Game of Death (1978)

Note Générale:

5,5/10   

Réalisateur:

Robert Clouse

Scénariste:

Robert Clouse (written by)

Date de sortie:

8 juin 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

Bruce Lee challenges the underworld to a Game of Death.

Intrigue:

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Revenge | Mafia Boss | Star Died Before Release | Faked Death

Avis des utilisateurs:

Barely watchable. Bruce Lee would be turning in his grave.

Ensemble

Bruce Lee	...	Billy Lo
Colleen Camp	...	Ann Morris
Dean Jagger	...	Dr. Land
Gig Young	...	Jim Marshall
Tai Chung Kim	...	Billy Lo (as Kim Tai Jong)
Biao Yuen	...	Billy Lo (as Bill Yuen)
Robert Wall	...	Carl Miller
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Hakim
Mel Novak	...	Stick
Hugh O'Brian	...	Steiner
James Tien	...	Charlie Wang
Dan Inosanto	...	Pasqual (as Danny Inosanto)
Chuck Norris	...	Fighter (archive footage)
Roy Chiao	...	Henry Lo
Russell Cawthorne	...	Surgeon

Autre(s) titre(s):

Bruce Lee's Game of Death
Si wang you ju

Durée:

85 min | Germany:92 min | Hong Kong:103 min (original premiere) | Hong Kong:125 min | Hong Kong:54 min (current existing footage) | Japan:115 min | Japan:40 min (2000 incomplete version) | USA:100 min | USA:110 min (original premiere) | USA:35 min (2000 incomplete version)

Pays:

Hong Kong | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Mandarin | Cantonais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

New Zealand:M | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | UK:X (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restreint

Lieux de tournage:

Hong Kong, China

Société:

Concord Productions Inc.

Anecdotes:

In the film, Bruce Lee's character fakes his own death; the funeral scene includes real footage of Lee's actual funeral.

Goofs:

Continuité: When Steiner fires his pistol at Billy Lo, the smoke of the bullet impacting the tree appears on the opposite side.

Guillemet:

Dr Land: [referring to Ann's calling Land and Steiner murderers after Billy's death] Rude bitch.
Steiner: One rebel begats another. It's the Billy Lo syndrome.
Dr Land: A venereal disease. Often terminal.

Connexions:

Référencé sur The Last Dragon (1985)

Bande son:

Game of Death

Barely watchable. Bruce Lee would be turning in his grave.

I wish this wasn't credited to Bruce Lee's name, it's an embarrassment to all involved, and I honestly can't see why this film is praised by some people.

Lee filmed a few fight scenes for a movie before putting the project on hold to do Enter The Dragon, and of course his death. This is the finished product (without his input). His scenes were poorly edited into a full length piece of crap.

I tried to look past the fact that shots switched from old, grainy film to cleaner, sharper film continuously throughout any scene with the real Lee. I tried to look past the appalling effects; such as sticking a picture of Lee's face on a mirror, and filming it as if attached to someone's reflection. I even managed to look past the fact that the guy playing Lee's character for the rest of the film barely looked like him at all. But I still ended up with a bad taste in my mouth at the end of the film.

There is still a point of interest for Bruce Lee fans, the last 15 minutes are great, (the real) Lee's fight with Abdul-Jabar is amazing...But it didn't do the overall product very much help (for the full unedited version of what Bruce Lee filmed for this, check out the documentary on the man called 'Bruce Lee: A Warriors Journey'). This is my second bad experience with unfinished/unreleased films being edited into others, (see also, or more appropriately -- don't see also: Sam's Song starring Robert De Niro), so I have learnt my lesson. 2.5/10.