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Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in The Way of the Dragon (1972)

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The Way of the Dragon

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Edited into

    • Game of Death (1978)

      The opening fight scene between Lee and Chuck Norris. Some other shots were used throughout the movie to make it look like Bruce Lee was really there, like the Carl Miller fight.
    • Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (1995)

      because they used scenes
    • Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On (TV Movie 1999)

      because they used scenes
    • Fist to Fist (2000)

      Footage used
    • Reflections on 'the Little Dragon' (Video 2001)

      scenes are shown

Featured in

    • Kung Fu Killers (TV Special 1974)

      Clips / footage.
    • Number Two (1975)

      Clip on TV
    • Game of Death (1978)

      During closing credits montage.
    • Bruce Lee, the Legend (1984)

    • The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)

      footage

Referenced in

    • The World of Kung Fu (TV Special 1973)

      Mentioned / Discussion.
    • "Play for Today" Eleanor (TV Episode 1974)

      A film poster of the movie (under the title "Way of the Dragon") is seen.
    • Taxi Driver (1976)

      Title of this film is shown on a theater marquee ("Return Of The Dragon").
    • Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth (1976)

      Bruce Lee is directing a scene from the movie
    • The Real Bruce Lee (1977)

      the poster is shown

References

    • The Great Yokai War (1968)

      Some musical cues from Shigeru Ikeno's score of Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare are used in some scenes with the boss (Jon T. Benn) from Way of the Dragon.
    • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

      The Song "As A Judgement" from Ennio Morricone's score plays as Chuck Norris steps off the airplane in Rome.
    • Marlowe (1969)

      Bruce repeats the jump kick of an overhead light he did in the previous film.

Spoofed in

    • Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)

      Sammo is a country bumpkin visiting the city and trying to protect a restaurant from thugs.
    • The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985)

      The famous episode where Bruce Lee fights with nunchaku is parodied
    • "Jack of All Trades" Return of the Dragoon (TV Episode 2000)

      Title-parody
    • Tongan Ninja (2002)

      The premise is a parody of 'Meng long guo jiang'
    • Crane on a Rock (2004)

      The lead characters have the same name

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