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The Curse of the Dragon

1993 · 87 min

A reflective, interview-driven documentary that feels like a warm but bittersweet tribute to a lost icon.

Overview
A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his movies.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • memory
  • death
  • art
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Fred Weintraub, Tom Kuhn
Written by
Davis Miller
Starring
George Takei, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shelton Chow, Alex Ben Block, James Coburn, Hayward Nishioka, Robert Lee Jan-Fai, Jesse Glover
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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