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They Call Me Bruce? (1982)

They Call Me Bruce? poster
Directed by
Elliott Hong
Genre
action film, parody film, martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Korean immigrant in America is mistaken for a martial arts expert and gets caught up in slapstick adventures. It is a spoof of kung fu movies.

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What happens

They Call Me Bruce? (also known as They Call Me Bruce) is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Elliott Hong, written by David B. Randolph and starring Johnny Yune and Margaux Hemingway. A parody of kung fu movies, it became a sleeper hit. The film was followed by a sequel, They Still Call Me Bruce (1987), which also starred Johnny Yune. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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