bruceploitation documentary

ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE Review: An Integral Vertebra In The Backbone Of Kung Fu Cinema

It is my firm belief that every martial arts cinema fan eventually comes to a certain fork in the road. It’s at this fork that they must take one of two paths: the path to Bruceploitation or the path of Bruceploitation ignorance. Many will take the path of ignorance. I did. All those years ago when I picked up a copy of Fist of Fury 2 thinking I was going to watch Bruce Lee once again display his magnificent physical prowess. Instead, I got Bruce Li. I was incredulous. It was there I faced my fork and I rapidly headed down the path that was as far away from Bruceploitation as one can be. I lived peacefully with this decision for around twenty-five years. Until someone in the online kung fu cinema community convinced me to watch Bruce Li’s magnum opus, Dynamo. I was awakened. Enlightened, even. Fast forward to […]

The Bruce Is Loose! Severin Films Brings Their Bruceploitation Documentary, ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, To US Theaters

Shaun Williams

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this monumental day. Perhaps more than my Wedding Day. Severin Films have offically announced not only their 7-disc Bruceploitation box-set, THE GAME OF CLONES: BRUCEPLOITATION COLLECTION VOLUME 1, but that they’ll also be partnering with Alamo Drafthouse to being their much-raved-about documentary, ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, to US theaters. Some screenings will even have appearences from legendary Bruceploitation actor, Bruce Le. Bruceploitation is a hugely paopular sub genre of martial arts cinema so for fans to be getting such a healthy dose of “clone” action is both incredible and a little bit surreal. It’s a category of film that many thought wouldn’t stand the test of time but ended up being the very definition of “cult cinema.” You can find the list of upcoming screenigs below: *4/12 – 4/14 – Alamo Drafthouse DTLA (Los Angeles, CA) + ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH (4/12), THE CHALLENGE […]

Want A Bruceploitation Documentary? A Celebrity Stage Event? Nickolas Nielsen Is Making Either Of These Happen!

Lee B. Golden III

You can certainly imagine the challenges faced by studios more than forty years ago who were desperate to find the “next Bruce Lee”… literally. The search for lookalikes who could echo the famed martial arts action star’s image became top priority for filmmakers and producers following the 32-year old actor’s and Jeet Kune Do founder’s untimely death in 1973, and it has spawned many films resulting in an era dubbled notably as “Bruceploitation”. The era still remains as a cult phenomenon among fans alike with a multitude of performers, (a few of whom have passed away in the years since) who’ve become famous for their portrayals of the actor in some iteration, including Bruce Li, Bruce Le, and Dragon Lee (a.k.a. Moon Kyong-seok) and despite previous documentaries, it’s a phenomenon that still drives questions from those curious to hear the real stories and answers. Well, as of just a few […]