Remembering Bruce Lee and "Enter the Dragon"
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Shannon Lee (daughter of Bruce Lee) and actors John Saxon and Bob Wall remember the martial arts legend and his classic "Enter the Dragon" at the Academy's 40th anniversary screening on April 17, 2013 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
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RIP John Saxon, say hi to Bruce and Jim for us.
...right?!
:D
All 3 so very much missed.
RIP Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jimy Kelly
Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly, John Saxon and Bob Wall are now together again ... training in a dojo.
Rest in Peace, John Saxon. Thanks for the great memories. One of a kind.
I liked Bob Wall's analogy; "Why would you miss a painting lesson from Picasso?" That's a very nice way of putting it.
Exactly.Learning from the best in his trade is a privilage even if this cause few bruises."Bruce's bruises"
George Morley bruce helped me when i was a 70 lb. 6 grader getting bullied for being Asian in the 80 s.
Ah! These people are legends, just like Bruce!
Salute! Respect!👍
Bruce is the only legend among them.
@@sanekabc
For the people who actually have an interest in martial arts...those names also, ARE legends.
Bruce however...well, he's Bruce Lee...enough said.
@@BrotherPatriot Only if you distort the meaning of the word legend.
@@sanekabc
Enter the Dragon = Legendary film.
Again...many who practice in the arts believe they are and pay them their due respect, for a reason.
As they know they were the pioneer's of their time and helped "with the building blocks" of martial arts as we know it today.
(Especially Bruce...!)
Legendary people.
Mr Saxon was and still is a movie icon himself
Not just a great martial artist, philosopher,
Bruce is a great friend in their hearts.
so true..
Shannon speaks and looks just like her father! Amazing!...
Rest In Peace Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly, John Saxon and Bob Wall ... thank you all for the memories.
There all gone accept Bolo
Bob Wall is a class act. The guy has so many great stories about bruce
I respect him 👍🏻
Bruce Lee is a Legend!
500 a week and he had schools with chuck norris all over the country.. that says alot... if bruce wasnt the real deal.. would these great martial artist give him so much love and rspect.. bruce died to young...
But 500 back then is not 500 now but still youre right
Chuck wouldn’t have spent so much time with Bruce if Bruce wasn’t the real deal
Bruce is also the reason that Chuck went into movies. Before meeting Bruce, chuck had no desire to do films, not even stunt work or fight training. He just wanted to open karate dojos and compete
Then Bruce asked Chuck to be in one of his movies and after some convincing, Chuck agreed. The experience convinced Chuck that this was a worthwhile career and he liked doing it. Plus, what better way to advertise your expertise than being in hit movies. The films are what propelled Chuck to open up a chain of dojos all over the country
@@youtubecommenter37 facts right there.
Shannon Lee, such a beautiful extension of her father and mother! Love you lady!
rip john saxon.i love shannon lee.she is so amazing.bruce lee will be immortal forever.
saxon was a very underrated actor, Lee couldn´t have a better sidekick in enter the dragon
Ironically off screen he sidekicked him.
@@Shanethefilmmaker 100% Accurate; True Story
Jim Kelly
Who's here after John Saxon died?
