Original subtitles

Kung fu is more than a system of fighting.

It's a system of thought.

You must outthink your opponent, whatever form he takes,

because some of them will be more than just men.

What else could it be, sifu?

We all have inner demons to fight.

We call these demons fear and hatred and anger.

If you don't conquer them,

then a life of a hundred years is a tragedy.

If you do, a life of a single day can be a triumph.

Don't worry about it. Don't worry.

Excuse me, my son.

Uh, six pints of beer, mate.

No. Aw, come on.

Oh, God, what about that one there?

Hello. Do you mind if I take over? Go on. Piss off!

Big boy!

Hey, look, I'm Fred Astaire!

She's a bit frisky, isn't she?

Oh, yeah. Come on. One, two. Oh, I love it when they fight back.

One, two, come on!

Stay back. Stay back. Back in... Hey, hey! Back in line.

Go, Bobby, go.

What do you want? I want to dance with her.

This one's mine. Get one of your own.

She is one of my own.

Hyah!

♪ Breeze is soft against my skin ♪

♪ Such sweet, sweet rememberin' ♪

♪ Hold it, lads. Leave him to me.

Come on. Try that again.

I'm gonna get you, you little yellow bastard.

Smash your face in. Try it again, eh?

Hey, Bob!

Wanna try this?

Okay.

Papa!

The police were here. They're looking for you!

I know. The sailor's in hospital with a punctured lung.

- He might die. - He was making trouble. He started it.

He's the nephew of the Assistant Police Inspector of Kowloon.

It'll blow over. I can hide out with my friends.

You don't have any friends now!

Ow!

The cops will be back.

I should get out of here.

Sit down.

I've thought a lot about this...

for a very long time.

You'll have to leave Hong Kong. For how long?

Forever.

This is a joke, right? You're joking.

Listen to me, Sai-fong. You'll die in Hong Kong. I've seen it.

You're too superstitious, Papa.

You're a man now, almost.

You have a right to know everything. You had an older brother.

He died... in childbirth.

The demon took him away from us.

The firstborn man-child is very valuable.

So when you were born, I name you Sai-fong, a girl's name.

We dress you in dresses, so the demon wouldn't know I had another son.

I made you speak English, all so we could fool him.

But now he knows.

And he's coming for you.

You must leave tonight.

Where, Papa? Where can I go?

You love American movies.

You love American cars.

- You go to America. - America?

I was in America on tour with the Canton Opera Company in 1940.

San Francisco. Doing The Drunken Princess.

November 27, you were born.

That morning I got you and three good reviews.

I was very proud. Come here. Come here.

This...

is your birth certificate.

"Bruce Lee."

It sounded very American. It sure does.

You were born there. Show this to the immigration man.

They have to let you in.

You need money to go to America.

It's yours.

I saved it for you for a day like today.

I don't know what to say.

Say you'll do better.

Tell me you'll make a big noise in America...

so I can hear it over here.

No.

Do you speak English? Yeah.

I'm practicing my English. Going to America.

I've always wanted to go to America.

James Dean.

French fries.

"Sky's the limit." That's what they say.

"Not a Chinaman's chance." They say that too.

You ever hear that? No.

You know, the Chinese, we built the railroads there.

The Americans, the gwai lo, would lower Chinamens...

over the cliff in baskets to set the dynamite.

Get pulled up too slow. Bang!

Rope break.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Americans say, "not a Chinaman's chance,"

and round-eyed gwai lo would laugh.

We're not human to them.

- How do you know? - I'm a history teacher.

Well, things are different now. It's today.

- Sure, sure. Maybe. - I'm different.

Sure. Sure.

I am. You'll see.

Order, please. One pork lo mein, one kung pao chicken.

Hey. Hey.

Hi. My name is April.

Bruce. I know.

Hey, Lee! Clean up!

Hey, Lee! Clean up!

- Lee, clean it up. - Yes, Miss Yang.

Mr. Ho, you're here to cook, not to make trouble.

Go! Fight!

Win! Go, fight, win!

Hit it! Whoo!

Michael! Come on! Yeah!

You know what Margaret Mead...

Go! Fight! Win!

Go, fight, win! Hit it!

♪ When Liberty Valance rode to town ♪

♪ The womenfolk would hide ♪

♪ They'd hide ♪

♪ When Liberty Valance walked around ♪

♪ "'And I have made a mistake,' Robert Jor...

Robert Jor... Jordan thought to himself.

'I have told the Spaniards...

we could do something better.'"

Better-err. Better.

"'than they can.'"

