Bruce Lee and I

Bruce Lee and I
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李小龍與我
Simplified Chinese李小龙与我
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xiǎolóng yǔ wǒ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Siu2 Lung4 jyu4 ngo5
Directed byLo Mar
Written bySuen A-Foo
Shu Lan
Evan Yang
Produced byEvan Yang
Betty Ting Pei
StarringBetty Ting Pei
Danny Lee
CinematographyChan Ching-kui
Ng Faat-sam
Edited byLeung Wing-chan
Music byKoo Ka-fai
Distributed byIntercontinental Video Limited
Release date
  • 9 January 1976 (1976-01-09)
Running time
102 min.
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Bruce Lee and I (Chinese: 李小龍與我, released in the United States as Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights[1]) is a 1976 Hong Kong biographical action film[2] directed by Lo Mar, and starring Betty Ting Pei and Danny Lee. The film was released in Hong Kong on 9 January 1976. The film is based on Bruce Lee's last days leading up to his death in Pei's apartment at Hong Kong on 20 July 1973.[3]

Plot

The movie is mainly Betty Ting's story with Bruce Lee based on real life events.[4][5] Opens with Betty and Bruce rolling around in bed around the time he died. Continues with Betty telling her story to a bartender, beginning when she was a loner school girl, she meets Bruce when he saves her from a beating one night and gives her some money. She then attempts to break into show biz and meets Bruce again: from there they become lovers until his death.[6]

Cast

  • Betty Ting Pei as herself[7]
  • Danny Lee as Bruce Lee
  • Lu Chin-ku as Chao Yueh
  • Unicorn Chan
  • Wong San as Lo Wei
  • Alexander Grand as Rensky
  • Yuen Cheung-yan as Thug attacking Betty in bar
  • Chan Lau as Thug in bar
  • Tino Wong as Thug in bar
  • Chow Yun-kin as Thug in bar
  • Yuen Shun-yee as Stuntman on Movie Set
  • Lee Chiu as Stuntman on Movie Set
  • Yuen Kwai as Thug
  • Chin Yuet-sang as Thug
  • Alan Chui Chung-San as Thug
  • Hsu Hsia as Thug
  • Wong Pau-gei as Thug
  • Ho Pak-kwong as Waiter
  • Nam Seok-hun as Bartender
  • Chan Siu-gai as Extra on movie set
  • Chu Yau-ko as Gambler
  • Fung Ging-man
  • Chin Chun

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Lee: His Last Days - The Grindhouse Cinema Database". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ Poole, Steven (28 April 2007). "Review: Bruce Lee and Me by Brian Preston, American Shaolin by Matthew Polly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ Bruce Lee and I, retrieved 10 April 2019
  4. ^ Lainey (30 July 2014). "The Truth Behind Bruce Lee's Death, 41 Years Later". Hype Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "李小龙与我 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Bruce Lee and I (1976)". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ Bruce Lee and I, retrieved 8 April 2019
  1. Celestial Pictures Shaw Brothers Universe. (18 November 2012). Bruce Lee & I 李小龍與我 (1975) **Official Trailer** by Shaw Brothers [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K06ZX5FwyA
  2. Bruce Lee. (2019). Bruce Lee. [online] Available at: https://www.brucelee.com /Retrieved 2019-04-14.


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