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-->That's my Big Apple hat! I brought a bunch of stuff with me to the set. I'm a hat person anyway, and when I pulled out that Big Apple, everyone said, "Yes! Put it on!"
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* FatalMethodActing: Averted, though not by much margin: Peter Archer almost drowned filming the "fighting without fighting" scene.
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* FatalMethodActing: Averted, though not by much margin: Peter Archer almost drowned filming Archer, who played the arrogant fighter during the "fighting without fighting" scene.scene, almost drowned while filming it, as the sea was choppy that day and his boat shipped so much water that it capsized.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: In heavy contrast to their characters, Bruce Lee and Kien Shih were close friends, having known each other for years from when the latter worked in the Cantonese Opera House with his father. They addressed each other as 'uncle' and 'nephew'.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: In heavy contrast to their characters, Bruce Lee and Kien Shih were close friends, having known each other for years from when the latter worked in the Cantonese Opera House with his father. They addressed each other as 'uncle' "uncle" and 'nephew'."nephew".
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** It was rumored that Lee and Bob Wall disliked each other, but Wall has denied this. They were long time collaborators in real life.
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** It was rumored that Lee and After Bob Wall disliked each other, but accidentally cut Lee while filming the scene with the broken bottles, a rumor around the set claimed Lee had vowed to kill him in revenge, possibly spurred by Raymond Chow in order to save his honor. Wall has phoned Lee to apologize when he heard it, but Lee denied this. They were long time collaborators in real life.having ever said such insanity, so they later suspected the whole thing had been made up and spread by Robert Clouse.
** Bob Wall wrapped the film without getting a good impression of Jim Kelly, who would develop a reputation for changing choreographies on a whim and legitimately beating up stuntmen. When Kelly and Wall met again on the set of ''Film/BlackBeltJones'', Wall and other stuntmen had to threaten him with fighting for real in order for him to stop.
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** While filming their fight scene, Bob Wall accidentally cut Creator/BruceLee's wrist with the breakaway bottles.
** After the wound healed, Lee legitimately kicked Wall during the re-shoot, as they had agreed to amp up the realism. However, Lee's sheer force launched Wall back against the extras in a way that one of them broke his arm trying to catch him.
** Lee accidentally struck Creator/JackieChan in the face with one of his fighting sticks. Chan admits it was his own fault: he wasn't on his mark, and would have been fine if he'd been where the fight choreography required him to be. In any case, Bruce was so horrified that he immediately helped Jackie up and hugged him while apologizing profusely, and later insisted that Chan could work on all of his movies after that. Unfortunately, Lee died before he could keep his promise, but Jackie still claims the moment was one of the greatest things that has happened to him in his entire career (he even admitted that he hammed up how much pain he was in because he didn't want Bruce to stop hugging him).
** After the wound healed, Lee legitimately kicked Wall during the re-shoot, as they had agreed to amp up the realism. However, Lee's sheer force launched Wall back against the extras in a way that one of them broke his arm trying to catch him.
** Lee accidentally struck Creator/JackieChan in the face with one of his fighting sticks. Chan admits it was his own fault: he wasn't on his mark, and would have been fine if he'd been where the fight choreography required him to be. In any case, Bruce was so horrified that he immediately helped Jackie up and hugged him while apologizing profusely, and later insisted that Chan could work on all of his movies after that. Unfortunately, Lee died before he could keep his promise, but Jackie still claims the moment was one of the greatest things that has happened to him in his entire career (he even admitted that he hammed up how much pain he was in because he didn't want Bruce to stop hugging him).
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** While filming their the fight scene, Bob Wall scene against O'Hara, Creator/BruceLee accidentally cut Creator/BruceLee's wrist his hand with the breakaway bottles.
broken bottles after failing to deflect Bob Wall's arm enough with his first kick. Those were not the harmless sugar glass bottles usually employed in action cinema, but real bottles, with the consequence that Lee needed twelve stitches to close the gash. Wall, who criticized the director for forcing them to work without safe props, also commented that the scene required him to drop to the ground after breaking the bottles without even looking where all the glass had landed, meaning he narrowly avoided getting hurt as well throughout many takes.
** After healing and going to reshoot thewound healed, scene, Lee legitimately kicked and Wall agreed for the former to throw a completely real kick during the re-shoot, point in which Lee sends O'Hara against the crowd, as they had agreed wanted to amp up the realism. However, realism and Wall was tough enough to take it. They repeated the take several times, with Wall taking quite of a punishment on his chest, and in one of the takes, Lee's sheer force launched Wall back against the extras in a way that one of them broke his arm trying to catch him.
