COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - THE GAME OF CLONES BRUCESPLOITATION VOL.1 (SEVERIN BLU-RAY)

The phrase “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” is often quoted incorrectly. Oscar Wilde’s original quote goes on to include the words, “..that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” alluding to a far different understanding than the incomplete version does. We often decry imitation as lesser in quality, but is that always the case? And does it matter the context of the imitation and the intent? Take something completely unrelated like Impossible Meat. It’s imitating animal products, which will turn off some meat eaters while delighting those who abstain. Even if it is imitation, it is accessible which has value. In film, imitation is far more about making money than it is about trying to serve a wider audience. That’s why when Scream came out in 1996 we got a barrage of imitations coming thereafter ranging in quality. Severin Films is putting imitation front in center in their newest box set, The Game of Clones Vol. 1 which aims to serve up the first collection of films focused entirely on Brucesploitation. This is the longest review we have ever done in the Crypt before as we took in all 14 movies to understand how imitation spawned an entire genre of films, but are these imitations worth your time?

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Hours after Bruce Lee’s death, Bruceploitation was born. And for the next 10 years, talented martial artists were enlisted to mimic iconic aspects of Lee’s life, style, and mannerisms. Fueled by equal parts deception and demand, these films instead created one of the most wildly entertaining sub-genres in movie history. THE GAME OF CLONES: BRUCEPLOITATION COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 now presents 14 of the very best – and frequently very bizarre – films starring Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Dragon Lee, Bruce Liang, and more, all restored for the first time from original film elements.

HOW IS IT?

***Two notes: Due to the number of films in this set, each review will be shorter in length. Additionally, Disc 1 (Enter the Clones of Bruce) will be getting its own separate, full-length review to come out shortly after this***

Disc 2: The Game of Clones (1980)

“The Game of Clones” has been called “The Mount Rushmore of Brucesploitation films” and for damn good reason. Not only do you get three of the most prolific Brucesploitation actors with Dragon Lee, Bruce Le, and Bruce Lai, but you also get a slew of actors who starred in some of Bruce Lee’s actual films. The plot here is beyond absurd, taking the death of Bruce Lee and using his DNA to create a few spies for some anonymous government agency. It's Bond meets Brucesploitatiion but with 10x more fighting and 10x less sense.

The movie is mostly fighting, with the clones being deployed to take down nefarious drug dealers bent on world domination and some fascinating ideas on screen like people being turned into bronze and fighting the clones. The good thing about this absolutely b-a-n-a-n-a-s movie is you get to see Dragon Lee and Le fight along, and all the other clones fighting each other and similarly barbered henchmen. It’s not a good movie, but it is an entertaining one that starts the box set off with a bang.

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Disc 2: Enter Three Dragons (1979)

The Michael Worth introductions at the beginning of each film are one of the best features you could get for Shlock like this, it makes you wish every movie had a special introduction with context, history, and humor. Anyway, “Enter Three Dragons” is yet another tag-team film with multiple Bruces appearing in one film, with Bruce Lai and Dragon Lee being the standouts. The plot here is thinner than wet paper mache and involves multiple people named Dragon helping a guy named Sammy fend off a bad guy named Kao Fei. The fighting isn’t as tight as it was in “The Game of Clones”, but there are still some solid fight sequences, mostly involving Dragon Lee.

What holds “Enter Three Dragons” back is a sense of aimlessness, however, that is enhanced by the absolute hilarity of the dubbing as well as the mismatched and/or delayed sound effects. It has a script and dialogue that ChatGPT could’ve easily written and you’ve got one helluva lopsided, but unintentionally funny movie. Also, Bolo Yeung makes another appearance…could this be the beginning of a trend?

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Disc 3: “Enter The Game Of Death” (1978)

As you can tell by the amalgamation of two other, well-known Lee titles, this one takes a lot of cues from “Enter the Dragon” and “Game of Death”. During the opening of Severin’s Kung Fu Theater with Micahel Worth (an outstanding inclusion by the way) monologue for this film, Worth talks about how the filmmakers used Lee’s original concepts for the ending of “Game of Death”, which were ultimately never filmed, for the explosive middle-section fight. That riffed part is easily the best part of this one. It certainly has other merits like hilarious dubbing and an absurd plot, and it also sins in a seemingly impossible way, too much action.