Well, Robert Wall also passed away recently and basically the same time as John Saxon. Rob’s this guy: “Boards don’t hit back” and the leader of the Dirty Dozen group who called out Steven Seagal back in the 90’s. Another guy who passed away recently is Gene LeBell. LeBell was a mentor and friend to all of these people: Wall, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Ronda Rousey. Gene LeBell actually has his own Steven Seagal story (which he, himself didn’t reveal too explicitly). You all most likely know da 1. Robert Wall actually tried to get Gene to join his Dirty Dozen. LeBell ended up declining because apparently the guys in the group (consisting of some dudes that include Benny “The Jet” Urquidez & Bill “Superfoot” Wallace) were overpushing the grappling legend’s interest and the feud with Seagal was hurting him professionally. Despite all this, LeBell did leave the door open to a brawl with Seagal should the guy get the guts to actually go through with it. That obviously didn’t happen though, and neither did Bob Wall’s Dirty Dozen vs. Steven Seagal. Guess why. With that story being told there was a African American martial artist in Enter the Dragon named Jim Kelly, who played a guy who looks like Jimi Hendrix: He also passed away kind of recently (I think it was back in da 2010’s?). Now, if there’s 1 guy in Enter the Dragon that I’m sure hasn’t passed away yet: Bolo Yeung (born Yang Sze). Yang Sze actually got his stage name Bolo Yeung from his villainous character Bolo in Enter the Dragon. Bolo’s the guy who broke a few of Han’s minions’s spines for their incompetence. Coincidentally, as this talk is about John Saxon, well John Saxon’s character Roper from Enter the Dragon is actually the guy who ends up defeating Bolo. Except in the case of who’s still alive in the real world, as far as I last saw reported, Bolo Yeung is actually still alive himself. Oh, and for those of us who watched Bloodsport, you might remember him as the Korean antagonist Chong-Li. Bolo was also good buddies with Jean-Claude van Damme, who liked him so much he insisted Bolo play the role as a villain in a future movie of van Damme’s called Double Impact. This brings another Steven Seagal story. The feud between JCVD and Seagal is legendary. JCVD just points out the obvious flaws that his apparent rival has when agreeing to answer questions about him in interviews. Seagal on the other hand with an ego that makes him barely less delusional than “boxer” in quotations Charlie Zelenoff, hates JCVD so much that he denies the guy’s accomplishments in the competitive fighting world among other ways he most likely insulted him. There’s also a story that took place during the 90’s at a house Sylvester Stallone owned in Miami. This occurred during a party that not only included Stallone, JCVD and Seagal: But also Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Don Johnson (that’s my dad’s name by the way, minus the middle name), basketball great Shaquille O’Neal and from what I’ve heard even pop singer Madonna was among them as well (though, her music isn’t something I would have my ears prioritize). Now, the story goes that Steven Seagal was trash-talking not only JCVD, but possibly a few other folks as well. The Muscles from Brussels was at the time doing some hard drugs and had enough his Seagal bull that he went up and challenged the phony Steven to a brawl in Stallone’s backyard. Seagal not only fleed once, but twice when the now berserk Van Damme tracked the Aikido “master” to a nightclub. This shows you the type of dude Seagal is. He can’t even bring himself to make fight scenes interesting, and he only died in 1 movie. Anyway, there’s an encyclopedic statement about people who took part in Enter the Dragon, the only person from that movie who I know 4 certain is still alive and beyond.
Very touching.. such respect for Bruce.. you can tell they all got along well whilst making the film!!!!!! A big shout out to Lalo Shifrin... without his musical genius the film would not have been the same!!!!!👍☝️😊.. I Loved Jim Kelly..’You come right out of a comic book’!!!!😎🙏
Haaaaa
All our heros are gone !
Enter the Dragon would have made Bruce a mainstream movie star had he survived.
It actually made him an action icon.Bruce is much more popular than Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, or Clint Eastward.i don't think Einstein, Houdini, Mozart( masters of art and science themselves) have a following like Bruce's .its extrodinary.
Bruce Lee and Bob wall are my favorite characters in Enter The Dragon.
Rip Bruce John and Jim the deadly three 🟨🟨🥋🥋🐉☯️
May The MAster Rest in Peace! I will never forget him ,thanks for the lesson friend.
Bless them all, including Shannon. Amazing of her to carry her father’s legacy onwards like this.
Bob Wall was such a awesome villan
john saxon would have made a good james bond
+ben lockhurst Yes, I agree. He has the persona for such a role. Larry, Taiwan
Hmmmmm .... not really, because of his American accent I guess; certainly he could have played a similar character well. In fact, I think Mr. Saxon could probably play just about any character well (within his gender and age range of course).