** Lee accidentally struck Creator/JackieChan in the face withone of his fighting sticks.staff. Chan admits it was his own fault: he wasn't on his mark, and would have been fine if he'd been where the fight choreography required him to be. In any case, Bruce was so horrified that he immediately helped Jackie up and hugged him while apologizing profusely, and later insisted that Chan could work on all of his movies after that. Unfortunately, Lee died before he could keep his promise, but Jackie still claims the moment was one of the greatest things that has happened to him in his entire career (he even admitted that he hammed up how much pain he was in because he didn't want Bruce to stop hugging him).
** After healing and going to reshoot the
** Lee accidentally struck Creator/JackieChan in the face with
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** Lee as originally written was a mere mercenary with no real connection to Han and OnlyInItForTheMoney. Noticing that Roper, the white character, was the one with more of an arc, Bruce Lee had the script rewritten; now giving Lee a personal connection to Han's thug O'Hara for his sister's death, and having him wish to defeat Han because he had disgraced the Shaolin temple.
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** Lee as originally written was a mere mercenary with no real connection to Han and OnlyInItForTheMoney. Noticing that Roper, the white character, was the one with more of an arc, Bruce Lee had the script rewritten; now rewritten, giving Lee a personal connection to Han's thug O'Hara for his sister's death, and having him wish to defeat Han because he had disgraced the Shaolin temple.
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* ActingForTwo: Jackie Chan played several different guards in various fight scenes.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles: Jackie Chan played several different guards in various fight scenes.
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* FriendshipOnTheSet: In heavy contrast to their characters, Bruce Lee and Kien Shih were close friends, having known each other for years from when the latter worked in the Cantonese Opera House with his father. They addressed each other as 'uncle' and 'nephew'.
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** Bruce Lee also had clashes with screenwriter Michael Allin, who made flippant remarks about the film only being made because it was cheap, and deliberately wrote dialogue that the actor would have trouble saying, knowing he struggled to pronounce certain words. Eventually he refused to work with him anymore, and the writer was advised to lay low.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles: Jackie Chan played several different guards in various fight scenes.
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** An eerie coincidence had to briefly halt production when a woman's body was found nearby, paralleling the film's subject matter.
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* StarMakingRole: Jim Kelly had done one small role in the thriller ''Melinda'', and his turn as Williams launched his career as a star of both martial arts films and {{Blaxploitation}}.
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* WagTheDirector: Bruce Lee sensed that the studios were dubious about whether he could carry the film on his own, and feared that they might use editing to reduce his role and prop up John Saxon as the star. His solution was to direct the opening at the Shaolin temple himself, ensuring that the film would open focusing on him.
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** Lee as originally written was a mere mercenary with no real connection to Han and OnlyInItForTheMoney. Noticing that Roper, the white character, was the one with more of an arc, Bruce Lee had the script rewritten; now giving Lee a personal connection to Han's thug O'Hara for his sister's death, and having him wish to defeat Han because he had disgraced the Shaolin temple.
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* FatalMethodActing: Averted, though not by much margin: Peter Archer almost drowned filming the 'fighting without fighting' scene.
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* FatalMethodActing: Averted, though not by much margin: Peter Archer almost drowned filming the 'fighting "fighting without fighting' fighting" scene.
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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: In the finished screenplay, there were no details of what was happening in the action sequences. They would be written as 'They will be choreographed by Mr. Creator/BruceLee'.
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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: In the finished screenplay, there were no details of what was happening in the action sequences. They would be written as 'They "They will be choreographed by Mr. Creator/BruceLee'.Creator/BruceLee".
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** It was rumored that Lee and Bob Wall disliked each other but Wall has denied this.
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** It was rumored that Lee and Bob Wall disliked each other other, but Wall has denied this.this. They were long time collaborators in real life.
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* NoStuntDouble: The only times Creator/BruceLee was doubled was for the scenes where he was required to do backflips.
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* NoStuntDouble: The only times Creator/BruceLee was doubled was for the scenes where he was required to do backflips.backflips, which were done by Yuen Wah.
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** While filming their fight scene, Bob Wall accidentally cut Creator/BruceLee's wrist with the breakaway bottles. After the wound healed, Lee legitimately kicked Wall during the re-shoot with such force that an extra broke his arm trying to catch Wall.
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** While filming their fight scene, Bob Wall accidentally cut Creator/BruceLee's wrist with the breakaway bottles. bottles.
** After the wound healed, Lee legitimately kicked Wall during there-shoot with such re-shoot, as they had agreed to amp up the realism. However, Lee's sheer force launched Wall back against the extras in a way that an extra one of them broke his arm trying to catch Wall.him.
