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Birth of the Dragon

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

Director

George Nolfi

Year

Genre

Action, Biography, Drama

Box Office

$6,901,965

Production

N/A

Awards

1 win total

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When the Chenghu town boys
come to collect, - Birth of the Dragon

When the Chenghu town boys come to collect,

Okay. Steve, Vinnie, - Birth of the Dragon

Okay. Steve, Vinnie,

Hey, Sifu, - Birth of the Dragon

One, two. One, two.
One, two. One, two. - Birth of the Dragon

One, two. One, two. One, two. One, two.

Kung Fu is about discipline, - Birth of the Dragon

Kung Fu is about discipline,

You know, if any one of those
punches would've connected, - Birth of the Dragon

You know, if any one of those punches would've connecte...

If you can psych
the other guy out, - Birth of the Dragon

If you can psych the other guy out,

Look, I'm your Sifu, - Birth of the Dragon

Look, I'm your Sifu,

In a fight, a chip on your
shoulder is just extra weight. - Birth of the Dragon

In a fight, a chip on your shoulder is just extra weight.

Vinnie will
pay you back tomorrow, - Birth of the Dragon

Vinnie will pay you back tomorrow,

Fight in alley. Get your
feet off of my desk. - Birth of the Dragon

Fight in alley. Get your feet off of my desk.

Really? See, that's a guy who gives
Sifu Lee a run for his money. - Birth of the Dragon

Really? See, that's a guy who gives Sifu Lee a run for ...

Baseball Digest? - Birth of the Dragon

Baseball Digest?

That's dangerous, Mac. - Birth of the Dragon

That's dangerous, Mac.

Auntie Blossom owns the China Gate
but her real job is running rackets - Birth of the Dragon

Auntie Blossom owns the China Gate but her real job is runni...

Ni Hao. - Birth of the Dragon

A friend of mine was playing
a joke. A joke, do you... - Birth of the Dragon

A friend of mine was playing a joke. A joke, do you...

You are Master Wong Jack Man,
aren't you, - Birth of the Dragon

You are Master Wong Jack Man, aren't you,

I'm just wondering,
it would be an honor - Birth of the Dragon

I'm just wondering, it would be an honor

Yes. I have heard
of Lee Jun-fan. - Birth of the Dragon

Yes. I have heard of Lee Jun-fan.

If you are a student
of Sifu Lee, - Birth of the Dragon

If you are a student of Sifu Lee,

I could have taught you to say,
"I hear you have a tiny dick." - Birth of the Dragon

I could have taught you to say, "I hear you have a tiny...

So, the Shaolin sent Wong
Jack Man to spy on me. - Birth of the Dragon

So, the Shaolin sent Wong Jack Man to spy on me.

We got reservations, Fung.
Dig the threads. - Birth of the Dragon

We got reservations, Fung. Dig the threads.

Slick. Really slick. - Birth of the Dragon

Slick. Really slick.

That's Auntie Blossom? She
doesn't look like a gangster. - Birth of the Dragon

That's Auntie Blossom? She doesn't look like a gan...

Word is Aunt B is gonna raise
the street tax again - Birth of the Dragon

Word is Aunt B is gonna raise the street tax again

Bruce Lee don't pay,
Vinnie Wei don't pay either. - Birth of the Dragon

Bruce Lee don't pay, Vinnie Wei don't pay either.

He may be the only person
in this world - Birth of the Dragon

He may be the only person in this world

A lot of people in Chinatown don't
like the fact that I teach whites, - Birth of the Dragon

A lot of people in Chinatown don't like the fact that I...

And if Wong establishes
himself as a top dog here, - Birth of the Dragon

And if Wong establishes himself as a top dog here,

Quan Xiulan, - Birth of the Dragon

So, - Birth of the Dragon

I have always wanted to see
the Golden Gate Bridge. - Birth of the Dragon

I have always wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge.

A big car race
in Indianapolis once a year, - Birth of the Dragon

A big car race in Indianapolis once a year,

Is that why you took Kung Fu, - Birth of the Dragon

Is that why you took Kung Fu,

In northern Shaolin, - Birth of the Dragon

In northern Shaolin,

For us, - Birth of the Dragon

You let him know I want to
see him after the tournament, - Birth of the Dragon

You let him know I want to see him after the tournament,

I was just about to make tea.
Please join me. - Birth of the Dragon

I was just about to make tea. Please join me.

Kung Fu - Birth of the Dragon

Kung Fu comes from chi,
the life force. - Birth of the Dragon

Kung Fu comes from chi, the life force.

