Enter the Dragon - B/Action

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Bruce Lee's film 'Enter the Dragon' on martial arts and pop culture.

Board not hit back...but B-ACTION does! It's the final round of Mickey's March Madness and we're up against our toughest opponent yet, Bruce Lee in 1973's Enter the Dragon! With a deadly martial arts tournament, revenge, espionage, and so much more rolled up into one film we needed some backup from special guests Sean and Joe from Movie Dumpster! Iconic Bruce Lee moments and awesome fight choreography raise the bar for the Kung Fu movie craze of the 70s, with this film introducing Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Bolo Yueng to American audiences. Speaking of Americans, John Saxon and Jim Kelly bring the charisma and the kicks! There's something for everyone in this movie and it can't be denied the influence it had on the future of pop culture and film, from Mortal Kombat to Austin Powers to Balls of Fury! Don't just watch Action, B-Action!!!

People in this episode

Host: Give Me Back My Podcast Network

Guests: Sean, Joe

Topics covered

• martial arts
• film analysis
• pop culture influence
• Kung Fu movies
• action films
• 1970s cinema

Keywords

• Bruce Lee
• Enter the Dragon
• martial arts tournament
• action films
• Kung Fu
• 1970s cinema
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Enter the Dragon

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