♪ A law book in his hand ♪

♪ A man ♪

♪ The kind of a man the west would need ♪

♪ To tame this troubled land ♪

♪ The point of a gun was the only law ♪

♪ That liberty understood ♪

♪ When it came to shootin' straight and fast ♪

♪ Why, he was mighty good ♪

♪ Many a young man would face his gun... ♪

♪ One order Peking duck.

Ah.

You son of a bitch!

You grab my girl!

I'm on fire!

Give me a knife!

Hoo! Hoo!

Get the son of a bitch! Kill him! Kill him!

Get back inside, all of you!

Come on! Come on!

Sit down.

Two weeks' pay.

Two weeks' severance.

What's this? All-purpose loan.

You got a lot of money, Lee. What you gonna do?

I guess I'd better... I tell you what to do.

Take April on the town.

Buy her nice clothes. Check into big hotel.

Have lots of sex.

Have food brought up to you in bed.

Drink champagne and whiskey.

Now money all gone.

April be gone too, like money.

You come back to me.

I put you back in kitchen, wash dishes to pay back loan.

By that time you're no longer young, you're no longer handsome.

You're nothing but a... dishwasher.

That one choice. There are others.

Like what?

They say education is good. Hmm.

I've heard that. Me, personally,

I hope you go with April.

I can always use a good... dishwasher!

Time's up. Come on, man. I'm not... finished yet.

Yeah, you are. See, we work out every day at 3:00.

See that clock? It's 3:00. Come on.

Where does it say that in the rule book? Ooh. The rule book.

You been readin' the wrong rule books. You gotta read the ones in English.

- What's that mean? - See? That's what I mean.

Your kind don't understand English.

My kind? Yeah.

Gooks, chinks. Your kind. You guys killed my dad in Korea.

You think I'm happy to see you in my gym? Don't touch me.

Ooh!

Or what? Huh? Or I'll touch you back.

Come on. Touch me, dink. Come on.

Come on. Touch me, chink. Come on. Hit him, Joe.

Quit looking at 'em and touch me, chink.

Come on, man.

He's scared of you, man.

He's scared.

- Mr. Henderson, we so sorry. - Are you coming?

I have to finish my workout. Might as well finish on you.

Finish this up. Okay, chink, let's go.

Ken, Andy, get off the mat!

Go on, man. I'm gonna kill this guy. You can take him, Joe.

Wait.

What is this? What are you gonna do? Stink me to death?

Come on! Come on.

Wait. Wait. So sorry.

What is this, a fight or a striptease?

Come on! Come on!

- Okay, I ready. - Yeah?

Aah! Very good shadow boxing!

You...

- Chinks can jump real high, huh? - Come on, Joe!

Come on.

Come on. Show him what for, Joe.

Get up, Joe! I'll kill you, bastard!

- I'm no bastard. - I'm Bruce Lee!

Get him!

Sorry about your father. That was Koreans.

I'm an American.

God damn.

- You sure showed him, Henderson! - Way to go, Joe.

Hey! Ease up, ease up.

We come in peace.

I'm Benny Sayles, and this is Tad Overton.

We just wanna ask you a question.

That jujitsu stuff. Can you teach us?

Can anybody do it?

I told you. It's secret chink stuff.

Shit.

- You okay? - Yeah, I'm all right.

You see that? You see how it flowed? Be like water.

Water's the softest stuff in the world,

but it can fit into any container.

It seems weak, but it can penetrate rock.

Be like the nature of water.

That's it for today. Friday we spar, eh?

All right. All right.

- Hi, guys. - Hi, Linda.

Hi. Hi. Hi.

Um, is this class only for guys?

'Cause it looks like you only teach guys.

I teach whoever wants to learn. Usually guys are the ones interested in fighting.

Well, I've dated some of these animals.

I've done plenty of fighting. Ha, ha.

But seriously, I'd like to take lessons.

How about Friday? 3:00?

That's a date.

No, that's an appointment.

- There's a difference. - See ya, Bruce.

Bye, guys. Bye, Linda.

Emotion can be the enemy.

If you give in to emotion, you can lose yourself.

Be at one with your emotion,

because the body always follows the mind.

This is not about winning.

This is about perfection.

Then why do they wear all those colored belts?

The only thing belts are good for is to hold your pants up.

Okay, let's spar, shall we?

Um, Linda?

Linda and...

Linda and me, I guess. Come, Linda.

Go get him, Linda.

Come on.

Remember reference? Okay. Mm-hmm.

Set?

You're open.

I saw it coming.

Yeah!

There you go. You see? It isn't size or strength that matters.

It's focus. You all have a chi, an inner spirit.

Focus and then there's nothing you cannot bend to your will.

Like you just saw.

Find your reference points and square off.

Good.

I kinda like this position.

Then say "yes" to a date.

All of us? No, just you and me.

Why? Why?

