The actual footage of bruce lee that appears in the film is only about eleven minutes worth. Now meet the man legendary martial artist bruce lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by lee aficionado john little. A documentary showing the life of bruce lee upclose. The documentary includes neverbeforeseen behindthescenes footage of bruce lees life, as well as parts of the original footage of his incomplete film game of death, which had been left out of the film. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, at the chinese hospital, in san franciscos chinatown. A warriors journey is a interesting documentary about one of the most influential martial artists ever. This documentary marks the first time the surviving game of death material has been assembled according to lees script notes, in an attempt to honor lees ambitious intentions for the film. A warriors journey enter the dragon dvd boxset uncut special. This is the last quality fighting youll see from bruce lee as his footage is edited into the story at the end of the film even though it is incomplete see warriors. Legendary martial artist bruce lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by aficionado john little. It doesnt tell the story about bruce lee s life from cradle to grave but it is focused on his philosophy and his thoughts about martial arts respectively his way of life.
Amazing this is by far the best bruce lee documentary i. The documentary includes neverbeforeseen behindthe. That a warriors journey, a 2000 documentary directed by lee historian john little, opens by emphasising the international extent of lees fame at the. Unlike most documentaries this one doesnt just cover the events in bruce lees life, but closely follows the growth of his philosophy in martial arts, and leads up to uncovered footage from game of death. A warriors journey focuses on bruces rise to fame in both the martial arts world and the film world. Bruce lee a warriors journey bruce lee movies collection. No quotes approved yet for bruce lee a warriors journey. Legendary martial artist bruce lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by lee aficionado john little. Nov 14, 20 in honor of the 73rd birthday of arguably the greatest martial artist in the past years, we are posting this video from our own collection. A warriors journey 97 minute documentary featuring never before seen footage from his unfinished film the game of death bruce lee. Im ecstatic that warrior s journey has finally been released. Included in this biographical film is the long lost footage from game of death, the film that lee was involved in at the time of his death. Most people know bruce lee as one of the greatest film stars and action heroes throughout the film history, and that s it. The definitive bruce lee movie list top must see films.
According to the chinese zodiac, lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen. Bruce lee a warriors journey is presented in full frame, as the majority of the footage is shot for television. A warrior s journey doesnt concentrate not so much about the legendary actor s career in films, but more on his philisophies on fighting, film making and life in general. This 97 minute documentary includes 33 minutes of continuous action footage that was shot for the game of death but had been lost. Oct 29, 2018 legendary martial artist bruce lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by aficionado john little. As the documentary is mostly dialogue, the rear channels are seldom employed, for the exception of the score. Oct 22, 2000 legendary martial artist bruce lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by lee aficionado john little. Lee was the son of cantonese opera star lee hoichuen. Longstreet the complete series all 23 episodes plus movie. Although comprising only 30 minutes of a 100 minute documentary, the original game of death footage is classic bruce lee and comprises what would have been the most exciting part of the completed film. A warrior s journey is a interesting documentary about one of the most influential martial artists ever. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, in the chinese hospital in chinatown, san francisco. A warriors journey focuses on bruce s rise to fame in both the martial arts world and the film world.
It has been a longtime waiting for the release of this unseen footage from bruce lees last movie game of death. When bruce lee died in 1973, he left behind the uncompleted game of death, having already filmed three. A warriors journey wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. In honor of the 73rd birthday of arguably the greatest martial artist in the past years, we are posting this video from our own collection. Bruce lee a warrior s journey is a great compliment book to the dvd presentaion by the same name by author john little. Additional material is also taken from come movies released by linda lee, including bruce presenting a trophy to joe lewis, along with clips from. A warriors journey dvd dvd nkvg the cheap fast free post. With bruce lee, kareem abduljabbar, peter archer, sunman bae. Using interviews, behindthescenes footage and action sequences from lee s last unfinished film, game of death, little paints a textured, complex portrait of the world s most famous action hero. A warriors journey is a documentary about lees life, career, and untimely death, which uses rare behindthescenes footage to paint a portrait of. Bruce lee was working on this movie when he was interrupted by the enter the dragon project.
