Biography
What do you do, when you grow up with a guy, who would go on to become the most famous kung-fu superstar of all-time? You stay in touch with him and hope that he doesn't forget you down the road. His childhood friend - Bruce Lee. His mission - Was to get a piece of the (stardom) pie and (at least) become known. Did you know that the movie Bruce Lee & I was made as a favor to his friend? It was not meant to carry Lee's name (original title Unicorn Palm). People got greedy, so they set out to make more money at the box-office and capitalize off of Lee's fame.
It's said that Lee was infuriated and soon distanced himself from his friend and others, whom he felt might be trying to use his name, to make a profit. In retrospect, this film was one of the first "Bruce Lee Exploitation" films. Once people found out that Lee wasn't in the movie, downhill it went (but, that didn't stop it from becoming one of the most sought after kung-fu movies around). Why? Because, people heard that Lee had done the Choreography for the movie (partly true), and this made it a "Must-See" film.
What really happened was Lee was giving his friend pointers on the set and hung around during some of the filming. Pictures were taken, and the rest is (now) history. He later appeared in a few films here and there, but nothing to the effect, of when he got knocked out in Return Of The Dragon, behind the restaurant. His movie career never really took off and he died a in a car wreck (like Alexander Fu-Sheng), years after Lee died.
It's said that Lee was infuriated and soon distanced himself from his friend and others, whom he felt might be trying to use his name, to make a profit. In retrospect, this film was one of the first "Bruce Lee Exploitation" films. Once people found out that Lee wasn't in the movie, downhill it went (but, that didn't stop it from becoming one of the most sought after kung-fu movies around). Why? Because, people heard that Lee had done the Choreography for the movie (partly true), and this made it a "Must-See" film.
What really happened was Lee was giving his friend pointers on the set and hung around during some of the filming. Pictures were taken, and the rest is (now) history. He later appeared in a few films here and there, but nothing to the effect, of when he got knocked out in Return Of The Dragon, behind the restaurant. His movie career never really took off and he died a in a car wreck (like Alexander Fu-Sheng), years after Lee died.
A Unicorn, is a mythical creature and I found it ironic, that he would play in the movie Bruce Lee: The Man & The Myth, when his own film career turned out to be a myth, itself. Many, in the business, probably didn't want to use Lee's name to further their career, because they could never match his skill or charisma. Yet, there were those who felt that he was dead and their lives must go on, and this was just the nature of the business. Everyone saw dollar signs, while most forgot about loyalty. That's Show Business.