Yeah, why? Why me? 'Cause I already fell for you.

Premier Nikita Khrushchev made his first visit

to the Berlin Wall today.

With his entourage, of Soviet officials...

he surveyed the structure which has made a division...

Bye, Mom! I'm going bowling!

I'm not deaf. Oh, I'm sorry.

- You're going where? - I'm going bowling.

Have fun. Okay.

Not too late, now. Nope.

Bowling, for Christ's sakes, Emery?

Couldn't you think of something better? Bowling?

Give me a break, Sherry. I needed the bag.

Hey, watch that upholstery! It's my father's car.

Okay! Watch the road.

I don't believe you.

Oh. You think he likes blue?

Do you think this dress is too wrinkled?

All this for a Chinese guy.

I can't believe you're going out with a Chinese guy.

Well, let me tell you. If you met him, you'd get it.

I don't think I could kiss somebody who wasn't white.

I-I just don't think I could do that.

I'll try and live with that thought, Schnell. I really will.

- You'd kiss him? - Kiss him? At least.

You'd let him put his tongue in your mouth? A Chinese guy.

Who knows? Maybe more.

You are so low, Emery.

You pretend to be this jock, but you're a... a beatnik.

Ooh. Pass me the bongos, daddy-o.

Hi.

You look great. Thanks.

Blue looks good on you. Oh, I'm glad you like it. You look really good yourself.

I've never seen you with so many clothes on.

Wanna get a table? Yeah. Okay.

Lee. We have reservations at 8:00.

I'm sorry. I don't have a table right now.

Perhaps you'd like to sit at the bar.

Okay. Thank you. Okay.

A philosophy major. Now what can you do with a philosophy major?

You can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.

No, seriously. You're such a good teacher.

Have you ever thought about teaching kung fu?

What do you think I've been doing?

No, but I mean really going for it. In the American way.

Making a business... A chain, like McDonald's.

I like teaching, but...

Oh, sure, it's fun to throw helpless girls on the floor.

Seriously, I like the way it changes people.

I mean, you can't change people with your fists. I've learned that.

See, they see something strange, something they don't understand,

and they get afraid.

You teach them the beauty of that strange thing, and they're no longer afraid...

because it's become part of them.

Well, sometimes strange things can be very beautiful.

Excuse me.

It's been half an hour, and I still see people being seated ahead of us.

Come, don't exaggerate. It's been barely 20 minutes.

Like to have our check, please.

I was thinking. What were you thinking?

I'd like to take you someplace else,

someplace good.

Thank you.

Two for Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Hey, baby, what's going on here? Oh, hi.

You're gonna love this movie. Oh, yeah?

Aah!

You remember? Miss-a "Gorightry!"

I protest!

I lost my key.

But that was two weeks ago. You cannot keep ringing my bell!

You disturb-a me. You must have a key made!

It won't do any good. I'll just lose them all.

You like me. You know you do. Come on, baby. What is this?

You like me! I'm a liked guy.

In 30 seconds, I going to call police!

I got to get my rest! I'm an artist.

Let's get out of here.

Don't be angry, dear little man. I won't do it again.

If you promise not to be angry,

I might let you take those pictures we mentioned.

When?

What is this place? What are we doing here?

Come on. Be a little adventurous. Where are you taking me?

- Well, what do you think? - I don't know what to think.

What do you mean you don't know what to think? This is your idea.

My idea? To move into an industrial slum?

This is no slum!

This is the first Bruce Lee Kung Fu Institute.

You talked me into it.

You make me feel like I can do anything.

You can.

When I came over on the boat, I knew this was an "idea" place.

Ideas make this country great.

Here, a good idea makes a man anything he wants to be.

You drop a pebble in a pond, you get ripples.

Soon the ripples cross the whole pond.

Come here.

Drop it.

See? It's begun.

Set.

One! Two! Three!

One! Two! Three!

One! Two! Three!

One! Two! Three!

One! Two! Three!

What is wrong with you today? You're acting so funny.

Hmm?

Well, I gotta go.

I told Mom I'd help her with dinner.

Your mother must think you're a professional bowler by now.

- I'm gonna tell her. - When?

When I'm ready.

Are you ashamed?

Are you ashamed you wanna marry a Chinaman?

No, I'm not ashamed.

Are you ashamed of me? Did you tell your father about me?

Did you tell him about your little gwai lo girl?

Yes.

What did he say?

Doesn't matter what he said.

What matters is I told him.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm gonna tell her.

She's just not gonna understand, Bruce.

Sugar, Mr. Lee? Please.

Cream? No.

How many sugars? Just one.

Linda, you want some coffee too? No, thank you.

Thank you.

- Cookie? - No.

