The definitive bruce lee movie list top must see films. 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. 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. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of they call me bruce with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Apr 26, 2020 gigs dates and times can change at anytime so always email me for confirmation. It is a sequel to the 1982 film they call me bruce. 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. Staring tony brande, martin azarow, raf mauro and ric mancini. Elliott hong directs johnny yune in the martial arts comedy they call me bruce. 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. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. Scream factory will release the indie horror film a dark song on bluray on 95.
They call me bruce 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On a related note, well go usa has set legend of bruce lee. 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. 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. Dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats.
They were exciting times when enter the dragon was being made, but unfortunately bruce lee died 3 weeks before the film was released. They still call me bruce 1987 directed by johnny yune. His jokes, which straddles the border between clever and dad jokes, work so well because his character, bruce, is so charmingly naive. Jun 04, 2017 they call me bruce oriental boy duration. A 25th anniversary dvd edition of they call me bruce was released on june 30th, 2009 by liberation entertainment. With johnny yune, david mendenhall, pat paulsen, joey travolta. His grandfather tries to put his grandsons mind at ease, and tells him to go to america. 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. 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. 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. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated. This item ships rolled to insure maximum protection.
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. Its a curiously innocuous film on one level this cutrate comedy is miserably bad, with terrible. If youve never watched a bruce lee film, i recommend starting here and working your way back. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. 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. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us.
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. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. He meets an orphan boy and together they land themselves in a string of outrageous situations. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. They still call me bruce movie poster 11 x 17 walmart.
Gigs dates and times can change at anytime so always email me for confirmation. 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. Korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. Sadly for him, bruce is hardly the fearless action hero jeff remembers from evil dead. Yune plays an immigrant who everyone refers to as bruce, because he reminds everyone of bruce lee. It is a sequel to the 1982 film they call me bruce plot. This highstrung farce culminates when a case of mistaken identity leads a gang of thugs to think bruce is a karate master. This was represented in one of the films english titles which was they call me bruce. This unique sydney based performer has been captivating audiences with his one man show for many years now. Bruce campbell plays himself as a drunk, surly, borderline broke bactor living in a trailer almost kiss. They still call me bruce was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. 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. Nov 10, 2010 for the most part this movie is very funny, and i liked yune, but the story is very familiar and predictable.
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. Bruce unknowingly works for a gangster making cocaine dropoffs. This is his last complete film and one of his best. Its a curiously innocuous film on one level this cutrate comedy is miserably bad, with terrible jokes outnumbering the good. They call me bruce is a 1982 american comedy action film directed by elliott hong, written by david b. Favorite movie quotes and links for the 1982 comedy movie starring johnny yune, pam huntington, raf mauro more cast. 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. 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. 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 arrange a nationallytelevised match which pits our hero against a. The film shows bruce interacting with a variety of american stereotypes, and then figuring out how his bosses are using him. Bruce won arrives in america in search of an american g.
We visited bruce springsteens home to talk all about his. In the end, its okay, but it doesnt have any purpose beyond a few laughs. A korean man comes to america to thank the american gi who saved his life, but instead winds up running a struggling karate studio. 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. They still call me bruce is a 1987 comedy action film directed by james orr and johnny yune and starring the latter. 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. Sep 27, 2015 a goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. We visited bruce springsteens home to talk all about his new. With little more than a name and a fuzzy memory of his hero, bruce is determined to. The film begins with bruce in houston on a search for the american g. In this martial arts parodycomedy, johnny yune stars as a cook who is. He is a dead ringer for the martial artist bruce lee, so everyone always calls him bruce. Aug 24, 2017 scream factory will release the indie horror film a dark song on bluray on 95.
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