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Enter the Clones of Bruce

Enter the Clones of Bruce dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze, otherwise known as Bruceploitation.

Director

David Gregory

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Genre

documentary, action, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Severin Films

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

https://tribecafilm.com/films/escape-from-tribeca-enter-the-clones-of-bruce-2023

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Christophe Champclaux

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Stéphane Derdérian

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Christophe Lemaire

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Stéphane Nogues

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Richard Cannon

Richard Harrison

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Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

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Jeong-lee Hwang

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Tong Chia Liu

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Sakata

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Tu Wu Sen

Ah-Lung

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Tan Yin

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It was a tough time for our
generation in Hong Kong. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

It was a tough time for our generation in Hong Kong.

It wasn't flourishing like now. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

It wasn't flourishing like now.

During that time, Shaw Brothers
trained numerous filmmakers. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

During that time, Shaw Brothers trained numerous filmmakers.

So the new generation keen on
learning filmmaking - Enter the Clones of Bruce

So the new generation keen on learning filmmaking

Mr. Run Run Shaw was
an incredible businessman. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Mr. Run Run Shaw was an incredible businessman.

His contribution to the movie
industry was tremendous. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

His contribution to the movie industry was tremendous.

He was responsible for making
Hong Kong movies global. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He was responsible for making Hong Kong movies global.

Every day, early in the
morning, 7 o'clock or 7:30, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Every day, early in the morning, 7 o'clock or 7:30,

Action director/filmmaker Cheng Cheh
was a king at Shaw Brothers - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Action director/filmmaker Cheng Cheh was a king at Shaw Brot...

He became my mentor and
gradually made me a leading actor. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He became my mentor and gradually made me a leading actor.

He was quite a genius director,
but he was quite bad-tempered. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He was quite a genius director, but he was quite bad-tempere...

All the crew people would be
scared of him, even the boss. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

All the crew people would be scared of him, even the boss.

Right here and tell
us your name, your age
and where you were born. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Right here and tell us your name, your age and where you wer...

And you work in motion
pictures in Hong Kong? - Enter the Clones of Bruce

And you work in motion pictures in Hong Kong?

Yeah, since I was around
six years old. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Yeah, since I was around six years old.

Since Bruce Lee appeared ina
few TV shows when he was a kid, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Since Bruce Lee appeared ina few TV shows when he was a kid,

Whether he was working
in the U.S.A. or Hong Kong, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Whether he was working in the U.S.A. or Hong Kong,

Personally, I consider him a local. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Personally, I consider him a local.

Yeah, Bruce had done
all these movies - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Yeah, Bruce had done all these movies

Did the Green Hornet, which
to him was a step down. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Did the Green Hornet, which to him was a step down.

Kato, we're dealing with
a man of infinite brilliance
and infinite madness. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Kato, we're dealing with a man of infinite brilliance a...

But it was the Green
Hornet marketed - Enter the Clones of Bruce

But it was the Green Hornet marketed

When Bruce Lee returned to
Hong Kong for the first time, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

When Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong for the first time,

And then he visited
us at Shaw Studios. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

And then he visited us at Shaw Studios.

The person who was responsible for
Bruce's return was a good friend of his, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The person who was responsible for Bruce's return was a...

When at Shaw, Little Unicorn was always
telling people how incredible Bruce Lee was. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

When at Shaw, Little Unicorn was always telling people how i...

There was this background actor,
who was doing the tiger and the crane. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

There was this background actor, who was doing the tiger and...

I wonder if you know
how to fight for real." - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I wonder if you know how to fight for real."

When lunch came, everybody gathered
around them waiting for a scene. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

When lunch came, everybody gathered around them waiting for ...

That day, it was summer and
he was in a short-sleeve t-shirt. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

That day, it was summer and he was in a short-sleeve t-shirt...

He flexed his bicep and
pinched his skin, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He flexed his bicep and pinched his skin,

When he pinched, his skin just
popped off like a piece of tree bark. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

When he pinched, his skin just popped off like a piece of tr...

He took electric shocks where you
hold onto two pieces of copper pipe. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He took electric shocks where you hold onto two pieces of co...

You have to hold onto it with great
strength in order to not lose your balance. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

You have to hold onto it with great strength in order to not...

He liked eating white meat. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He liked eating white meat.

I think he might have
overloaded his body. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I think he might have overloaded his body.

"I want to be the lead." - Enter the Clones of Bruce

"I want to be the lead."

The number one role? Impossible.” - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The number one role? Impossible.”

I'm out of here." - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I'm out of here."

Golden Harvest was considered
very much an upstart,
a small independent. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Golden Harvest was considered very much an upstart, a small ...

He came in and showed people
that there was a different
way to do things. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He came in and showed people that there was a different way ...

At that time, I heard that
Golden Harvest wasn't doing too well, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

At that time, I heard that Golden Harvest wasn't doing ...