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** A rumor claims that Bruce Lee was once put into an armbar during a sparring session, and when his opponent asked what he'd do in this situation, Bruce responded, "Why, I'd bite your leg, of course." (The situation, if true, should have taken place in Bruce's early days before training grappling, as trying to bite your way out of an armbar would only get you a broken arm.) In the film, Roper does this in his fight with Bolo.
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** A rumor claims that Bruce Lee was once put into an armbar during a sparring session, and when his opponent asked what he'd do in this situation, Bruce responded, "Why, I'd bite your leg, of course." (The situation, if true, should have taken place in Bruce's early days before training grappling, he trained judo and wrestling, as any grappler knows that trying to bite your way out of an armbar would only get you a broken arm.) In the film, Roper does this in his fight with Bolo.
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* StuntDouble: Yuen Wah was Creator/BruceLee's main stunt double and was responsible for the gymnastics stunts such as the cartwheels and jumping back flip in the opening fight.
* ThrowItIn: In the scene where O'Hara (Robert Wall) is beaten by Lee, Lee delivers a flying kick to O'Hara. Wall and Lee had decided that Lee should deliver a real flying kick to add authenticity to the scene, as Wall knew how to take the hit. What they had not planned for, however, was Wall to go flying back into the extras, knocking them all over and actually breaking one's arm.
* ThrowItIn: In the scene where O'Hara (Robert Wall) is beaten by Lee, Lee delivers a flying kick to O'Hara. Wall and Lee had decided that Lee should deliver a real flying kick to add authenticity to the scene, as Wall knew how to take the hit. What they had not planned for, however, was Wall to go flying back into the extras, knocking them all over and actually breaking one's arm.
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* StuntDouble: Yuen Wah was Creator/BruceLee's main stunt double and was responsible for the gymnastics stunts such as the cartwheels and jumping back flip backflip in the opening fight.
* ThrowItIn: In the scene where O'Hara (Robert Wall) is beaten by Lee, Lee delivers a flying side kick to O'Hara. Wall and Lee had decided that Lee should deliver a realflying kick to add authenticity to the scene, as Wall knew how to take the hit.hit and was big and tough enough to do it. What they had not planned for, however, was Wall to go flying back into the extras, knocking them all over and actually breaking one's arm.
* ThrowItIn: In the scene where O'Hara (Robert Wall) is beaten by Lee, Lee delivers a flying side kick to O'Hara. Wall and Lee had decided that Lee should deliver a real
** Creator/WarnerBrothers wanted to call the movie ''Han's Island'' because they thought international audiences would be confused by an action movie titled ''Enter the Dragon''. Other alternate titles were ''Blood and Steel'' (a first draft script title) and ''The Deadly Three''.
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* WorkingTitle: Creator/WarnerBrothers wanted to call the movie ''Han's Island'' because they thought international audiences would be confused by an action movie titled ''Enter the Dragon''. Other alternate titles were ''Blood and Steel'' (a first draft script title) and ''The Deadly Three''.
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** Lee accidentally struck Creator/JackieChan in the face with one of his fighting sticks. He immediately apologized and insisted that Chan could work on all of his movies after that. Unfortunately, Lee died before he could keep his promise.
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** Lee accidentally struck Creator/JackieChan in the face with one of his fighting sticks. He Chan admits it was his own fault: he wasn't on his mark, and would have been fine if he'd been where the fight choreography required him to be. In any case, Bruce was so horrified that he immediately apologized helped Jackie up and hugged him while apologizing profusely, and later insisted that Chan could work on all of his movies after that. Unfortunately, Lee died before he could keep his promise.promise, but Jackie still claims the moment was one of the greatest things that has happened to him in his entire career (he even admitted that he hammed up how much pain he was in because he didn't want Bruce to stop hugging him).
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* RealitySubtext: Lee was a real life advocate of NeverBringAKnifeToAGunfight and wanted to use guns in the movie, but this was vetoed, just like his character gets the same in-universe. His annoyance in that scene is quite real.
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** Lee was a real life advocate of NeverBringAKnifeToAGunfight and wanted to use guns in the movie, but this was vetoed, just like his character gets the same in-universe. His annoyance in that scene is quitereal.real.
** A rumor claims that Bruce Lee was once put into an armbar during a sparring session, and when his opponent asked what he'd do in this situation, Bruce responded, "Why, I'd bite your leg, of course." (The situation, if true, should have taken place in Bruce's early days before training grappling, as trying to bite your way out of an armbar would only get you a broken arm.) In the film, Roper does this in his fight with Bolo.
