The Clones of BRUCE LEE

While fans were still mourning the loss of their legendary screen hero, movie producers took the opportunity to capitalise on the situation to cash-in on the demand for more Bruce Lee. Film productions began whilst the ink on the newspapers reporting Bruce Lee’s death was still wet. They detailed all aspects of his life and death, often fictionalised or taken from tabloid rumour.

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Ten movies that are often rated amongst the best or most exploitative by fans and are a good introduction to the genre.

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So, What is BRUCEPLOITATION?

Although the term Bruceploitation was coined many years after these movies were made, it is a word that is now used to describe a whole sub-genre of martial arts films that were produced to exploit Bruce Lee’s name, image or likeness. Whilst some of these movies may have been made with good intentions, the ultimate goal was to capitalise on the sudden popularity in both Asia and internationally of Bruce Lee. It is not unusual when the death of a celebrity occurs that a biographical film may hastily be rushed into production but never in the history of cinema has the death of an actor sparked a whole sub-genre of films based around the life, death and characters that he has portrayed.

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