Bruceploitation

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Bullet Points: Bruce Strikes Back

A globetrotting adventure that goes to such exotic locales as Rome, Paris and Macau sounds like the backdrop for a big budget blockbuster movie, but would you believe it was actually the backdrop for a modestly...

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Bullet Points: Bruce Lee in New Guinea

Of all the Bruceploitation films I have covered on the site, 1978’s Bruce Lee in New Guinea is probably the most divisive among fans that I’ve encountered thus far. The negative feelings about the film start...

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Bullet Points: The Dragon, The Hero

I went into The Dragon, The Hero with the expectation that it was another Dragon Lee film. The name DRAGON is right there in the title. Every poster I saw for the movie featured Dragon Lee....

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Bullet Points: Bruce’s Deadly Fingers

An argument can be made that part of the charm of watching the 1970’s chopsocky imports from Hong Kong is the fact that they looked a little rough. The color would always be washed out. You...

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Bullet Points: New Fist of Fury

Back in 1976, Jackie Chan was a star on the rise laying the foundation for what would end up becoming a monumental movie career both in his native Hong Kong and here in the United States....

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Bullet Points: Soul Brothers of Kung Fu

With a name like Soul Brothers of Kung Fu, I was expecting the 1977 film to be an amazing mash up of Bruceploitation and Blaxploitation movies. After watching the movie I learned that was not exactly...

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Bullet Points: Golden Dragon, Silver Snake

1980’s Golden Dragon, Silver Snake had a much different vibe than any of the other Dragon Lee movies I have previously experienced. The movie was not completely devoid of the Bruceploitation elements that most Dragon Lee...

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Bullet Points: Edge of Fury

Many of the actors who were dubbed Bruce Lee Clones during The Bruceploitation Era of Hong Kong cinema were content with the niche they were able to carve out for themselves. From listening to Bruceploitation expert...