Master Wong, - Birth of the Dragon

I guess, at the boat, I thought you'd
be greeted by a whole delegation. - Birth of the Dragon

I guess, at the boat, I thought you'd be greeted by a w...

It is honest labor
and it is necessary. - Birth of the Dragon

It is honest labor and it is necessary.

I hurt someone badly, - Birth of the Dragon

I hurt someone badly,

I must humble myself to restore
the balance in my soul. - Birth of the Dragon

I must humble myself to restore the balance in my soul.

To take on a student
of such a man, - Birth of the Dragon

To take on a student of such a man,

Please, - Birth of the Dragon

You see this?
This is the karate guy... - Birth of the Dragon

You see this? This is the karate guy...

By the time I'm done
with this karate cat, - Birth of the Dragon

By the time I'm done with this karate cat,

So, the great Wong Jack Man
screwed up. - Birth of the Dragon

So, the great Wong Jack Man screwed up.

And please welcome - Birth of the Dragon

And please welcome

Ladies and gentlemen, - Birth of the Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen,

I tell you when it's coming, - Birth of the Dragon

I tell you when it's coming,

Ladies and gentlemen, - Birth of the Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have seen what you can do - Birth of the Dragon

I have seen what you can do

Your technique is impressive - Birth of the Dragon

Your technique is impressive

And no matter how great
the skill you possess, - Birth of the Dragon

And no matter how great the skill you possess,

Right here and right now, so
everyone can see who has the limits. - Birth of the Dragon

Right here and right now, so everyone can see who has the li...

There's no need to fight - Birth of the Dragon

There's no need to fight

You have made your limitation clear
in front of all these people. - Birth of the Dragon

You have made your limitation clear in front of all these pe...

You don't settle things
with words, Wong, - Birth of the Dragon

You don't settle things with words, Wong,

I'm the future, you're the
past and you know it. - Birth of the Dragon

I'm the future, you're the past and you know it.

I came here to subdue my
pride, not to indulge it. - Birth of the Dragon

I came here to subdue my pride, not to indulge it.

You must know when it is necessary
to fight and when it is not. - Birth of the Dragon

You must know when it is necessary to fight and when it is n...

When you find something
so important, - Birth of the Dragon

When you find something so important,

When you have found that, - Birth of the Dragon

When you have found that,

For my family - Birth of the Dragon

Yeah, it is. It's amazing. - Birth of the Dragon

Yeah, it is. It's amazing.

My chi? Yes. - Birth of the Dragon

I came here, hoping to
learn western medicine - Birth of the Dragon

I came here, hoping to learn western medicine

HOW bad? - Birth of the Dragon

When I was 16, I got in a fight
with this bad-ass kid at school. - Birth of the Dragon

When I was 16, I got in a fight with this bad-ass kid at sch...

They tried to put a contract on me, so
my Dad had to make a deal with them. - Birth of the Dragon

They tried to put a contract on me, so my Dad had to make a ...

If they leave me alone, - Birth of the Dragon

If they leave me alone,

Precisely, like your Bi Nu. - Birth of the Dragon

Precisely, like your Bi Nu.

But I must wash them
until my soul is clean. - Birth of the Dragon

But I must wash them until my soul is clean.

You're supposed to be some great
teacher but all you care about - Birth of the Dragon

You're supposed to be some great teacher but all you ca...

In China, - Birth of the Dragon

I used a very lethal kick - Birth of the Dragon

I used a very lethal kick

You were just following
your style, - Birth of the Dragon

You were just following your style,

If it's meant to liberate, - Birth of the Dragon

If it's meant to liberate,

You are expending
a great deal of energy, - Birth of the Dragon

You are expending a great deal of energy,

Now, I will stand still, - Birth of the Dragon

Now, I will stand still,

Lesson number one: - Birth of the Dragon

Lesson number one:

Lesson number two: - Birth of the Dragon

Lesson number two:

If you know yourself
and then you know your opponent, - Birth of the Dragon

If you know yourself and then you know your opponent,

In those two principles - Birth of the Dragon

In those two principles

There's even talk about me doing
Kung Fu for a new TV show, - Birth of the Dragon

There's even talk about me doing Kung Fu for a new TV s...

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Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: George Nolfi

Writer: Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Michael J. Dorgan

Production: N/A

Genre: Action, Biography, Drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 35/100

ImdbRating: 5.7

BoxOffice: $6,901,965

Released: 25 Aug 2017

Awards: 1 win total

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