This is a real pitty since this will become the refence version of this material. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other athletes to be. Bruce lee a warriors journey dvd 2002 ships from canada region 1. Bruce lee a warrior s journey dvd region 2 kareem abduljabbar jackie chan. Pieced together by lee aficionado john little, the films finale is a flurry of images of the master in action for over 30. The game of death 197273 by the late bruce lee who died at the young age of 32 in july of 1973. A warriors journey is presented in dolby digital 5. Two of the worst versions were robert clouses 1978 version ng seee yuens 1982 version, also known as tower of death throughout the eighties and nineties there have also been many fanbased. So after 5 years raymond chow and his team of unimaginative filmmakers produced this sloppy mess. Bruce lee was born on 27 november 1940 at the chinese hospital in chinatown, san francisco. Bruce lee a warriors journey movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Bruce lee a warriors journey dvd region 2 kareem abduljabbar jackie chan.
Bruce lee a warriors journey is a great compliment book to the dvd presentaion by the same name by author john little. It includes an excellent profile and a detailed reconstruction of the unfinished game of death. It wasnt until 1994, while doing research for a series of books on bruce lee, that his original. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. This is without a doubt one of the greatest documentaries that i have ever seen.
A warriors journey this category contains only the following file. Taky kimura, linda leecaldwell, kareem abduljabbar running time. The birth of this project dated back in 1972 before bruce was. At the end of the day though, you will purchase bruce lee a warriors journey for its centrepiece. Lee junfan november 27, 1940 july 20, 1973, known professionally as bruce lee, was a american actor, martial artist, martial arts instructor, philosopher, screenwriter and director. A warrior s journey runs for around one hour and forty minutesconsisting of an hour s wellstructured documentary and interviews with the usual suspects leading up to the mentioned footage. The unused footage lee had filmed was recovered 22 years later and included in the documentary bruce lee. A warriors journey dvd, 2002 at the best online prices at ebay. Buy bruce lee dvds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Attached to the documentary footage, it is not 16x9 enhanced. Using interviews, behindthescenes footage and action sequences from lees last unfinished film, little paints a textured, complex portrait of the worlds most famous action hero. Since the death of bruce lee there have been many attempts at piecing together the incomplete footage that he shot for game of death. Warrior complete first season 1 dvd 2019 tested very good.
July 11, 2002 as a project to place bruce lees final, unfinished 1973 film, the game of death, in its proper context, bruce lee. A warriors journey is a 2000 documentary on the martial artist bruce lee and jeet kune do. According to the chinese zodiac, lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen bruces father, lee hoichuen, was han chinese, and his mother, grace ho, was halfchinese and. Using interviews, behindthescenes footage and action sequences from lees last unfinished film, game of death, little paints a textured, complex portrait of the worlds most famous action hero. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, at the chinese hospital, in san francisco s chinatown. When in fact there was over one hundred minutes of footage bruce had shot. There are a lot of quotations for bruce lee on the page. Lee and his parents returned to hong kong when he was three months old. A warriors journey which was originally included as a bonus on the 2004 special edition of enter the dragon is released as a standalone dvd by kaleidoscope home entertainment on monday, march 12. Apart from game of death, other future film projects were planned to feature lee at the time.
The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. A warriors journey reveals the soul of bruce lee for the first time. A warriors journey doesnt concentrate not so much about the legendary actors career in films, but more on his philisophies on fighting, film making and life in general. Bruce lee, dan inosanto, kareem abduljabbar, ji han jae, james tien, chieh yuan interviewed. It doesnt tell the story about bruce lees life from cradle to grave but it is focused on his philosophy and his thoughts about martial arts respectively his way of life. A warriors journey original footage in documentary director for return of the dragon martial arts movie director for the game of death uncredited. A warriors journey this is probably my favorite bruce lee documentary, i can see why its on the list. The motivation for this documentary is the rediscovery of missing footage that bruce lee shot for a movie called the game of death. Bruce lee s star on the hollywood walk of fame apart from game of death, other future film projects were planned to feature lee at the time. Pieced together by lee aficionado john little, the film s finale is a flurry of images of the master in action for over 30 minutes. A warriors journey 2000 full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality. John little documentary footage, bruce lee game of death footage cast.
Bruce lees last movie, game of death, was released shortly after the megastars. Dialogue throughout the documentary portion is crisp and clean, though there is slight distortion in some of the older footage. In the documentaries section, id like to suggest adding bruce lee. According to the chinese zodiac lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon which in this cultural tradition is considered a strong and fortuitous omen.
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