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This is the story of the legendary martial arts star Bruce Lee, as
told from the perspective of his widow, Linda Lee Caldwell. Bruce
Lee(Jason Scott Lee) is born in the US but grows up in Hong Kong,
where he practices his martial arts skills from an early age. He
returns to America to find his fortune in Hollywood. Life is not easy
for him in the U.S.-- he starts by working in a Chinese restaurant--
but he manages to found a martial arts school teaching his own Jeet
Kune Do technique. He meets and falls in love with Linda Emery(Lauren
Holly), his future wife. With the help of producer Bill
Krieger(Robert Wagner), he finds a good TV role as the Green Hornet's
sidekick Kato. However, Bruce is haunted by personal demons that come
to him in his dreams, and he runs up against prejudice that nearly
ruins his marriage and stymies his career. Finding Hollywood's doors
still largely closed to him, he returns to his native Hong Kong.
There he finally finds success with his role in Enter the
Dragon, on the eve of his untimely death. Jason Scott Lee(no
relation) captures the spirit of the late Bruce Lee, and does great in
all the well-choreographed fight scenes. Nancy Kwan plays the
tough-talking but soft-hearted restaurant owner Gussie Yang who
changes Bruce's direction in life from washing dishes to attending
college and eventual stardom. Since Nancy Kwan knew the Lees well
from Hong Kong, this film role takes on a special significance for
her. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story acquired an unexpected
tragic aura when Bruce Lee's real life son Brandon died while the film
was still in production.
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