The middle section “Game of Death” style Mortal Kombat sequence sees Bruce Le going room by room in Lee’s famous yellow jumpsuit and ceremoniously kicking everyone’s ass. From bearded snake throwers to sword-wielding fiends, Le’s Ang takes them down with prejudice. The choreography here is also quite fun, with a lot of scenes seeing more punch connections and fewer misses than other films thus far. Still, even though it may be too much to expect of these, it would be nice if there was a coherent plot to pad the action. In this case, the Japanese are trying to hurt the Chinese, and the US is involved and there’s a document. Oh, and Bolo is back for his 3rd consecutive appearance!

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Disc 3: “Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game Of Death” (1975)

This is an odd duck of a film with one helluva long title to go with it. Bruce Li stars in this one which opens up similar to a meta-documentary a la found footage alluding to this being an interpretation of what Bruce Lee’s last film was going to be. It is the first of many “Game of Death” clones, seemingly a sub-genre within a sub-genre, but the majority of the film is more refreshing as it was one of the more coherent plots so far. It is still told strangely, and for a simple premise it feels more complicated than it should, but Li stars as Lee who gets caught up in a money scheme with his brother and girlfriend. It is far easier to tell what is going on this time around, and there is some nuance in between the action scenes which adds to this experience as we may be entering a phase of “Brucesploitation-hallucination”.

The action is a lot of fun, particularly an ambush scene at the villa of a mobster and the entire third act, which is a gauntlet of 1-1 fights between Li and a whole host of baddies. The turban-fighter scene stands out alongside the climax where the fights take to the top of a building. The best thing about this one is how much effort is made to make this a comprehendible film. Even if it still has cartoonish dialogue and dubbing, that is part of what makes these films as much fun. So far, this is one of the better of the bunch.

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Disc 4: “The Dragon Lives Again” (1977)

This movie is fucking outrageous. At certain points, it was impossible to distinguish between reality and what was happening on screen, perhaps this is a side-effect of this many movies so close together. Regardless, “The Dragon Lives Again” is a potpourri of loose references and the silliest and broadest humor strung with Bruce Leong fighting his way through the underworld. It opens with “Bruce Lee” dying and being sent to the afterlife, and ends with him fighting a pack of mummies as he demands the underworld king send him back to Earth. There is just so much going on in almost every second, and so many cameos that you’re likely to miss them by sheer volume and sometimes inaccuracy.

From Popeye and his signature spinach to Zatoichi and even Dracula, “The Dragon Lives Again” is nothing if not entertaining. The dialogue is some of the most hilarious committed to celluloid including a personal favorite, “I just retired. I don’t know what is going on.” The references here are sometimes hilariously off, like “The Exorcist” character who is just actually a Catholic priest or the “Godfather” who just looks like another Bruce Lee clone. One joke takes the whole damn cake though, and of course, it’s a dick joke. The fighting here is a lot of fun, but the comedy is the star of the show and it does overshadow the impressive choreography. Still, it’s hard to be upset when “The Man With No Name” has a duel with Bruce Lee in the afterlife.

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Disc 4: “Bruce and the Iron Finger” (1979)

Delirium may be setting in, but we persist in what is a surprising effort at the near mid-point of this box set. “Iron Finger” is your classic kung fu master murdering people with a special move, only to get Bruce Chen (Bruce Li) on his tail as the tough cop who also knows kung fu. This one starts a bit slow, but it has all the hallmarks of what we are now realizing is “classic” Brucesploitation. The “King of Kung Fu” song, check. Hilariously translated dialogue such as, “You know my kung fu stops me from having sex”, double check. Finally, the most important trait of all, fun as hell fight scenes. Li is also joined by Bruce Leong here, and their fights against and alongside one another are crunchy and fun.

As mentioned, the slow start can make this one a tad of a slog until you get to the mid-point, and initially, we considered giving this a two simply because of the malaise in the pacing. Then the third act happens, and oh does it deliver! A woman rides a man as a horse before he fights the master there to kill him, but most importantly the construction fight scene at the end is like a real maraschino cherry on top of this Brucespolitation sundae. Fighting on construction equipment, death by finger punches, and when Li and Leong team up to take out Hu they deliver some impressive choreography as a duo. The ending completely redeemed everything about this movie, like a Brucesploitation miracle.