Are you pregnant?

No.

Okay. Okay.

Let's look at this from all angles. How will you live?

I'm opening a school in Oakland. Maybe one in Palo Alto?

Soon it'll become a chain like McDonald's.

I don't wanna rain on your parade, Mr. Lee.

But the world needs hamburgers.

- It doesn't need judo. - Kung fu.

Whatever.

More and more people are studying it all the time.

- That's how I put myself through school. - Okay, I'll give you that.

So let's get down to the real issue... children.

After all, Linda, that's what marriage is really about... children.

We wanna have children, someday.

Ah. But what will they be?

They won't be white, and they won't be oriental.

They'll be some kind of half-breed, and they won't be accepted by either side.

They'll be American. Linda's American. I'm American.

You're an American citizen. You're not really an American.

Bruce. You'd better put a Band-Aid on that cut.

Bruce. Bruce!

I spoke to him like a gentleman. You heard me.

My favorite China. Mom...

You can do better than that.

Believe me. You'll forget about him in a month.

Do you really wanna have yellow babies?

Can you imagine that, yellow babies? Yes, I can.

Oh, Linda, all this will do is bring you pain. Linda, listen to me.

I can't allow it. I'm sorry, but I can't allow it. It's not up to you.

Linda. Mom, it's not up to you!

Linda!

Linda! Linda!

Stop! Wait! No! No! No!

Bruce!

Bruce!

What's this? All-purpose loan.

Where're you going? To a wedding!

- Hi, honey! - Hi, hon.

Anything? Not yet.

- What are you doing? - Just giving the place a little blessing.

Well, we don't need a blessing because we've got advertising.

You open?

Come in, come in.

Caught the flyer. Thought I'd check it out.

See?

Seen some of them chop-socky flicks, man.

Some cool shit.

Name's Jerome. Jerome Sprout.

Bruce Lee. My wife, Linda.

Hey. Hi, Jerome.

- I'd like to take some lessons. - I like to give them.

Solid.

- Now, you know I'm not Chinese? - I've noticed that.

Some of them other Chinese teachers, man. They turn me down flat.

- Some of 'em wouldn't even let me in the door. - You got yourself a teacher.

I can dig it, man. You got yourself a student.

Keep repeating it. Repeat. Give me that backwards. Go for a switch.

Like that? Yeah. Yeah.

We're gonna speed up a little bit. All right, Jerome, ready?

One! Two! One!

Two! One! Two!

One! Two! One! Two!

One! Two! One! Two! One!

One! Two! One! Two!

Thank you.

One! Two! One! Two!

One! Two! One! Two!

Bruce. I know you like to be called Bruce.

You have been charged with violating the martial arts code.

We've had several complaints from Wu Zuolin and Wong Jack Man and many others.

You've been teaching the gwai lo. This must stop.

Mmm. I'll teach whoever wants to learn.

Bruce, we do things differently here.

One of the things we do not do is teach our secrets to whites, blacks.

They are the enemy.

They are not the enemy. They just don't know us.

We've been so closed for so long,

they've never seen the real beauty of our culture.

Let's show it to them. No. No. No.

I'm sorry. We do not agree. You are ordered to stop teaching the gwai lo.

Or what?

Or we will settle this by combat.

Prepare yourself.

Not hungry? Nah.

You canceled all your classes today.

I had to take care of some business.

What business? Oh, nothing much.

Tax stuff.

I better get going. You know, there's something you're not telling me.

Do we owe a lot of money?

I owe everything...

to you.

See you.

What'd you find out? Who am I fighting?

Bookies are laying 20-to-1 against you. Who is this guy?

Johnny Sun. He's got a school on Thompson. I checked him out.

Bookies ain't stupid. He's a killer, man.

What are you? His press agent? No. He's a real killer.

A couple of brothers tried to rob him last year.

One went to the hospital. The one with a gun went to a funeral home.

You're a real confidence builder, Jerome.

Man, they eat their Wheaties in that family.

Tiny there is his younger brother Luke.

Bruce, forget about this stuff.

Forget about all us gwai lo, and let's get the hell out of here right now.

Do you give up? Do you give up?

- Do you give up? - I give up. I give up.

- I give up. - Right on!

I teach who I want.

The decision is mine.

Mrs. Lee, I'm Dr. Arlo. How is he? Is he okay?

Let's not talk in here. Is he okay?

There are some papers to sign, Mrs. Lee.

Mrs. Lee. Huh?

Some... There are some papers. Some papers.

You know, this thing's kinda sexy. Maybe we can keep it after you're better.

I'm sorry.

It's a bad joke.

I know you're mad.

Don't be mad. It'll only make things worse. Worse?

Gonna take a hell of a lot to make things worse.

