Game of Death (1978)

The Six Degrees of Kill Bill (Part 4)

That iconic yellow jumpsuit that The Bride wears in KILL BILL VOL. 1 was iconic years before Uma Thurman ever put it on. It was worn by the legendary Bruce Lee in what was to be his fifth film.

GAME OF DEATH was set to be Bruce Lee's magnum opus, a film that defined his martial arts philosophies, and proved the superiority of his own school of martial arts, Jeet Kune Do.

Unfortunately, Lee passed away having only completed a few minutes of footage. But that didn't stop greedy producers from cashing in on the now-world famous Lee, reediting the footage into a new film, and using stand-ins for Lee in the majority of the film.

In this episode, we'll discuss Lee's life career leading up to GAME OF DEATH, and the Brucesploitation films that came about in the wake of his death, as well as the ultimately Brucesploitation film that would eventually be released by his own studio, five years after his passing.


Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.

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