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Disc 5: “Challenge of the Tiger” (1980)

The further we get into this set, the more interesting these films get. Bruce Le heads things up as Huang is working with the CIA to recover a stolen formula that could cause mass male sterilization. To make things even more interesting, a group of neo-nazis and Vietnamese gangsters are also after the same formula to sell to the highest bidder. While this one has fewer fight scenes than some other films, it feels more complete in story and structure with a clear beginning, middle, and end that doesn’t deviate too far even if it gets silly. We also get some of the best “B’s” in Brucesploitation; breasts, Bolo, and this time bullfighting. You read that right, Bruce Le fights a bull in Spain.

Despite this one not having as many fight scenes, it engages you more at the story level and does a decent job of keeping attention. Some of that can be accredited to the silliness of the dubbing at times causing unintentional laughs, but the fight scenes when they appear make it all worthwhile. True to form, the final fight is always the best with Le facing off against an Italian bodybuilder and Jeong-lee Hwang in a crunchy and entertaining finale. Considering this one had three directors, two of which star in the film its coherence is surprising even if the premise is still as absurd as they get. Heck, you even get an uncredited Morgan Fairchild appearance even if she probably wasn’t aware of it.

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Disc 5: “Cameroon Connection” (1984)

As with any collection of films, there are sure to be some that just don’t hit the mark at all. Sadly, “Cameroon Connection” is that film. With a change-up in both location and main characters, “Cameroon Connection follows Inspector Baïko (Alphonse Beni) as he looks into the murder of a young woman and travels across continents to find the culprit(s). Bruce Le stars in this, but is a secondary character to Beni’s Baïko who takes up a majority of the screen time. Beni also directed this effort, which leaves a lot to be desired insofar as what one would come to expect from a film like this, namely more action and fighting.

It’s not a complete let-down, but in comparison to the other films thus far feels the most misaligned with the “Brucesploitation” aesthetic. The location changeups provide a nice palette cleanser but are often not used to full effect aside from the musical choices. When Le is on screen he’s great, and it is amusing to hear French come out of the dub rather than English, but on the whole, this is the least entertaining entry thus far.

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Disc 6: “Superdragon: The Bruce Lee Story” (1974)

This is the first biopic of the Brucesploitation bunch (so far) and is certainly one of the lamer films in the set. The previous film may have been a bit of a slog, but this one says “Hold my beer” removes most of the action, and replaces it with melodrama. The storytelling is erratic and it is hard to tell what period everything is happening in because of the breakneck pace of the scenes. We aren’t experts on the story of Bruce Lee, but suffice it to say this certainly feels off concerning telling a full story. “Superdragon” really hones in on the early part of Lee’s life with Bruce Li taking on the role of the man himself in one of his earliest roles (according to the excellent Michael Worth Severin Kung Fu Theater intros). Even though it is a nice change of pace, the storytelling, and utterly simplistic dialogue wear on your patience heavy.

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Disc 6: “The Dragon Lives” (1976)

The next biopic on this disc is far more entertaining, and slightly more serious than the previous entry concerning the “facts” of Bruce Lee’s life. Bruce Li once again plays Lee in a biopic and has a noticeably better performance this time around. This story encompasses birth to death for Lee and while it does cover a lot of ground it does so at NASCAR levels of speed without minimal understanding of the year. There is also a lot more action this go-round as we get more scenes with Li fighting in exhibitions and scenes from TV and film. The standout scene is where he faces off with Sam in a national competition and he whoops the absolute pants off of him. The crowd, mostly white people, is stunned and then erupts in applause as the opponent lies bleeding on the ground.

There is a lot of focus on the “affair”, much like “Superdragon”, but aside from that the details of Lee’s life are few and far between. Most of the film moves from scene to scene seemingly jumping weeks/months/years ahead with only occasional moments of calibration. It’s a lot of fun when the fighting is going on, and the surrealistic cinematography adds an aesthetic shakeup to the formula. The finale plays out like a horror movie as Bruce seemingly dies from exhaustion post-coitus with his supposed mistress. Lightening, thunder, and Suspiria-esque lighting along with quick zooming close-ups make Lee’s supposed final moments feel almost supernatural. It may not be accurate, but it gets a lot of credit for being entertaining.