- You know you should have told me where you were going. - Why?

Because I'm your wife, that's why. I had a right to know!

You might want to think about that.

The wife part, I mean.

What are you saying?

Take a good look at me, Linda.

So we've got a little trouble.

This is more than a little trouble! Okay, so we've got big trouble.

You know, you're always going on about the beauties of your Chinese culture.

Well, let me tell you about the beauties of my culture.

We love big trouble!

That's what you say now!

In six months, you'll be looking for the back door!

Oh, no.

It's never gonna be over between you and me. You get it?

Go back to your mother, Linda! I'm finished!

Tell her you made a mistake. Do it. You hear me? Go!

Tell her you made a mistake! Don't touch me!

I don't want you here!

I don't want you! Get out! Go!

Leave me alone!

Don't look at me! Now get out!

Oh, my God.

Who is it? Who's there?

Who is it?

Who's there?

Hi. Thought I'd improve the view.

Oh, look at the big kung fu man.

First sign of trouble and all he does is quit.

Shut up. Shut up!

See this notebook?

Looks like the ones we had in school, right?

Wrong. This is your future.

I don't have any more future.

Sure you do.

You know, all I keep hearing is, "The fight took too long.

Too much tradition. Too much classical mess.

Too many fixed positions in Wing Chun."

You know everything that's wrong, so fix it.

Stop whining and start fighting.

Fight back with your mind.

I can't write. I can't move.

You talk, quitter. I'll write.

I'm waiting.

It'll take forever.

You goin' anywhere?

I'm not.

Oh, yeah. There's just one more thing.

I'm pregnant.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement.

You ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat.

Let nature take its course.

And your tools will strike at the right moment.

The consciousness of self...

is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all.

The knowledge and skill you have achieved are meant to be forgotten...

so you can float comfortable.

To obtain enlightenment in martial art...

means the extinction of everything which obscures...

The way to transcend karma

lies in the proper use of the mind and the will.

Jeet Kune Do is not to hurt,

but is one of the avenues through which life opens its secrets to us.

Push. Push. Relaxation...

is essential for faster and more powerful punching.

Let your lead punch shoot up loosely and eas... Aah!

And-And what? Loosely and what? Loosely and easily.

Loosely, okay.

Do not tighten up or clench your fists until the moment of impact.

Aah! Okay. Come on. Come on.

All punches should end with a snap several inches behind the target.

Okay.

Morning, ladies.

Congratulations, Mr. Lee. Thank you.

Yahoo!

Hey, kiddo.

He's too young to shave.

They aren't shaving mirrors. They're called Pat Kwa.

Pat Kwa?

They're like gargoyles on churches.

You put them around to ward off evil spirits.

I want to call him Brandon.

Brandon.

That's good.

Do you want to hold him?

Oh, look at Daddy.

Hey, big guy.

Shh.

He's so tiny.

And so beautiful. Hey, baby.

He's so tiny.

You're beautiful.

Bruce?

Yeah? Bruce, come here! It came.

Look. It's here, it's here, it's here.

Oh. Open it. Open it up. Quick.

Whoa!

It's your book. It's your book.

Look at that.

You're a celebrity.

Okay, hold on. I'll get it.

Hi.

Hi.

May I come in? Why?

I like your hair.

Come on, Mom. I don't want to chit-chat with you.

What are you doing here?

I came to see you and... Did you come to see me...

or did you come to see the yellow baby?

I think maybe I made a mistake.

Brandon! It's Grandma! Grandma's come to see you.

Come on in, Grandma.

There's someone you ought to meet.

Come on.

How're you feeling, Mr. Lee?

Oh, like half-man, half-car.

Glad to hear it.

Linda, your mom's got great legs. Great legs.

He looks...

Well, he-he looks like both of you.

May I?

Ooh.

Oh, what a sweetie.

Hello.

Hello.

Yes. You're such a handsome fella.

He's gorgeous.

He's so sweet. Yes, you are.

He's so... You did good, sweetheart.

You sure did good.

Gosh. Yes. Look at you.

Brandon, you're a strong one.

Only you could do this.

The art of Jeet Kune Do is simply to simplify.

It favors formlessness so that it can assume all forms.

Kung fu. Karate. Tae Kwon Do.

All the classical styles are attempts to arrest the flux of conflict.

But in actual combat, the opponent doesn't wait for formalities.

He's not a robot, but a human being, fluid and alive.

For instance.

For instance.

Like the sculptor who doesn't keep adding clay to his statue,

but strips away the inessentials until the truth is revealed.

I have developed a way of fighting with no fixed positions,

with no set movements.

The fancy mess of martial arts solidifies what was once fluid.