Walter Butler The first James Bond was Caucasian and his name was Barry Nelson.
Walter Butler ...John Saxon is Italian and that is his Hollywood name because his real name was too ethnic back in the 1950s.
ben lockhurst john Saxon would have made a good Bond villain. He has those sinister Siamese eyes.
Bruce lee brandon lee rip 😭😭
Awesome! Great respect for Bruce Lee. I have a new found respect for them and their loving interactions. Thanks for sharing. Always live well my friend.
even I don't even kno bruce lee the minute I saw his movie, he instantly became my big brother, role model and inspiration. Thanks bruce...RIP
GREAT THANKS any more
Han: "Good morning Mr Ropert, we have been waiting for you"
All these legends giving truth on lee but yet here in 2024 people still say lee was fake .
Bruce lee forever❤❤
Ohara!" Bob wall an amazing actor n Bruce the GOAT
Bob Wall Bruce can not forget, he has many memories, and he loves it, it is understood.
I remember the unforgettable scene with John Saxon vs Lee Majors in six million dollar man, where he played the cyborg opposite Lee Majors
Me too...!
I think we just "dated" ourselves...
;)
😂
Saxon's character in Enter the Dragon was the perfect representation of American ambition, exploitation, and ego. He's also the representation of our ethics of the time and that "point we won't go beyond".
Good point. Apparently at the time he wasn't happy playing second fiddle to Lee.
@@Hakspheenom I don't believe that your comments are accurate. My father was quite modest, very little ego and tremendous intellectual curiosity. He always respected Bruce a great deal and don't believe ever felt unhappy "playing second fiddle to Lee: Actually, the quite the opposite, My father ( I was only 2 years old while filming in Hong Kong) always expressed that he knew his part in the film and complemented Bruce well. I believe that was one of the reasons that he and Bruce were close, a relationship developed over a short period of time, always of mutual respect. Finally, at the time of the 40th Anniversary showing of Enter the Dragon at the Academy (April 2013) My father had lost capacity (Diagnosed with dementia/Alzheimer's in late +/- 2009/early 2010), so at this event, I know he was (as was I in particular) Very Worried he would Not Be Able to do even a short question and answer. I remember explicitly being there and him barley pulling it off thanks others on the panel and- hate to say- good luck. RIP POPS LUVU4EVER
@@antoniosaxon8605 had to look up original comment. The reason the word " apparently" was used, was because I watched this, years ago, in a journalistic piece, quoted by an individual , apparently involved in the actual movie back then, also saw this written probably from the same source. Also, ofcourse attitudes were somewhat different back then. Whether it was an assumption or something they witnessed then interpreted, who knows.
Bottom line is, the viewing public weren't there and you know your pops better than anyone else. I've watched several of your father's films and he indeed came across as a lovable and flamboyant rogue, charming, fun loving and a great actor.
I appreciate your insight, being from someone who knew him best. 👍🏻
@@antoniosaxon8605your dad was the original Jonny Cage
I can't believe it's been 43 years since Bruce Lee passed away
I really enjoyed John Saxon on the Six Million Dollar Man.
Enter The Dragon Is 45 Years Old Damn I Feel Old!
Well you don't look it.
I love the story about the chair!
Thank you Bruce Lee from the world !
Hear Hear...!!!
RIP Roper :(
Awesome movie! Bruce Lee FOREVER!
the greatest martial artist that ever lived, nuff said.......
Bruce Lee was only an actor with zero real fight wins.
Fictional kung Fu movies and demonstrations is not real fighting, they were staged, rehearsed and scripted demonstrations.
@@carlossmall5517 Bruce was not only an actor, he was a martial artist as well. You can take all of his films out the equation and still be the greatest martial artist.
@@Sazerrider Never in a million years, Bruce Lee was only an actor with zero real fight wins. Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson, etc were the best martial artists and they were all real fighters that took real punishment too.
Unfortunately no one has seen Bruce Lee in a real fight to see how he reacts when he gets really hit. Bruce Lee copied Ali with his hands and footwork.
