Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)

Directed by

Matthew Mallinson

Genre

Bruceploitation

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fake martial arts tournament is held to find Bruce Lee's successor. The movie is hosted by Adolph Caesar and uses old footage of Bruce Lee.

campycheapexploitativebizarredateddisorientingfreneticlow-energy

What happens

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, also known as The Dragon and the Cobra, is a 1980 American martial arts film set at the "1979 World Karate Championships" at Madison Square Garden that will supposedly determine the "successor" to Bruce Lee. The film is hosted by Adolph Caesar. Bruce Lee was deceased before the film went into production, and any footage featuring Lee was taken from earlier films or television appearances. It is considered to be an exploitation film or Bruceploitation, exploiting Bruce Lee's popularity, and the mystique surrounding his death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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