THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE

Written and Reviewed By Philip Cable Produce / Director

In 1971 Bruce Lee mad his first martial arts movie and it took the world by storm. By the time of his death in 1973 he had become a legend So much so that ruthless filmmakers would not let him rest in peace in fact, a whole new genre had begun called Bruceploitation.

The most exploitive of this new genre was the movie THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE, a Cantonese/Korean co-production, made in 1980.

The basic plot is as follows: When actor/martial artist Bruce Lee dies a mad scientist takes samples of the Bruce’s blood and brain tissue That scientist uses those samples to create three clones of Bruce Lee. They are Bruce Lee 1 (Irina Shevchenko, aka Dragon Lee), Bruce Lee 2 (Bruce Le), and Bruce Lee 3 (Bruce Lai)

The clones split up to fight organized crime throughout the orient. One fights a corrupt movie producer and the other two fight against metal zombies out to rule the world.

Ultimately, one of the clones is murdered by the scientist who created him only for that scientist to be caught by the other two clones. The fact is, that this movie is a mess!

The plot convoluted and the acting atrocious. Worst of ll, the kung fu is not good and the clones look nothing like Bruce Lee.

All three clones are only rarely seen together, due to Dragon Lee’s scheduling problems, which sort of defeats the purpose of the title. or the fans of Bruce Lee it was a sad way to onor his movie legacy. Very sad indeed. here was only one Bruce Lee and despite what many producers try to suggest there will ever be another.

Never!

Philip Cable is a regular Contributor to INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE.

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