Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American biographical drama film that was directed and co-written by Rob Cohen. The film follows the life of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee from his relocation to the United States from Hong Kong. It also focuses on the relationship between Bruce and his wife Linda Lee Cadwell, and the racism to which Bruce was subjected. Dragon received positive reviews, with critics typically finding it entertaining despite criticisms of its veneration of Bruce.
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1993 American biographical drama film that was directed and co-written by Rob Cohen. The film follows the life of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee from his relocation to the United States from Hong Kong to his career as a martial arts teacher, and then as a television and film actor. It also focuses on the relationship between Bruce and his wife Linda Lee Cadwell, and the racism to which Bruce was subjected. Dragon received positive reviews, with critics typically finding it entertaining despite criticisms of its veneration of Bruce. It was a commercial success and its revenue exceeded box office averages for biographical films, which was attributed to its romantic themes and its appeal to people outside the traditional kung fu film audience. A video game adaptation of the same name was released the following year. Dragon is dedicated to Brandon Lee, who died several weeks before its release. The main source of the film’s screenplay is the 1975 biography Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew, written by Cadwell. Other sources include Robert Clouse’s book Bruce Lee The Biography and research by Cohen, including interviews with Cadwell and Bruce’s son, Brandon Lee. Bruce’s father Lee Hoi-chuen awakens from a nightmare about a phantom, known as the Demon, haunting his young son. As a young adult, Bruce fights British sailors who are harassing a young Chinese woman, resulting in him having to leave Hong Kong. While studying philosophy in college, Bruce begins to teach martial arts classes, where he meets Linda, a white American.
Bruce marries Linda in defiance of her racist mother, Vivian. Bruce defeats a challenger named Johnny Sun in a secret, no-holds-barred match but Johnny attacks Bruce after he has admitted defeat, and Bruce sustains a debilitating back injury. While Bruce is temporarily paralyzed, Linda helps him write the martial arts book Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Some months later, during a martial Arts tournament run by Ed Parker, Bruce defeats Johnny, earning the respect of the audience. Unbeknown to Bruce, Johnny is crippled from his injuries in the fight. After the match, Bill Krieger, Bruce’s manager, offers him the role of Kato in the television series The Green Hornet, agreeing that Bruce will feature in the lead role. At a cast party, Linda says she is pregnant with their second child, Shannon. Shortly afterwards, the cancellation of The Green hornet is announced. Bruce believes Krie Gerger has betrayed him. Bruce makes more films as an actor, as director and editor. This causes a rift between Linda and Bruce, as Linda wishes to return to the US. On the 32nd day of filming Enter the Dragon, Bruce has a terrifying vision of the Demon that has haunted his father’s dreams and spurring Bruce to save him. This time after being beaten and then shown his own grave, Bruce sees his own son urging Bruce to fight and break the Demon’s neck.
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