It's nothing but blind devotion to the systematic uselessness of routines that lead nowhere.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Tell him to prove it. Yeah!

Tell him to prove it. Mr. Lee...

Mr. Lee is not here for competition.

Prove it! Prove it!

All right. Calm down. Calm down. Prove it! Prove it! Prove it!

Keep it quiet. Mr. Lee...

Prove it! Prove it! Prove it!

Okay! Okay, I'll prove it.

I'll need someone to prove it on.

What are you gonna do?

I'll beat any man in this room in 60 seconds.

What?

I'll fight him.

I beat him before.

I beat him again!

He can't do this again.

What are you, crazy?

The doctor said no more fighting.

They told me I'd never walk again too.

When will you be happy? When they're right?

Bruce, I'm begging you. If you love me...

This isn't about you and me. Fine.

Fine. But I'm not going through this again. Do you understand me?

You get hurt, you're on your own.

Don't go too far, hon.

It'll be over in 60 seconds.

This is a challenge match...

to prove Mr. Lee's theories on Jeet Kune Do.

Sixty seconds.

Bow to the judges.

Bow to each other.

Begin.

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Yeah!

Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee.

Bill Krieger's the name.

You looked pretty great out there today.

No, he didn't. He was too slow. He took too long.

He looked pretty fast to me.

You think you can do some of that stuff in front of a camera?

See, I'm a TV producer and...

Right. And I'm Marvin Gaye.

I'm casting my new series. It's called The Green Hornet.

And I think we could use you.

So did you hear I, uh... I bought a house on the... on the beach?

Yeah, I've heard something about it. Right in Malibu.

I'm telling you. I've got a 120 yards of sand as my front yard.

Whoo-hoo. 200 and... Hey, that-that's too tight.

Just... I can sell the stunt, okay?

You don't have to cut off the circulation.

Cal, run him through the scene.

Okay, Bruce, as soon as you get your cue light,

you come right through that door.

Then you work your way down this catwalk here,

real careful as you negotiate this corner.

I want you to get down these steps just as fast as you can.

Not too fast. I don't want you to take a tumble.

We don't want to lose you on the first show.

And when you get down to this landing,

do you think you could take these five steps all at once?

I'll try. That a boy.

First positions, everybody.

How's that look? Can you tell it's me?

I just talked to the network. They loved the dailies. They love 'em.

Don't they always?

Listen, there's, uh... there's one small problem.

Uh, let me call you back.

Yeah, what is it?

Uh, it's this guy Lee.

You know, he's awfully... oriental.

Yeah, he's supposed to be oriental. Yeah.

He's playing oriental. No, I know. I know.

Kato is oriental.

I know. I know.

Uh, can you just make sure he keeps the mask on?

Roll sound. Speed.

Roll camera.

And mark it.

Action.

All right, Green Hornet, where's the secret formula?

Where it belongs.

Okay, have it your way.

Kato!

Good work, Kato!

Good... Good work, Kato.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Good work, Kato. Thanks, boss.

Huh? Ah, cut! Cut!

Cut!

That's a print.

Thought that'd be a little more exciting.

If he came from Hong Kong or Shanghai, he'd end up in San Francisco.

No, I don't want to do the urban thing.

Okay, now, we helped with the railroads. How about the Wild West?

Okay, great. The Wild West. Okay.

Chinese immigrant wanders the land.

He's a good guy, a hero. Of course he's a hero.

Okay. He's the star of the show.

He wanders the land solving problems. Every week he solves a problem.

With no gun. Just his hands.

Hey, that's good. That's great. No gun.

He's looking for something. His father.

He lost his father who came ahead of him.

No. No, no, no. Not the father.

The father thing has been done to death. Okay.

He's searching for his brother. Good.

Searching for his brother. He never finds him.

Well, not until the fifth year anyway.

Okay, so he wanders the land searching for his brother, solving problems with no gun.

And he has something no one else has ever seen.

Kung Fu!

Starring Bruce Lee. Uh-huh.

He remembers what he was taught in the old country...

by his teacher and teaches people his culture.

After he's kicked the shit out of everybody.

This is fantastic. We've got action. We've got culture.

It's a western. But it's an eastern.

It's an eastern. Right. It's an eastern.

They're gonna love it. God, man, this thing is gonna run forever.

Kung Fu!

Easy. Easy.

Wow.

You steal Steve McQueen's car?

He stole mine.

Come on, get in. We're late. Okay.

What? Linda... Hey.

You do the clutch. I'll work the stick.

