After making three films (THE BIG BOSS, FIST OF FURY, and WAY OF THE DRAGON), martial artist/philosopher/actor Bruce Lee started work on a fourth film. It was about a retired fighter who was pushed by the Korean mafia to raid a five-story pagoda for a treasure. Further details of the original screenplay would use up too much space. The climax was the only part Lee finished before getting called away to make ENTER THE DRAGON. Unfortunately, Lee died shortly before the premiere of ETD and could never film any more of GAME OF DEATH.
About five years after Lee passed away, ENTER THE DRAGON director Robert Clouse tried to finish the film by inserting archival footage from the four films Lee finished and look-a-likes in the newer parts. But maybe "finish" isn't the right word. Clouse made his own GAME OF DEATH with the footage Lee had already finished.
The Clouse GOD was about a movie star being bullied by the mafia, fakes his own death, and kills off mob members one at a time. The plot is almost nothing like Lee's original vision and its quality is more or less on the same level as MITCHELL.
Despite what it turned into, Clouse's version of GOD had its (unintentionally funny) moments, like when they taped a picture of Lee's face to a mirror to cover the stand-in's. John Barry's soundtrack also adds too the mess as it's actually good.
See it if you're curious, otherwise pass it up.
About five years after Lee passed away, ENTER THE DRAGON director Robert Clouse tried to finish the film by inserting archival footage from the four films Lee finished and look-a-likes in the newer parts. But maybe "finish" isn't the right word. Clouse made his own GAME OF DEATH with the footage Lee had already finished.
The Clouse GOD was about a movie star being bullied by the mafia, fakes his own death, and kills off mob members one at a time. The plot is almost nothing like Lee's original vision and its quality is more or less on the same level as MITCHELL.
Despite what it turned into, Clouse's version of GOD had its (unintentionally funny) moments, like when they taped a picture of Lee's face to a mirror to cover the stand-in's. John Barry's soundtrack also adds too the mess as it's actually good.
See it if you're curious, otherwise pass it up.