''The Real Bruce Lee'', also known as ''Last Fist of Fury'', is a 1977

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...

documentary. The version of the film that is commonly distributed in the West (USA) on public domain-type DVD and video labels runs 93 minutes in length. The British VHS-version released in 1979 runs 118 minutes.

Plot

It begins with a brief biography of

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

, and shows scenes from four of his childhood films, ''Bad Boy'', ''Orphan Sam'', ''Kid Cheung'', and ''The Carnival'', each sepia-toned and given a fully new soundtrack with dubbed English dialogue and a

disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...

soundtrack such as an instrumental version of ''

Devil's Gun "Devil's Gun" is a 1977 song by C. J. & Company from the album of the same name. "Devil's Gun" was written by Barry Green (also known as Barry Blue), Ron Roker, and Gerry Shury and produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey. Along with the trac ...

'' by '' C. J. & Company''. Next, there is a three-minute highlight reel of Lee imitator Bruce Li. Finally, there is a feature-length Korean martial arts film titled 최후의 정무문, ''Choihui Jeongmumun'' (lit. "Last Fist of Fury"). The film is a spinoff of the Bruce Lee film '' Fist of Fury'' (1972) in which Japan has invaded China and started putting shame to the glorious past of the House of the Dragon kung-fu school. When they kill one of the pupils in an uneven match, a fellow fighter named Yǒu Lóng (龙友) who is also from the school has put his own life at risk after swearing to avenge his murdered kung-fu brother against every last foreign oppressor from Japan. The film stars another Bruce Lee imitator known as Dragon Lee.

Sequel

In 2004, '' The Real Bruce Lee 2'' was released.

References

External links

* * 1977 films 1977 martial arts films 1970s martial arts films Documentary films about sportspeople Bruceploitation films Kung fu films Hong Kong martial arts films 1970s Hong Kong films 1980s Hong Kong films {{martialart-film-stub