If you want to prove me wrong post one video clip of Bruce Lee in a real fight with a referee, witnessed by 3 neutral judges with a referee holding up Bruce Lee's hands and declaring Bruce as the winner.
Do not post fictional Kung Fu movies, demonstrations, staged fighting and hearsay talk, it will be ignored and deleted.
If you are not sure what REAL means, please look it up in a dictionary.
@@carlossmall5517 A guy who created JKD and constantly trained isn’t a martial artist? And you comparing Bruce to boxers, good joke there. I’m guessing Jim Kelly, Bob Wall, Jackie Chan, Bolo, Chuck Norris, etc. who saw Bruce fight are all lying then?
@@Sazerrider Yes indeed they are all lying, they lied to enhance their acting careers, those Karate guys that you mentioned were mostly points fighters with practically no full contact, they can't take full hits. Jackie Chan is an actor with zero real fight wins, all his fights are staged and well rehearsed shot so many times and edited.
I am surprised that you you didn't know that Bruce Lee copied The Greatest Muhammad Ali, just look at Bruce Lee's footwork, Linda Lee said Bruce Lee idolised Muhammad Ali because he was a real professional fighter and Boxing is a real live fight Mrs Lee said this out of her own mouth. I am surprised that you didn't know that Boxing is one of the oldest Martial Arts. JKD is only a book on philosophy fighting, Bruce Lee created this to make a living, since he could not get much work as a Chinese actor in Hollywood.
Sugar Ray Robinson, killed a man in the ring with one left hook punch to the head, this fight was recorded and it is real evidence.
None of those fake fighters that you mentioned have any injuries, because their stage fighting is non contact or in some cases they use stunt doubles, Bruce Lee used stunt double in the fictional film Enter the Dragon.
Amazing footage, thanks for posting this. I advise everyone to log onto Amazon and order either the eBook or paperback of, ‘Bruce Lee: the nearly man. A 1964 to 1973 timeline’.
God!! Enter the Dragon is 45 years old
Mobin Kiadeh
You can’t count !! 🤔
@@MobinKiadeh 47
Made when I was born. Still the best martial arts movie I have ever seen. Best fighting, best story and above all, best characters 🥊
This is awesome!
Bruce Lee the father of MMA.
The Gracie Family were the genesis of the MMA
Hi Ho Ho
THATS IS A REAL TRUTH FREND .!!!!! (JOHN SAXON) DECADES HAVE PASS . AND HE HAS NOT , FORGOTTEN HIS FREND .(BRUCE LEE) .!!!'!!! .OR ANY ONE HE , TOUCH !!!!!! . .💗😎👍❤️🙏🏾🎁.....
RIP Mr Saxon
RIP to all 4 stars from ETD. Now John Saxon, Bob Wall and Jim Kelly can spar with Bruce Lee in heaven.
Now Bob Wall R.I.P. ❤🙏
Now making martial arts films with Bruce in the great land
Rest in peace Mr. John Saxon...
Won't never ever exist other Bruce lee .
BRUCE LEE THE GOAT💙💙💙💙
rip john
Enter the Dragon is one of my favourite films. RIP John Saxon 😭😭😭😭
John Saxon is the working man's Marlon Brando.
100% accurate
RIP and long live Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973), aged 32
And
RIP and long live John Saxon (August 5, 1936 - July 25, 2020), aged 83
You both will always be remembered as legends.
Wow!!! Jon Saxon got so old! Time runs so fast!
RIP Jim Kelly (Black Samurai and Mr. Williams)!!!
