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They Call Me Bruce?

1982 · 85 min

A silly, good-natured spoof full of mistaken-identity gags and slapstick martial arts, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Elliott Hong
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
With a little practice... anyone can be as good as Bruce Lee!
Overview
While working as a cook for the Cosa Nostra, an Asian immigrant who everyone calls Bruce because of his resemblance to Bruce Lee, is duped into making deliveries of "Chinese Flour"- cocaine - all across the U.S.

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Directed by
Elliott Hong
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • identity
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Elliott Hong
Written by
Elliott Hong, Johnny Yune, Tim Clawson
Starring
Johnny Yune, John Louie, Bill Capizzi, Martin Azarow, Ric Mancini, Howard Mann, Phil Rubenstein, Lou Tiano
Cinematography
Robert Primes
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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