♪ All the leaves are brown ♪

♪ And the sky is gray ♪

♪ And the sky is gray ♪

♪ I've been for a walk ♪ ♪ I've been for a walk ♪

♪ On a winter's day ♪ ♪ On a winter's day ♪

♪ I'd be safe and warm ♪ ♪ I'd be safe and warm ♪

♪ If I was in L.A. ♪

♪ If I was in L.A. ♪

♪ California dreamin' ♪ ♪ California dreamin' ♪

Welcome. ♪ On such a winter's day ♪

♪ Bruce!

Linda! So glad you guys could make it.

Go on in. We'll be right down, huh? Okay.

This way, please.

- ♪ Well, I got down on my knees ♪ - ♪ Got down on my knees ♪

- ♪ And I pretend to pray ♪ - ♪ I pretend to pray ♪

♪ You know the preacher likes to talk ♪ ♪ Preacher likes to talk ♪

♪ He knows I'm gonna stay ♪

♪ Yes, I'm gonna stay ♪

- ♪ California dreamin' ♪ - ♪ California dreamin' ♪

Excuse me, Mr. Krieger, there's a phone call. ♪ On such a winter's day ♪

Excuse me.

Did I ever tell you I was the cha-cha-cha king of Hong Kong?

About 15,000 times.

Did I ever tell you I was pregnant?

Once.

Make that twice.

Hold it, everybody. Hold it. ♪ If I didn't tell... ♪

Hold it.

I know the timing is lousy, but, uh, I wanted you to hear it first from me personally.

The show's been canceled.

Ohh! What?

I know it's a bummer,

but we'll, uh, finish out the last episodes, and, uh, that'll be that.

I'm sorry.

Enjoy the rest of the party.

Bill and I will just roll into Kung Fu.

One, two, cha-cha-cha.

One, two, cha-cha-cha.

One, two, cha-cha-cha.

One, two, three and four.

One, two, cha-cha-cha.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

So what are they saying at the network?

What are they sayin' about Kung Fu?

Right.

And when do you think they'll know?

Oh, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill.

What about dinner? Call me back.

They still haven't made any decisions on the show.

Still looks good.

Good.

Don't worry.

And who else they gonna get, Mickey Rooney?

I'm not worried.

I'm not worried.

Hello?

Wait, wait. As quickly as you can,

snatch the pebble from my hand.

All right.

All right.

When you can take the pebble from my hand,

it will be time for you to leave.

What's wrong, honey?

My father's dead.

- It comes, it goes. - In your dreams?

No, I'm always awake. It's not a dream, sifu.

When your father first brought you here, he told me everything.

He wanted you to learn Wing Chun to protect yourself against man and other forces.

I thought that was all superstition.

Superstition is a name the ignorant give to their ignorance.

You were special then, and you're special now.

That's why the demon wants you.

We have spent a lot of time together preparing you for this.

Good. Good.

Very good.

What if I won't fight him?

You have no choice.

You're fighting for more than yourself.

What are you saying, sifu?

As I told you, this demon is your inner fear.

It doesn't matter how many men you defeat.

If you don't conquer your own fears,

you will pass your demons on to your children...

as your father passed his on to you.

No, you will fight him.

When you're at your absolute peak,

he will come to you.

When the monsoon blow, be prepared.

Mr. Lee.

Mr. Lee.

I've been chasing you all over Hong Kong.

You should buy a car.

Just a joke.

I'm Philip Tan.

I'm a producer, and I want to make a picture with you.

Talk is cheap, Mr. Tan. Pictures are expensive. I'm on the level.

You're Kato, and over here Kato has a small but loyal following.

Something we can build on.

They don't call your show The Green Hornet. It's called The Kato Show.

Did you know that? Well, it's true.

When I hear that Kato's in town, I consider it a good omen.

I've gotta get back to my family, Mr. Tan.

Leave tomorrow. Give us some time to talk.

I've been away from home for so long. I'll put you up in a hotel.

A suite. I'll buy you a new ticket. First Class.

One more day. Please. You can't lose.

What's the movie?

Action! Action! Action!

My brother can't talk right.

He can't walk right.

You have dishonored my family. I've sworn to kill you.

Swearing is easy.

I've read your book.

I know all your tricks.

Let's see how well you've learned your lesson.

Yeah!

Daddy.

...invited me and the captain let me go into the cockpit...

and landed the plane and...

It's so hot in here that I had to put my dolly in the refrigerator.

Yeah, that was fun. I missed you.

I missed you too. I missed you.

I missed you.

Hurry up. Over there.

Listen, Cheng.

Give up.

Cheng!

It's okay, Mei.

Let's get out of here before they lynch us.

Whoa! Whoo!

Bruce!

Linda!

Bruce!

Bruce!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

Daddy's taking me to the circus!

Hey, Brandon, come on, go change. Okay.

You don't want to keep Daddy waiting.