John Saxon is in his eighties... I think he looks well for someone his age.
spaghetti diet
RIP Jim Kelly💙💙💙
@@christhomas5761 Actually at the 40th premiere of Enter the Dragon at the Academy in April 2012, My Father was 75 years old. More than 2 years after medically diagnosed with progressive dememtia/Alzhmiers (AD)
@@christhomas5761 nothing good about getting old
JOHN SAXSON RIP
There are so many great martial artist, but none that innovated his field and lived his art like Bruce. Yeah I enjoy Bruce lee for the obvious reasons, but his books on philosophy reveal a man who really invested a lot more into himself than just physical development
Bruce Lee Bruuuuuce
bob wall and john saxon were his favorite students besides dan inosanto,john saxon in his youth was a very dangerous man,the whole cast of the movie was genius,BRUCE KNEW WHAT HE WANTED,they all clicked
One seriously classic movie and one that changed the world of the action cinema for ever and thanks to Bruce Lee and this classic piece of cinema the cinematic battle field would never ever be quite the same ever again and from Jacky chan to van dam jet.lee and beyond the echo of Bruce Lee's cinematic war crys can be heard in them. all.
John Saxon😎😎👍👍
Everyone gained from BL~The greatest legend.
RIP John Saxon
Shannon is such a lovely woman !
This is quality viewing (and as for Shannon Lee, who doesn’t want to marry her), thanks for posting this. I recommend the eBook available from Amazon, ‘Bruce Lee: the nearly man. A 1964 to 1973 timeline”.
Man, I miss Jim Kelly
Damn RIP to most of the cast
wow that blows my mind on what actor Bob Wall said about Bruce getting a snake bite which I cannot speak out for Bruce himself but dealing with snakes can be dangerous. I learned something’s when I living in Texas and going to a rattlesnake round up where they show you just how to deal with a real live snake if it all comes right inside your sleeping bag. But! right right out of it all Enter The Dragon was a Great Film and the whole cast itself was Marvelous to watch which some have all passed away But! Never Forgotten
Now, as for Bob Walls, he would play a really good bad guy role in some Clint Eastwood western movies because he carried that outlaw six-shooter image!!!
The greatest. No one could ever match..not in a million years.
Very nice video , thanks a lot !
great men!
I love the story that John Saxon told about Bruce lee it was funny as hell. And fun fact I didn't know that John is lied to rest next to Bruce. I think that is so cool 😎.
Great Guy❤
John Saxon is good.
You are good but I don't know who you remind me of?
Timeless movie Bruce is an Icon....in Enter the dragon...originally John saxons character was supposed to die and jim Kellys character was supposed to live but John being the more experienced actor his agent fought to change the script...would've been intresting to see Bruce and Jim fighting side by side in the end
Jim Kelly, Mr Williams should have lived, always the black man has to die, Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali should have been in this fictional Kung Fu movie, they are both real fighters who have proven track records.
@@carlossmall5517Tyson was about 7 years old. Probably wasn't going to be in this movie in the role of a fighter.
@sammondaw Unbeaten Joe Fraser was around and so was Unbeaten George Foreman, both of those boxers would easily beat Bruce Lee with one arm behind their backs, because of the size, weight of Fraser and Foreman, it wouldn't even be a fight, it would be murder against Bruce Lee, worst of all Bruce Lee is only an actor, never had one real fight in his life, except one amateur high school boxing match which was a joke...lol
@carlossmall5517 Bruce was a legitimate martial artist...he didn't participate in point match tournaments, but that doesn't take away from his fighting ability plenty ..theres plenty of stories of people challenging him and martial artist that speak on his fighting ability
@jasonhearn5818 Bruce Lee was a FAKE FIGHTER
Have you ever seen Bruce Lee take a punch in the face to see how his body would react, obviously the answer is no because he never fought against anyone, this is cowardice. Other people talking about how good allegedly Bruce Lee was is only HEARSAY, You are getting confused with Bruce Lee fictional staged rehearsed scripted kung-fu movies, where Bruce Lee is the star in the fictional movie to win.I am surprised that you haven't said Superman is a better fighter because he can fly. Wake up you CLOWN or do you still believe in Santa Claus 🧑🎄
I can take the hits ? If you could take Bruce Lee’s hits that already makes you tougher than most guys.
bruce lee would have made a excellent spy undercover movie star or a cop undercover probably or a detective right he would been right up for he's way
After Enter the Dragon he was supposed to play a secret agent who brings down a drug cartel.
