About this episode

The episode discusses Bruce Lee's directorial debut, The Way of the Dragon, and its cultural significance, particularly highlighting Chuck Norris's role.

Bruce Lee’s 1972 directorial debut, The Way of the Dragon, not only teases the beginning of what could have been, but also introduces the world to the indomitable beast, the late great Chuck Norris. With only one line of dialogue Chuck chews almost as much scenery as Little Dragon Lee himself, mugging and slugging their way across the silver screen. A patchy film at best but shines evermore as a time capsule of cult treasure. Chuck Norris does not die at the end, he simply waits.

Topics covered

• Bruce Lee
• Chuck Norris
• martial arts
• film review
• cult classic

Keywords

• Bruce Lee
• Chuck Norris
• The Way of the Dragon
• martial arts film
• 1972 film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Way of the Dragon

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