He meets an orphan boy and together they land themselves in a string of outrageous situations. Trailer for the comedy they call me bruce starring johnny yune, margaux hemingway and raf mauro. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. His jokes, which straddles the border between clever and dad jokes, work so well because his character, bruce, is so charmingly naive. The film shows bruce interacting with a variety of american stereotypes, and then figuring out how his bosses are using him. This zany comedy features the celebrated korean comic johnny yune they still call me bruce as a bumbling bruce lee lookalike who secretly dreams of emulating the kung fu king. Elliott hong directs johnny yune in the martial arts comedy they call me bruce. It is a sequel to the 1982 film they call me bruce. The film begins with bruce in houston on a search for the american g. Meanwhile, two cocaine deals being conducted by the mafia are broken up and those involved are arrested, the first at a restaurant by its staff and the second in a city alley by hare krishnas. Sep 27, 2015 a goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. It is a sequel to the 1982 film they call me bruce plot.
If youve never watched a bruce lee film, i recommend starting here and working your way back. This unique sydney based performer has been captivating audiences with his one man show for many years now. Jun 04, 2017 they call me bruce oriental boy duration. Thats pretty much the level of humor in they call me bruce 1982, a sorta parody of 70s martial arts movies, with koreanamerican nightclub comedian johnny yune the unwitting bagman for broadly stereotyped mafioso. A korean man comes to america to thank the american gi who saved his life, but instead winds up running a struggling karate studio. His grandfather tries to put his grandsons mind at ease, and tells him to go to america. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us. This highstrung farce culminates when a case of mistaken identity leads a gang of thugs to think bruce is a karate master. On one shelf were a string of mugs featuring all of springsteens rolling stone magazine covers, and on a wall near the door were three framed images of bruce. The plot is simple, some of the fighting is good, but you watch the film waiting for the next funny line or event that yune aka bruce finds himself in. John fujioka and johnny yune in they call me bruce 1982 johnny yune in they call me bruce 1982 they call me bruce 1982. Bruce campbell plays himself as a drunk, surly, borderline broke bactor living in a trailer almost kiss. In a sequel to they call me bruce 1982, johnny yune plays korean bruce won who, while searching for an american gi who previously saved his life, ends up taking a tenyearold orphan under his wing.
In a sense, its almost like they came up with the bruce lee premise and some good gags then wrote the script around it while largely forgetting about bruce lee almost half way through the film. They call me bruce is an outrageous comedy caper that takes on the mob, the fbi and just about everything else and leaves you holding your sides with laughter. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. They call me bruce is a goofball comedy that has surprising redeeming value, such as the zucker brothers style rapidfire jokes and a decent comedic performance from star johnny yune. Bruce won arrives in america in search of an american g. He is a dead ringer for the martial artist bruce lee, so everyone always calls him bruce. With johnny yune, david mendenhall, pat paulsen, joey travolta. Nothing impressive on this dvd here, which isnt much of a surprise considering the caliber of film it was im sure fans are just happy to see it got a dvd release. They still call me bruce is a 1987 comedy action film directed by james orr and johnny yune and starring the latter. They call me bruce 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
They were exciting times when enter the dragon was being made, but unfortunately bruce lee died 3 weeks before the film was released. Aug 24, 2017 scream factory will release the indie horror film a dark song on bluray on 95. With johnny yune, margaux hemingway, raf mauro, pam huntington. A 25th anniversary dvd edition of they call me bruce was released on june 30th, 2009 by liberation entertainment. Sadly for him, bruce is hardly the fearless action hero jeff remembers from evil dead. Favorite movie quotes and links for the 1982 comedy movie starring johnny yune, pam huntington, raf mauro more cast.
Surprisingly, the sequel, they still call me bruce, which was a much better movie than this first one, has yet to debut on dvd in any way, shape, or form. This item ships rolled to insure maximum protection. Yune is also credited with helping to write the screenplay and i can believe that, since a lot of his dialogue sounds like it was made up on the spot. They still call me bruce 1987 directed by johnny yune. Staring tony brande, martin azarow, raf mauro and ric mancini. With little more than a name and a fuzzy memory of his hero, bruce is determined to.
They call me bruce dvd movie video at cd universe, a goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee, stars. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of they call me bruce with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. They call me bruce does have a few funny action scenes, a very few, but most of the time its humor depends on puns and other weak witticisms from johnny yune, who plays its hero. Dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The boy, joon, is now an adult, working as a cook for the mafia, whose members call him bruce, after his supposed resemblance to bruce lee.
The definitive bruce lee movie list top must see films. We visited bruce springsteens home to talk all about his new. We visited bruce springsteens home to talk all about his. The central premise is that the townspeople expect an asskicking, awesome hero out of the evil dead movies, but they just get a drunken asshole completely in over his head adam westing. Bruce or as his fans call him, bruuuuuuuce was dressed casually in a jean jacket and white shirt, surrounded by books, bagels and a smattering of career memorabilia. This is his last complete film and one of his best. Apr 26, 2020 gigs dates and times can change at anytime so always email me for confirmation.
On a related note, well go usa has set legend of bruce lee. Its a curiously innocuous film on one level this cutrate comedy is miserably bad, with terrible jokes outnumbering the good. Korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. They still call me bruce movie poster 11 x 17 walmart. Funimations speedhead racer box, they call me bruce. In the end, its okay, but it doesnt have any purpose beyond a few laughs. Bruce unknowingly works for a gangster making cocaine dropoffs.
The film did well enough that five years later it spawned a sequel with 1987s the still call me bruce which isnt as good and which was a bit of a flop. Some dates havent been filled as yet so keep checking for update. This was represented in one of the films english titles which was they call me bruce. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated. The film is a high quality transfer from a newly discovered 35mm print, which the studio calls pristine, and also restored the scenes which were cut from the original dvd release. For the bruce campbell 2006 film see my name is bruce. They call me bruce is a 1982 american comedy action film directed by elliott hong, written by david b.
Financial analysis of they call me bruce 1982 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Yune plays an immigrant who everyone refers to as bruce, because he reminds everyone of bruce lee. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. They arrange a nationallytelevised match which pits our hero against a. Gigs dates and times can change at anytime so always email me for confirmation. In this martial arts parodycomedy, johnny yune stars as a cook who is. Its a curiously innocuous film on one level this cutrate comedy is miserably bad, with terrible. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Scream factory will release the indie horror film a dark song on bluray on 95. Nov 10, 2010 for the most part this movie is very funny, and i liked yune, but the story is very familiar and predictable.
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