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  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h
  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h

Summary From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Bruce Lee (Jason Scott Lee) realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer (Robert Wagner) and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one of the most charismatic action heroes in motion picture...

Directed By: Rob Cohen

Written By: Robert Clouse, Linda Lee Cadwell, Edward Khmara, John Raffo, Rob Cohen

  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h
  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Bruce Lee (Jason Scott Lee) realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer (Robert Wagner) and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one of the most charismatic action heroes in motion picture...

Directed By: Rob Cohen

Written By: Robert Clouse, Linda Lee Cadwell, Edward Khmara, John Raffo, Rob Cohen

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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74% Positive
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90
What's exciting about Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is that, in Jason Scott Lee, the movies have created a new star out of an old star. The film is a tribute to Bruce Lee but it's also a tribute to the transforming powers of performance. Lee does justice to Bruce Lee while, at the same time, creating a character out of his own fierce resources. He is, quite literally, smashing.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
88
An entertaining and sometimes exceptional look at the short life of the man who singlehandedly brought about the boom of martial arts in this country. Starring Jason Scott Lee (no relation), "Dragon" covers Lee's life from his early days in Hong Kong to his final scene from "Enter The Dragon," Lee's only big-budget American movie. [12 May 1993, p.6F]
By Joe Holleman FULL REVIEW

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This plays up Lee's heroic accomplishments perhaps more than necessary, but it's impossible to deny the power of the basic thrust of his life story, or the spectacular fight sequences.
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70
An enjoyably hokey, big-budget theatrical film with a lot of kicks and the soul of a television movie. It's exactly what it announces itself to be and won't offend (or surprise) anyone...Although "Dragon" has few surprises, it is an entertainingly predictable enterprise.
By Vincent Canby FULL REVIEW
63
If you take a strict approach to "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story," you will probably squirm at every narrative shortcut and reconstruction of "reality" for mass consumption. If you're a fanatic follower of the late martial-arts master - whose death in 1973 at age 32 was caused by cerebral swelling - the cinematic liberties could prove to be distracting. If, on the other hand, you're just out to be entertained, and neither know nor care about the exact details, you'll probably find this briskly populist biopic not only quite enjoyable, but respectful of Lee's martial-arts legacy and the vibrant spirit that has fueled his immortality. [7 May 1993, p.3]
By Jeff Shannon FULL REVIEW
50
Dragon is guilty of simplifying the raw material of Lee's life for melodramatic as well as martial-arts purposes - and isn't always convincing in the process. Still, headliner Jason Scott Lee does a fine job of suggesting the charisma, grace and sheer explosive force of Bruce Lee's personality, as well as his drive to master self-awareness as well as self-defense. [11 May 1993, p.D7]
By David Baron FULL REVIEW
42
An intermittently engaging and confused blend of biopic, chop-socky, dopey mysticism and, oddest of all, melodramatic weepie, is no ``JFK.''[7 May 1993, p.AE15]
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures
Release Date May 7, 1993
Duration 2 h
Rating PG-13
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Tagline The Mystery. The Life. The Love. The Legend
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Awards

Political Film Society, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination

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