Okay, back.

It's okay.

Come on, big boy.

Come on.

Your bed is so much more cozy. Come on.

We'll go up to your bed where there are covers and everything.

♪ Like a rubber-neck giraffe ♪

♪ You look into my past ♪

♪ Somewhere there's got to be a series in all this.

♪ I'm up in the spotlight ♪

Three minutes.

It's like doin' 200 push-ups.

Want to try? Uh, no thanks.

You, uh, might turn it up and try to electrocute me.

The thought crossed my mind.

Justifiable homicide, some might say.

What do you want, Bill?

You didn't come here to discuss old times.

I came here to discuss new times.

There's somebody I want you to meet.

His name is Freddy Weintraub.

We've got a project for you.

Oh, what's the matter? David Carradine turn you down?

No, Fred's got a script.

It's called Enter the Dragon. We're gonna shoot it here...

but it's your ticket back to America.

It's a feature.

A Hollywood feature.

With all the trimmings.

It's okay.

I'm awake.

I was working on Game of Death.

Lost track of time.

The kids okay?

Don't you ever get tired of asking that question?

Linda, we've been through this before. I don't have a choice.

You might not.

But I do.

I'm taking the kids and going home for a while.

Home's here for now.

No. Here is where we watch you work.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to come with us.

Forget it.

I worked in America for 10 years and what'd it get me? It got me nothing.

It got you me.

Oh, man.

They got such a good line of bullshit.

"Come and get it. America, the mountain of gold.

It's for everybody." Yeah, it's for everybody white.

But they don't tell you that.

You got to read the small print!

If you can read.

I am not America.

Your kids are not America. Don't push us away.

We're going.

I want you to come with us.

I want the kids to have a father again.

Don't lay any guilt trips on me!

I'm not taking any guilt trips!

This place is eating us up.

Can't you see that, Bruce?

This place has given us a life.

I'm somebody here. I'm special.

Back there I'm just another gook.

Just another wetback, Charlie Chan,

slopehead, coolie dishwasher in a stinking Chinky restaurant.

Mom!

Starch your shirt, Mr. White Man. Please.

No tickee, no shirtee.

Order one from column A, and one from column B.

Me happy to build the railroads.

Me happy to dig the mines for you, Mr. White Man.

Is that who I am?

Is it? Tell me! Mommy, what's happening?

Tell me! Tell me that's who I am!

I don't know who the hell you are anymore!

Do you? Mommy, what's happening?

Weintraub's script is called Enter the Dragon.

I read it. It's really good.

I thought we were partners. I made you my partner.

We are partners. I told them without you it was no deal.

"A co-production in association with Philip Tan?" That's an insult.

That's what they offered. You could get more.

It's not about getting more. It's about we don't need them.

Yes, we do. It's Warner Brothers. Big budget.

In English with international distribution.

Don't sell me, Bruce. Don't sell a salesman.

You have an aspirin?

I don't know, man. I don't know how much longer I could keep this up.

You want it so bad, don't you?

You want their love so bad.

Our love's not good enough for you.

When I was a kid, I had all these crazy ideas.

I wanted to show the world the beauty of our culture.

I wanted to give them a hero, but a Chinese hero.

You have. Don't you see that?

I want something else now.

I want to stop breaking my wife's heart.

I want to play with my children without having to look at the clock.

They're American.

I need to get back to America or I'll lose them.

If I lose them, nothing means anything.

No!

Aah!

No!

No!

No!

No!

Daddy! Dad!

Dad, stop him! Dad!

Brandon, run!

Run, Brandon, run!

Run! Go! Go! Dad! Come on, Dad!

Brandon, run!

Dad! Dad, he's coming! Dad!

Come on, Dad!

Dad, he's coming!

Dad!

It's okay, Brandon! It's okay!

Dad!

Now, Brandon, now!

Now, run!

Kind of lost you there for a minute, buddy. You okay?

Bruce, you all right? You all right?

This chair goes over here, and this chair goes over here.

Dad, what are you doing here?

I live here.

Hey, can I play with you guys? Sure.

Daddy, we had a typhoon.

I know.

But it's over now.

Okay, Dad.

I'll be the engineer, you be the switcher.

Hey, that sounds great.

Last shot.

Make it great.

Linda, I forgot something.

What?

I forgot to tell you I love you.

You know, I don't think you've ever said that to me before.

Yeah, but I meant it every day.

Three weeks before the opening

of Enter the Dragon,

the film that brought him international fame,

Bruce felt into a mysterious coma and died.

He was 32.

Over 25,000 people attended his funeral in Hong Kong,

but I buried him back home in America to be close to us.

All these years later, people still wonder about the way he died.

I prefer to remember the way he lived.