Part 5 of the Bruce Lee Retrospective Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ENTER THE DRAGON.

It should be noted that this title in Bruce Lee's filmography is problematic in regards to his legacy and his initial intended vision. We debated including it as part of the retrospective, particularly because of how insulting the film feels sometimes (for example, using real footage of Bruce Lee's funeral and open casket as part of the film's narrative). Ultimately, we decided to include it for two reasons.

First, it still includes many important visual elements that have become iconic to Lee's image. His fight with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The yellow jumpsuit, mimicked in the KILL BILL series.

Second, there are, at its core, pieces of a story that Lee wanted to tell. The parts of the film that he actually shot are still amazing and they shouldn't be overshadowed by the uncomfortable elements surrounding them. This is why we plan on showing the fan-made cut of the footage Lee shot compiled together as part of this screening. It's short, but highlights the completely different movie that Lee intended and can put the released version of GAME OF DEATH into context.

We also can't deny that this release opens up space for conversation about how to handle the deaths of on screen talent. Arguably, it has never been handled in any respectable way – the inclusion of CGI recreations of actors only further muddies the waters.

Hopefully, we can enjoy the parts of the film that are important and have a serious conversation about the handling of the rest.

When Bruce Lee died in July 1973, he left behind a true legacy, having changed the way people perceive martial arts and Asian people in movies in general. Lee also had a very specific understanding of what he wanted to achieve as an artist, which was not only to entertain, but also to teach his audience about martial arts, its variety and expressions. Through projects like the unfinished "Game of Death", that he had planned to finish after the shooting of "Enter the Dragon", he tried to follow this path, but after his death, the project was left as a fragment, until Robert Clouse, director of "Enter the Dragon", was given the task to finish it using the recorded as well as archival footage taken from Lee's other features. The result is quite different to the story Lee had in mind, as it only uses a small percentage of the footage Lee shot, but ends up being a rather messy and at times disjointed movie.