Enter the Dragon is one of the most ground breaking Martial Arts films in history. It introduced many Americans to kung fu and it introduced the world to a man named Bruce Lee. Lee became a star overnight and just as the world finally started to accept an Asian leading man Bruce passed away. The film would go on to be a huge success but there are a few things that you probably didn’t know about Dragon. John Saxon had a background in karate, Jim Kelly was a kickass martial artist, Robert Wall was a champion in his own right, and I don’t think I need to tell you just how awesome Bruce Lee was. Take a peek at a few other tidbits you may not have known.
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The Producers had seen Bruce before and wanted to develop a project for him. The lead role of the show Kung Fu was for Lee but people didn’t want a Chinese star.2.
Bruce was so nervous that he wasn’t on set for days. They filmed as much footage as they could without Bruce but once he got going he would work overtime to get the scenes right.3.
One of the biggest worries was “why doesn’t someone just pull a gun?” They took special care to put into the script the scene where Bruce asks that question himself. If you remember, all weapons were confiscated before getting to the island as guns were not allowed.RELATED:
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The film was originally titled Blood and Steel.