With the new documentary I Am Bruce Lee about to hit theaters, WhatCulture felt it was as good a time as any to recall Bruce Lee’s 10 Most Memorable On-Screen Moments:
10. Bruce vs James Garner’s Office (Marlowe)
One of Bruce’s celebrity students was screenwriter Sterling Silliphant. Silliphant, who won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night, became good friends with Bruce and wrote a part for him in the 1969 film Marlowe.
Bruce plays a heavy sent to warn private investigator Phillip Marlowe (James Garner) off a case. Bruce does this by demolishing the guy’s office with a flurry of kicks and chops, and a flying kick that takes out an overhead light. This scene was Bruce’s first appearance in a feature-length Hollywood picture.
9. One on One Against The Boy Wonder (Batman)
Yes, this one makes the list — but purely for the novelty factor. The...
10. Bruce vs James Garner’s Office (Marlowe)
One of Bruce’s celebrity students was screenwriter Sterling Silliphant. Silliphant, who won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night, became good friends with Bruce and wrote a part for him in the 1969 film Marlowe.
Bruce plays a heavy sent to warn private investigator Phillip Marlowe (James Garner) off a case. Bruce does this by demolishing the guy’s office with a flurry of kicks and chops, and a flying kick that takes out an overhead light. This scene was Bruce’s first appearance in a feature-length Hollywood picture.
9. One on One Against The Boy Wonder (Batman)
Yes, this one makes the list — but purely for the novelty factor. The...
- 2/10/2012
- by Dave Crump
- Obsessed with Film
Documentary filmmaker Pete McCormack (Facing Ali) has made a new doc about the late martial arts legend Bruce Lee, which will show up in a limited theatrical engagement starting February 9. The film, I Am Bruce Lee, features clips from Lee's films and his few filmed interviews, and is bolstered by a host of celebrity Bruce Lee admirers. Check out a trailer for the doc below. The interview clips seen in this trailer are from Lee's long interview filmed in 1971 for an appearance on the Pierre Berton Show. You can watch that interview in its entirety below, though I imagine most Lee fans have seen it already. That "baby, here I am, man" kicker quote in the trailer is actually Lee talking about Steve McQueen's attitude in that interview, not a statement representing Lee himself. And while the celebrity soundbites seen in the trailer are fun, I'm not sure what...
- 1/18/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Also known as the lost interview… It was recently rediscovered. Bruce Lee’s 1971 interview with TV host Pierre Berton. Filmed in Hong Kong, just two years before Lee’s untimely death. And, as I stated in the heading, it is, surprisingly, the only TV interview the martial arts star ever recorded.
It’s a really good interview; he expounds on a variety of subjects. I especially love the bits on Hollywood’s “exotification of Orientals.” I think we here can empathize. It’s just over 24-minutes long. Watch below:...
It’s a really good interview; he expounds on a variety of subjects. I especially love the bits on Hollywood’s “exotification of Orientals.” I think we here can empathize. It’s just over 24-minutes long. Watch below:...
- 2/21/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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