** Lee was a real life advocate of NeverBringAKnifeToAGunfight and wanted to use guns in the movie, but this was vetoed, just like his character gets the same in-universe. His annoyance in that scene is quite
** A rumor claims that Bruce Lee was once put into an armbar during a sparring session, and when his opponent asked what he'd do in this situation, Bruce responded, "Why, I'd bite your leg, of course." (The situation, if true, should have taken place in Bruce's early days before training grappling, as trying to bite your way out of an armbar would only get you a broken arm.) In the film, Roper does this in his fight with Bolo.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Marlene Clark, who played Roper's secretary, said in an interview that the stylish red hat she wore was hers.
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** The gloves used by Lee and Sammo Hung at the prologue were Lee's own brand of training gloves for Jeet Kune Do, designed by his partner Dan Inosanto after competition gloves used in UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and kenpo.
** Marlene Clark, who played Roper's secretary, said in an interview that the stylish red hat she wore was hers.
** The gloves used by Lee and Sammo Hung at the prologue were Lee's own brand of training gloves for Jeet Kune Do, designed by his partner Dan Inosanto after competition gloves used in UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and kenpo.
** Marlene Clark, who played Roper's secretary, said in an interview that the stylish red hat she wore was hers.
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** In the original script, [[spoiler: Roper dies and Williams survives, thereby averting BlackDudeDiesFirst.]] This was reversed by Creator/JohnSaxon's agent to land him a bigger part. This actually BENEFITS the plot, as Roper, while by no means a villain, is portrayed as having less morals than, Williams, money hungry, and on the run from the mob. He's a much likelier candidate for Han to persuade to join his organization than Williams ever would be, especially if it were Roper's corpse hanging in front of him, rather than the other way round.
** Lee, playing a secret agent, wanted to use a gun in at least one scene. Thanks to the producers nixing this idea, the annoyance Lee portrays on-camera is real.
** Lee, playing a secret agent, wanted to use a gun in at least one scene. Thanks to the producers nixing this idea, the annoyance Lee portrays on-camera is real.
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** In the original script, [[spoiler: Roper dies [[spoiler:Roper died and Williams survives, survived, thereby averting BlackDudeDiesFirst.]] This was reversed by Creator/JohnSaxon's agent to land him a bigger part. This Ironically, this actually BENEFITS benefitted the plot, as Roper, while by no means a villain, is portrayed as having less morals than, than Williams, money hungry, and on the run from the mob. He's a much likelier candidate for Han to persuade to join his organization than Williams ever would be, especially if it were Roper's corpse hanging in front of him, rather than the other way round.
** Lee, playing a secret agent, wanted to use a gun in at least onescene. Thanks to scene, but the producers nixing nixed this idea, the idea. The annoyance Lee portrays on-camera after being said guns are not allowed is real.
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* FatalMethodActing: Averted: Peter Archer almost drowned filming the 'fighting without fighting' scene.
* FollowTheLeader: Pretty much all {{Fighting Game}}s and movies involving a fighting tournament owe at least something to this film.
* FollowTheLeader: Pretty much all {{Fighting Game}}s and movies involving a fighting tournament owe at least something to this film.
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* FatalMethodActing: Averted: Averted, though not by much margin: Peter Archer almost drowned filming the 'fighting without fighting' scene.
* FollowTheLeader: Pretty much all {{Fighting Game}}s and movies involving a fighting tournament owe at least something to this film. Lee's gloves in this film might have also inspired Wrestling/SatoruSayama to create the modern UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts gloves.
* FollowTheLeader: Pretty much all {{Fighting Game}}s and movies involving a fighting tournament owe at least something to this film. Lee's gloves in this film might have also inspired Wrestling/SatoruSayama to create the modern UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts gloves.
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* SparedByTheCut: The original script had [[spoiler: Roper die and Williams survive to the end. The reverse happens in the film.]]
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* SparedByTheCut: The original script had [[spoiler: Roper die and Williams survive to the end. The reverse happens in the film.]] ]]
* SparedByTheCut: The original script had [[spoiler: Roper die and Williams survive to the end. The reverse happens in the film.
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* ThrowItIn: In the scene where O'Hara (Robert Wall) is beaten by Lee, Lee delivers a flying kick to O'Hara. Wall and Lee had decided that Lee should deliver a real flying kick to add authenticity to the scene, as Wall knew how to take the hit. They had not planned for Wall to go flying back into the extras, knocking them all over and actually breaking one's arm.
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* ThrowItIn: In the scene where O'Hara (Robert Wall) is beaten by Lee, Lee delivers a flying kick to O'Hara. Wall and Lee had decided that Lee should deliver a real flying kick to add authenticity to the scene, as Wall knew how to take the hit. They What they had not planned for for, however, was Wall to go flying back into the extras, knocking them all over and actually breaking one's arm.
