Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) on Netflix
R19801h 22mDocumentarySport
A reporter outside Madison Square Garden covers a tournament meant to name a successor to Bruce Lee. A promoter says Lee was killed by a kung fu move.
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Plot summary
A martial arts tournament at Madison Square Garden is billed as deciding who carries on the legacy of Bruce Lee, and a television reporter is there to cover it. He interviews a promoter, who says a kung fu move known as the Touch of Death killed Lee, and who claims the move works in three to four weeks. Back inside the arena, the reporter describes the competitors and presents what he calls an interview he recorded with Lee shortly before Lee died. Clips from Lee's own films fill out the coverage.
Cast
- Aaron Banksas The Promoter
- Bill Louieas Kato #2
- Teruyuki Higaas Karate Instructor
- Richard Barathyas The Stone Smasher
- Louis Negliaas The Middleweight Champion
- John Floodas Cyclone
- Ron Harveyas Jasper Milktoast
- Gail Turneras The Rape Victim
- Hollywood Browdeas Hammer's Girlfriend
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
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- The middle section of Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, presented as "The Bruce Lee Story," is assembled from footage of the 1957 Bruce Lee film Thunderstorm, redubbed for the film.
- Bruce Lee was already dead when Fist of Fear, Touch of Death went into production; every bit of footage of him in the film was taken from his earlier films or television appearances.
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