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Game of Death

  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
23K
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Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game of Death (1978)
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A martial arts movie star must fake his death to bring down the syndicate that is extorting him and other celebrities - including his pop singer girlfriend - for protection money.A martial arts movie star must fake his death to bring down the syndicate that is extorting him and other celebrities - including his pop singer girlfriend - for protection money.A martial arts movie star must fake his death to bring down the syndicate that is extorting him and other celebrities - including his pop singer girlfriend - for protection money.

  • Directors
    • Robert Clouse
    • Bruce Lee
  • Writers
    • Robert Clouse
    • Bruce Lee
  • Stars
    • Bruce Lee
    • Gig Young
    • Dean Jagger
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    23K
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    • Directors
      • Robert Clouse
      • Bruce Lee
    • Writers
      • Robert Clouse
      • Bruce Lee
    • Stars
      • Bruce Lee
      • Gig Young
      • Dean Jagger
    • 155User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Bruce Lee
    Bruce Lee
    • Billy Lo…
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Jim Marshall
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Dr. Land
    Hugh O'Brian
    Hugh O'Brian
    • Steiner
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Ann Morris
    Robert Wall
    Robert Wall
    • Carl Miller
    Mel Novak
    • Stick
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    • Hakim
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Chuck Norris
    Chuck Norris
    • Fighter
    • (archive footage)
    Dan Inosanto
    Dan Inosanto
    • Pasqual
    • (as Danny Inosanto)
    • …
    Billy McGill
    • John
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Lo Chen
    • (as Hung Kim Po)
    Roy Chiao
    Roy Chiao
    • Henry Lo
    Tony Leung Chiu-wai
    Tony Leung Chiu-wai
    • David
    • (as Tony Leung)
    Jim James
    • Surgeon
    Russell Cawthorne
    • Doctor
    David Hu
    • Businessman 1
    Peter Gee
    • Businessman 2
    • Directors
      • Robert Clouse
      • Bruce Lee
    • Writers
      • Robert Clouse
      • Bruce Lee
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Steve McQueen, James Coburn, and Muhammad Ali refused roles in the film because they felt it exploited Bruce Lee's death, and because of the low pay Golden Harvest was offering.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning of the movie, a scene where you can see Lee's face in the mirror of his trailer. It's obviously a cardboard cutout, as the neck below it moves freely about unconnected to the head.
    • Quotes

      Dr Land: So much for the weather report. I'm not the only one who just arrived. How about your trip to Berlin Stick?

      Stick: It went pretty much as you figured. Now that he's the big star, I couldn't reason with him. He said he was pulling out and he threatened me.

      Dr Land: Oh my my my my. The rest of it was in the papers. That's when he committed suicide huh? Haha!

      Stick: He just got up and jumped out of the window...

    • Alternate versions
      New Zealand theatrical and videotape versions were originally cut to remove the entire nunchaku battle between Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto, although the censors later allowed this sequence to appear intact in the documentaries The Curse of the Dragon (1993) and Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000). In 2005 the cut was also waived for the Region 4 DVD release of "Game of Death".
    • Connections
      Edited from The Big Boss (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Game of Death
      (Hong Kong version only)
      Music by Joseph Koo
      Lyrics by James Wong
      Sung By Roman Tam

    User reviews155

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    Featured review
    6/10

    Saving the best for last

    Don't be misguided by my tag line, but the last 15 or 20 minutes of this movie are worth of keeping Bruce Lee fighting Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the pagoda is a thing of beauty, the stand ins and an overclothed and irritating Collen Camp are laughable and unnecessary. Check out Sammo Hung in one of his early appearances."Bruce's" fight scene with Bob Wall is vastly underrated. Not a bad movie.
    • pacmann
    • Aug 20, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Zmajeva igra smrti
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies
      • Concord Productions
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Golden Harvest Company
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    • Budget
      • $850,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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