The first movie that Bruce
did as an adult was Big Boss. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The first movie that Bruce did as an adult was Big Boss.

And that was, for its time,
considered a huge success. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

And that was, for its time, considered a huge success.

Bruce was considered
a local star in Hong Kong - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Bruce was considered a local star in Hong Kong

Before his films had
been released in Japan - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Before his films had been released in Japan

Movies were the first
Chinese movies that - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Movies were the first Chinese movies that

The fact that Bruce got
interviewed on the English TV - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The fact that Bruce got interviewed on the English TV

Hong Kong actors
getting interviewed on - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Hong Kong actors getting interviewed on

The audience didn't love THE BIG BOSS
because of the director, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The audience didn't love THE BIG BOSS because of the di...

Bruce Lee was uncontrollable
by anybody or any director. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Bruce Lee was uncontrollable by anybody or any director.

They didn't understand why he had to
make those strange yelling sounds. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

They didn't understand why he had to make those strange...

This yelling was influential
and fans were crazy about it. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

This yelling was influential and fans were crazy about it.

He just hit a certain moment in
history where people were
looking for that kind of hero. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

He just hit a certain moment in history where people were lo...

I shall accept punishment for
the lives that I took. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I shall accept punishment for the lives that I took.

The Big Boss and Fists of Fury
and even Way of the Dragon, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The Big Boss and Fists of Fury and even Way of the Dragon,

But the demand was
so strong that suddenly
you had buyers coming in. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

But the demand was so strong that suddenly you had buyers co...

So that was the
beginning of Bruce Lee becoming
a quote, international star, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

So that was the beginning of Bruce Lee becoming a quote, int...

Game of Death was never
finished, he only shot about
three or four fight scenes - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Game of Death was never finished, he only shot about three o...

Bruce Lee was
the first leading man - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Bruce Lee was the first leading man

The truth in fact is we were
just at the cusp of that fame. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The truth in fact is we were just at the cusp of that fame.

Before the release of
Enter the Dragon - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Before the release of Enter the Dragon

On the 20th of July 1973, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

On the 20th of July 1973,

The cause of death
was cerebral edema, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The cause of death was cerebral edema,

It was like, whoa,
in the middle of it, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

It was like, whoa, in the middle of it,

These kung fu movies
were so hot at the time, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

These kung fu movies were so hot at the time,

The next question is,
can we find another Bruce Lee? - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The next question is, can we find another Bruce Lee?

I was assigned by Golden Harvest
to bring Bruce's wife, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I was assigned by Golden Harvest to bring Bruce's wife,

It was suggested that we take - Enter the Clones of Bruce

It was suggested that we take

The world of Chinese
movies has lost a hero
and a leader. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The world of Chinese movies has lost a hero and a leader.

Raymond Chow,
who was Bruce Lee's producer, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Raymond Chow, who was Bruce Lee's producer,

The idea morphed
to building it out - Enter the Clones of Bruce

The idea morphed to building it out

And so we spent
about another five months - Enter the Clones of Bruce

And so we spent about another five months

I mean, you can almost
look at this documentary - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I mean, you can almost look at this documentary

McQueen and Coburn helped
carry the coffin to the hearse - Enter the Clones of Bruce

McQueen and Coburn helped carry the coffin to the hearse

Hong Kong Chinese film
industry was moving along, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Hong Kong Chinese film industry was moving along,

For the international market,
we tried selling a lot - Enter the Clones of Bruce

For the international market, we tried selling a lot

They met with limited
success around the world. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

They met with limited success around the world.

Back then, we used to bring our
products to different film markets. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Back then, we used to bring our products to different film m...

"We want Bruce's movie!"
"Impossible, he died!" - Enter the Clones of Bruce

"We want Bruce's movie!" "Impossible, he...

They would go
to people in the martial - Enter the Clones of Bruce

They would go to people in the martial

Anybody was good.
They were scouring everything. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Anybody was good. They were scouring everything.

Chinese name,
English name is James. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Chinese name, English name is James.

And they give name
called Bruce Li. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

And they give name called Bruce Li.

Bruce Li is the best
known double for Lee - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Bruce Li is the best known double for Lee

We felt that you should
take a good look at - Enter the Clones of Bruce

We felt that you should take a good look at

When I was small,
we were very rich, - Enter the Clones of Bruce

When I was small, we were very rich,

I can't... I can't
help fighting. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I can't... I can't help fighting.

I wasn't fat but maybe chubby
when I was young. - Enter the Clones of Bruce

I wasn't fat but maybe chubby when I was young.

Additional kung fu movements
are grouped according to - Enter the Clones of Bruce

Additional kung fu movements are grouped according to

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Enter the Clones of Bruce dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze, otherwise known as Bruceploitation.

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Director: David Gregory

Writer: N/A

Production: Severin Films

Genre: documentary, action, history

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Apr 2024

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://tribecafilm.com/films/escape-from-tribeca-enter-the-clones-of-bruce-2023