One of the last paintings with the participation of the famous actor and popularizer of martial arts Bruce Lee was released six days after his death. It is called the movie "Dragon's Exit." Actors and roles will be presented in the article. It also tells about the history of the film and in brief about the fate of the lead actor.
Filming
Dragon Way Out is a true gift for martial arts fans and fans of Bruce Lee's talent. The film with a small budget was shot only three months, but became, according to critics and numerous viewers, the best role of Bruce Lee in the movie, and the Library of Congress stores a copy of the film in its archives. Actor John Sacon and world champion, karate player Jim Kelly created an excellent performing ensemble that ensured the commercial success of the film.
Filming lasted four months. It was originally planned that the film will be released under the title "Blood and Steel." But then he was changed to "Dragon's Exit." Actor Bruce Lee insisted on this. Robert Clouse was also approved for the post of director, not without Lee's participation.
It was not easy to shoot the film "Dragon's Way Out." The actors were involved both American and Chinese, which brought disunity into the work process. There were not enough translators. There was not enough material for the scenery. Conflicts arose even between statisticians and stuntmen belonging to different Chinese groups. Bruce Lee at the very beginning of the filming process quarreled with the screenwriter, as a result of which he completely abandoned his role in “Exit of the Dragon”. The actor was persuaded by his wife to return to work.
Angela Malo received fifty dollars for one shooting day. But there were problems with the selection of actresses as prostitutes. The filmmakers decided to hire real priestesses of love, each of whom had to pay $ 150 a day. Bruce Lee sustained several injuries during the creation of Dragon Exit. The actor was even hospitalized after filming a brawl scene with the hero Bob Wal. In May 1973, the difficult process of creating the action movie “Dragon Exit” came to an end.
Actors
John Saxon played Roper. Kien Shi - Hana. John Saxon played in the movie more than two hundred roles. He performed the most famous in the film “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. No less popular was the image of Roper in the action movie "Dragon's Exit." The actor in 1966 was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in the movie Appaloosa. In 1995, Saxon starred in the movie "From Dusk Till Dawn."
Kien Shi became famous thanks to the negative films. He starred in such films as “Comet Blows”, “Hurricane”, “Mortal Ring”.
Jim Kelly played Williams in the movie “Dragon Escape.” The actor gained fame in the early seventies. And it was the role in the film that is discussed in this article that glorified him.
Ana Capri, Robert Wall, Betty Chang, Bolo Yen, Jeffrey Weeks, Ho Lee Young, Alan Kent, William Keller and others also played in the film.
Movie content
The dynamic plot of the film keeps the viewer in suspense from the first frames. Under suspicion of the police is someone Khan. Analysts are sure that under the guise of a large businessman hides the owner of the clan of drug dealers and pimps. But getting evidence is almost impossible. Khan himself set up a base on his own island, turning it into a real fortress. Police agent Mei Lin, disguised as a prostitute, enters the island, but her connection with her disappears immediately.
Another attempt to penetrate the secrets of Khan becomes participation in a fighting tournament, which he arranges every two years. The best representatives of martial arts come here. The police negotiate with one of them - a monk from Shaolin Li. He himself is interested in exposing Khan and wants to take revenge on him, since his relatives in Hong Kong died at the hands of representatives of the clan.
As part of the competition, Lee enters the island. But Khan almost immediately learns that someone began to show increased interest in his life and activities on the island. To identify the source of danger for him and his henchmen is vitally important, otherwise there is no escape from trouble. The tournament begins, and at the same time, a secret battle unfolds behind his wings. And the chances are not even for the assignment, but to simply get out of the island alive, Lee is melting every minute ...
Bruce Lee after the movie “Dragon's Way Out”
While working on voice acting, the actor had an attack, the cause of which was a tumor caused by cerebral edema. Lee was hospitalized. These days he was close to death, but still he was recovering. And after some time, the shooting of the movie "Game of Death" began. The film was not completed during the life of the actor. Bruce Lee died on the set. The cause of death is pulmonary edema. But the sudden death of a martial arts master for a long time generated speculation and rumors among his fans.