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Disc 7: “The Dragon, The Hero” (1980)

Those familiar with the work of the legendary director, Godfrey Ho should know what to expect when you see his name listed in the directing credits. For those heathens not baptized by Ho’s glory, he has made some of the most outlandish and bonkers martial arts films in the genre. Here he’s teaming up with John Liu and Dragon Lee for a story so convoluted that it becomes absent at points. Something having to do with stolen antiquities and trying to get them back, all mixed up with a lot of fighting. Speaking of the fighting, this has some of the best yet across this set, with some notable scenes being a supernatural detour with a dickless dogfighter and a fighting finale that aligns completely unrelated plot lines with explosive action. This is pure, unfiltered imagination-made film, for better or worse.

Liu is impressive and known for his kicking which is on full display here. Dragon Lee feels somewhat unrelated to the main “plot”, or what there is of one, but his fight scenes are also some of the most fun as he pulls off his “Bruce Lee” with shades of Schwarzenegger. This is a hard film to pin down, and while it doesn’t make a lick of sense it continually swings for the fences for 87 straight minutes. There’s something admirable in that kind of insanity, but it also wears thin with extremely broad humor (a Ho specialty) that adds some cringe to the unintentionally funny dubbing. We could easily see this being someone’s favorite, and we’re not quite sure ourselves!

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Disc 7: “Rage of the Dragon” (1980)

It is another Godfrey Ho jam, but this one is far more focused and features the astounding Dragon Lee (Ryong Keo) without skimping on any of the zaniness one expects from a Ho production. This time, Dragon and his brother are searching for the last person to see their dead father alive so they can exact their revenge. It’s standard stuff for material arts fare, but the real stand-out here is Dragon Lee and the choreography. Dragon is a beefier Bruce clone, but that doesn’t keep him from moving as fast as his impersonating peers. Here, his style is more focused on the use of fingers and pressure points which is a nice change of pace for the choreography. It’s more playful this time around, and some of that can be attributed to the supporting cast like Carter Hwang.

Carter is someone “Big Trouble In Little China” fans will instantly recognize, and the same can be said for your martial arts film fan. Carter, like Dragon, is bigger than what you may expect from a martial artist, but that doesn’t slow him or the film’s action down at all. It does run a little long, even at 90 minutes, but is anything but boring along the way. The final fight, or rather the entire third act, is a great showcase for both Carter and Dragon as they go toe-to-toe for at least 15 minutes. This is probably one of the more rewatchable films in the set and we are keen to revisit it!

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Disc 8: “The Big Boss Part II” (1976)

The history of this film is far more interesting than the film itself. Long lost and often incomplete, the single remaining 35mm print was used for this scan so that everyone can see what so few have. The unofficial sequel to Bruce Lee’s film, this one stars Michael Wai-Man Chan and Lieh Lo carrying on the story of two brothers seeking revenge against a boss for the murder of their uncle. This is one of the more boring and harder to get through in this set and is included as a part of the Limited Edition release so not likely to appear in other releases. Lo is the main star here, and the fight choreography is good when there is some, but most of this is just bad reaction shots and really simple dialogue with not a whole lot happening in between.

The most redeeming qualities are the hilarious use of James Bond title music (again) and the fact that it’s only 90 minutes. There’s just a lot of stuff in here that doesn’t feel like it belongs, such as odd sex scenes and an over-reliance on people giving updates to the boss throughout. Putting aside the lack of availability and overall allure of seeing something that has been essentially lost, this is going to satisfy the purists who are not just curious, but die-hard fans of all things Bruce Lee. In that way, it is a great inclusion in this set even if the overall quality is somewhat lacking.

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Disc 8: “The Black Dragon Vs. The Yellow Tiger” (1974)

As noted during the Severin Kung Fu Cinema intro, this is one of the many sequels/prequels of an actual Bruce Lee movies and while it certainly does an admirable job trying to continue the story of “The Way of the Dragon” it falters largely due to the ineffective storytelling and a deficit in the amount of on-screen fight time. For those who haven’t seen the film this one is a sequel too, you don’t really have to. All you need to know is someone who looks like Bruce Lee, who in the film is his brother, is still around and he’s made a lot of gangsters because he supposedly died in the last film. The search for the brother, played by Lung Tang, isn’t much of a search as he comes back to find that the gangsters have been interrogating his family and he can’t have any of that. When Tang returns about 20 minutes into the movie and the first time we get a proper fight scene, so it doesn’t work in the film's favor it takes so long to arrive at the very thing we are here to see; dudes fighting.

