The True Game of Death

– The film begins with footage of Bruce Lee's funeral. The narrator then says that there is a new acto..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Original Name:
決鬥死亡塔
The True Game of Death
The True Game of Death (1979) - Also known as 決鬥死亡塔

The film begins with footage of Bruce Lee's funeral. The narrator then says that there is a new actor "who looks quite like him" that will become Lee's successor. His name is Hsao Lung. Later Hsao Lung is filming a movie. On the set, he is approached by a group of gangsters, led by a man named George, who want to control Hsao Lung. Hsao Lung declines, so they go after his girlfriend Alice, forcing her poison Hsao. During sex, the poison takes action and Hsao supposedly dies. Hsao fakes his death and pretends to be a chef so that he can watch over Alice. Alice is kidnapped by the gangsters, so Hsao starts looking for her and goes to a shipyard. There he fights off 4 motorcycle-riding gangsters that are wearing multi-colored tracksuits, one of them being the iconic green and black one from Game of Death. He defeats them and goes to the tower of death.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

03 Dec 1979

Language:

Mandarin, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Plot:

This movie creates a fictional story around Bruce Lee's death. In it a villain known as "Big Boss" drugs Bruce Lee in order to destroy his production company and force him to work for him. But the drug accidentally kills Bruce and so a double is hired to pose as him. When Bruce's girlfriend discovers the double, the real Bruce's spirit takes him over to help him defeat the villain.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.3/10

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