sister's death. This evil villain operates from a fortified island manned by a team of crack martial artists, who also host a kung fu competition. Lee uses his skills to enter the contest and then tries to chop, kick, and otherwise fight his way into the dealer's headquarter. The story is, of course, merely an excuse for showdown after showdown, featuring masterly fighting by Lee in a wide variety of martial arts styles. Essential viewing for martial arts fans, the film was also embraced by a larger audience, thanks to a fast pace and higher-than-usual production values.

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A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. full summary | add synopsis
Yes, he was. In one of the cave fights, Bruce Lee 'breaks' his neck.
There is alot of death in it plus I think it also has some topless women in it.Not 100% sure since I haven't seen it in a long time too.
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Cast

Actors Character Born
Bruce Lee Lee Nov 27, 1940 in San Francisco, CA
John Saxon Roper Aug 5, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, NY
Jim Kelly Williams
Shih Kien Han
Bob Wall Oharra
Angela Mao Ying Su-Lin
Geoffrey Weeks Braithwaite
Pat E. Johnson Hood
Ahna Capri Tania
Chuck Norris Messenger Mar 10, 1940 in Ryan, OK
Jackie Chan Apr 7, 1954 in Hong Kong, China
Sammo Hung Fighter Dec 11, 1949 in Hong Kong
Mykelti Williamson Mar 4, 1960 in St. Louis, MO
Darnell Garcia Hood
Marlene Clark Secretary
Peter Archer Parsons
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Review by Mark Pittillo
Martial arts phenomenon Bruce Lee never made a perfect movie, but his first (and last) English-speaking star vehicle comes closest to capturing his electricity and charisma. A US-Hong Kong co-production intended to introduce Lee to an international audience, Enter the Dragon has Lee sharing screen time with two co-stars, veteran John Saxon and American karate champion Jim Kelly, but Lee dominates the movie as assuredly as he does the multitudes of bad guys thrown his way. The formulaic story, a crude James Bond riff with a hint of blaxploitation outrageousness, is wearying in the early going, but it hardly matters as the dynamite fighting sequences begin to dominate near the halfway point. Though it lacks the insane kineticism of the subsequent Hong Kong martial arts renaissance of the 1980s and 1990s, the movie is nicely photographed, and Robert Clouse's direction keeps the attention focused on Lee's remarkable presence. The hall-of-mirrors finale, in which Clouse and Lee gleefully update Orson Welles' classic sequence from The Lady From Shanghai, has to be seen to be believed. Lee even shows a bit of acting ability in some of the quieter moments, but his tragic death at age 33, about a month before Enter the Dragon's US premiere, would put an end to his film career.

Enter the Dragon on TV

Zip Code: 10010 · Provider: Verizon Fios Freehold NY Plus-Digital (Jersey City) Edit
Dec 6 , 6:15 PM ET · Enter the Dragon  · Channel 350 · ENCORE · Duration: 105 min.
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