Lung should be commended though, as his turn as Tang is defined more by his interesting Bruce Lee impersonations and fighting style than it is the terrible plotting and script. To be fair, we never went into these movies expecting there to be Oscar-worthy screenwriting, but some do this better than others that’s for sure. From wrestling matches to the strangest and calmest “fight in a living room” ever captured on film. “Black Dragon/Yellow Tiger”, like many of these films, has a bone-crunching third act that sees Lung decimating his opponents in slo-mo and a final fight that attempts to call back to Lee’s original film. It is certainly not the worst of the bunch, but it does fall somewhere in the “middle-bottom” or “bottom-top” of this stack of Brucesploitation flicks!

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HOW DOES IT LOOK?

Across the 12 films in this set, there are varying degrees of transfer quality, but that isn’t the fault of the folks at Severin. This is probably the best these films have looked since they first screened for audiences over 40 years ago, and the source material ranges from interpositive and internegatives to 35 mm prints sometimes cobbled together from different private collectors and sources. To that end, expect there to be some artifacts of wear and tear such as scratching and jittering, but again, it is worth noting that even when original negatives are available the quality that many of these prints were kept in meant the damage done is either irreversible or extremely difficult to repair. This doesn’t hinder or distract from the experience, and one could argue that these films are even improved by having the grindhouse aesthetic as a canvas for these highly exploitative movies. Images from these films are featured throughout the review.

HOW DOES IT SOUND?

Similar to the visual elements, Severin did the best they could to bring over the sound intact as intended. For the most part, they succeed as many of these films have high levels of sound balancing anyway so they don’t need any enhancement. The tracks are all mono, and like the visuals, the quality varies based on the film and source materials. Even the lowest-quality audio track is still extremely clean and easy to understand, and given that all the audio tracks are in English (with accompanying subtitles) the alignment (or lack thereof sometimes) of dub-to-dialogue is part of the overall charm.

ANYTHING SPECIAL?

Much like other outstanding Severin box sets, “The Game of Clones Vol.1” is stacked with extras for pretty much every film included. These range from full and partial audio commentaries with cast, crew, and historians to old interviews and trailers. One of the most prominent special features is something mentioned during the reviews, Severin’s Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth. These short 3-5-minute opening segments provide a lot of historical context about the film from production, reception, and distribution. Despite being only a few minutes, they are jam-packed with information and even personal touches from Worth regarding his connection to these films. It’s something that we hope to see Severin do more of in sets like these as they are a perfect amuse-busche to awaken a cinematic palette.

Aside from the features included on the discs themselves, the box set boasts a booklet that includes essays from various historians and subject matter experts alongside photos and posters of the films. As collectors the tactile aspect of these box sets and the contents within are a huge part of the drive to collect. The unfortunate reality is that we often do not get a chance to fully immerse ourselves in these extras, and it’s a shame because we are missing out on some truly outstanding work that is a labor of love. A full list of the special features included in this set are listed below.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE (2023)

Audio Commentary With Co-Executive Producer/Director David Gregory, Co-Producers Frank Djeng, Vivian Wong And Michael Worth And Director Of Photography Jim Kunz
Working At Shaw Brothers – Outtakes With Godfrey Ho, David Chiang, Yasuaki Kurata, Lee Chiu, Lo Meng, Mars And Phillip Ko
Bruce Lee And I – Outtakes With Sammo Hung, Phillip Ko, Yasuaki Kurata, Mars, Angela Mao, Andre Morgan, Lee Tso Nam And More
The Lost World Of Kung Fu Film Negatives – Outtakes With Godfrey Ho, Joseph Lai, Angela Mao, Lee Tso Nam And Film Preservationists
Bruce's Hong Kong – Location Tour With Frank Djeng
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Trailers

THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE (1980)

