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Game of Death (1978)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:6

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: This production utilizes a short amount of footage from Bruce Lee's final, uncompleted film. The story line concerns the daring feats of a kung fu actor in his fight against a syndicate which... This production utilizes a short amount of footage from Bruce Lee's final, uncompleted film. The story line concerns the daring feats of a kung fu actor in his fight against a syndicate which exploits entertainers. [More]

Starring: Bruce Lee, Dean Jagger, Colleen Camp, Hugh O'Brian

Starring: Bruce Lee, Dean Jagger, Colleen Camp, Hugh O'Brian, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Director: Robert Clouse

Director: Robert Clouse
Composer: John Barry

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...the standard of the choreography is excellent, and the final 20 minutes - which are almost all of Bruce fighting - are well worth holding out for.

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09/26/01
Almar Haflidason
Almar Haflidason
BBC

Aside from a few clumsy insert shots, Bruce Lee doesn't even appear until the final 20 minutes!

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
11/18/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

To cash in on footage from a film Lee did not finish before his death, producer Chow puts in a double and uses out-takes for this kung-fu mess.

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04/15/08
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A bizarre, entertaining, disjointing and strangely discomforting film that marked the end of Bruce Lee's career.

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Bruce Lee's last movie contains his best fighting sequences.

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12/05/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

More classic kung-fu from the genre's legendary master.

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09/06/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
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09/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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