Audio Commentary With Michael Worth And Frank Djeng, Co-Producers Of ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE; Bruce Lee Historian Brandon Bentley; Chris Poggiali, Co-Author Of These Fists Break Bricks; Matthew Whitaker, Co-Host Of The Clones Cast; Action Film Historian Mike Leader; Stunt Coordinator/Author John Kreng; And Rick Benn, Brother Of Actor Jon T. Benn
The Big Boss Remembered – Interview With Actor Jon T. Benn
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Trailer

ENTER THREE DRAGONS (1978)

Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Trailer

ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH (1978)

Partial Audio Commentary With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Scene-Specific Commentary With Actor Chi Ling Chiu
Kung Fu Movie Hustle – Interview With Chi Ling Chiu
Talking A Good Game – Roundtable Discussion With Martial Artists/Kung Fu Film Experts Tatevik Hunanyan, John Kreng, Ron Strong And Michael Worth
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
Trailer

GOODBYE, BRUCE LEE: HIS LAST GAME OF DEATH (1975)

Audio Commentary With Frank Djeng, Co-Producer Of ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, With Contributions From Chris Poggiali, Co-Author Of These Fists Break Bricks
The Last Kung Fu Picture Show – The Bay Area's Movie Theater Era
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Radio Spot
Trailer

THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN (1977)

Audio Commentary With Michael Worth And Frank Djeng, Co-Producers Of ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE
Deleted Scenes From French Version
Audio Essay By Cult Cinema Critic Lovely Jon
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Trailer

BRUCE AND THE IRON FINGER (1979)

Audio Commentary With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
My First Bruceploitation – Roundtable Discussion With Martial Artists/Kung Fu Film Experts Tatevik Hunanyan, John Kreng, Ron Strong And Michael Worth
Deleted Scenes
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
U.S. Trailer
Hong Kong Trailer

CHALLENGE OF THE TIGER (1980)

Audio Commentary With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth And Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
Trailer

CAMEROON CONNECTION (1984)

Audio Commentary With Writer/Criterion Reflections Podcast Host David Blakeslee
Lights... Cameroon... Action! – The Life And Films Of Alphonse Beni
2022 Q&A With Alphonse Beni At Cine Club N'Kah
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth

SUPER DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (1974)

Partial Audio Commentary With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
TV Spot
Trailer

THE DRAGON LIVES (1976)

Audio Commentary With Actress Caryn White Stedman And Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Audio Interview With "He’s A Legend, He’s A Hero" Songwriter Anders Gustav Nelsson
The Taiwan Connection – Interview With Caryn White Stedman
Bruce Biopics – Roundtable Discussion With Martial Artists/Kung Fu Film Experts Tatevik Hunanyan, John Kreng, Ron Strong And Michael Worth
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
TV Spots

RAGE OF THE DRAGON (1980)

Audio Commentary With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth With Contributions From Chris Poggiali, Co-Author Of These Fists Break Bricks
Kung Fu Theaters – Roundtable Discussion With Martial Artists/Kung Fu Film Experts Tatevik Hunanyan, John Kreng, Ron Strong And Michael Worth
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
Trailer

THE BIG BOSS PART II (1976) - Limited Edition Bonus Disc

Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth
Trailer

THE BLACK DRAGON VS. THE YELLOW TIGER (1974) - Limited Edition Bonus Disc

Audio Commentary With Actor/Director/Bruceploitation Expert Michael Worth With Contributions From Actor Clint Robinson
Severin's Kung Fu Theater With Michael Worth
Trailer

LAST RITES

“The Game of Clones Vol. 1” is a must-own for any fan of Bruce Lee and/or Martial Arts films in general. Ranging wildly in tone, content, and quality these movies are audaciously entertaining and this set from Severin is another example of the magic that boutique labels bring to collectors and film fans alike.

THE GORY DETAILS

Thank you to the fine fiends over at Severin and Foundy Communications for providing a review copy for the crypt! The Game of Clones: BruceSploitation Vol.1 is available NOW and can be purchased via Severin Direct!

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Nov 4, 2020

Matthew Orozco

Nov 4, 2020

Elder-millennial horror guy with an unhealthy habit of collecting all flavors of physical media. From Blu-Ray, Records, and Art Prints (oh my!) you can find my wallet empty and collections growing.