@@leeturner8023 man, imagine if Bruce was in a film with a Bond budget. He would've definitely reached that level as the biggest star in the world no doubt.
Where's the full video? :o
mr saxon is a legend ,,,there was a time when he ruled ,,,he was the man ,,appeared in all kinds of films and tv shows,,,,he was more of an actor then everyone in enter the dragon infact he was the only real actor,,,i remember his martial ,,,he was ok ,,i dont think he could do much ,,,acting was his forte,
That's not true. Lee himself was a great actor, despite his clear preference for using his other talents to play the hero and lead. If you watch some of his childhood work, this can be seen to be the case.
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Bruce Lee was a real actor also💙💙💙💙
Yes Saxon is a very good man an actor, all of them are good People
@@reginaldstyles3129 something %ing... I read an interview with Sarah Miles who had worked with Lawrence Olivier. When she saw Bruce on film she said he was the greatest actor she had ever seen. "Such intensity." I wish I my uncle had kept it. It was a paragraph in a weekly newspaper magazine. Of course I should have cut it out!
And Bruce THE Best.
John saxon is good
Great video
I LIKE BRUCE LEE!!!!!
you are beautiful like your father
fantastic
Rip Roper
I imagine there must have been mention of Jim Kelly. I'd love to see the full video someday. RIP.
So Bruce Lee past away the same year "Enter the Dragon" was made in 1973. The official version is that Bruce Lee past away after taking a painkiller for his painful back problem; I find this hard to believe!
John Saxon great actor.
Bob Wall tries to say that Bruce and Chuck Norris were the same--that's absurd...Chuck is good but Bruce is so much better--Bruce really is in a league of his own with no one else close to him at all--he is that much better than everyone else...Bruce is by far the best ever...
Bob knew Bruce and Chuck personally. He worked with both of them, saw them both fighting. So he knows more than a simple fanboy like you. So step back, and just keep your stupid mouth closed. And please, never open it again. Thanks.
Oh 🤔 oh Rilley
@@jimmysapien9961 I know huh. Dan Inosanto and a dozen plus students and witnesses said Bruce sparred with all the names and was in another level. Dan has rep as straight shot.
When Bruce was alive no one hinted they were equal with Lee.
Jon Benn in one interview repeated it twice ... Chuck said in real fight "Bruce was the best. No one can beat him."
On Hongkong TV Chuck said with Wall and Lee sitting there, "Bruce is too good to be our teacher and we are not good enough to be his students."
A few minutes ago above I posted where Bruce sparred Joe Lewis. Lewis has said "I couldn't hit him with a bullet."
He really did touch a lot of people. Movie stars, ex-martial arts experts/champions...etc.I guess it never mattered that Bruce was never truly tested in competition. Which he supposedly didn't believe in. Which I think was to keep his rep as we know it. that's why there isn't a single photo or video clip...or even newspaper article of any of his so-called challenges. And why he refused to compete. He was a great martial artist and action star.
I would have liked to have seen footage of him in the ring. To see how good he truly was. For me that would have made him complete. And put weight on his ideas on "effective movement".
Bruce was very secretive about his abilities and martial arts. He didn’t like to show people what he did. This is why he would tell his students to go one direction and he went another. It’s just the way he was. He wanted the edge. He also didn’t like teaching and what changing the curriculum every month. This is why out of his 3 schools, Seattle, Oakland and Chinatown L.A, the curriculum is completely different.
In Hong Kong his challenges were in the paper all the time back in the 70’s. It’s well known in Hong Kong media.
Him not competing has nothing to do with “keeping his rep”. If you want to know about his fight history get John Little’s know book: Wrath of the Dragon: The real fights of Bruce Lee. It is very, very informative and will hopefully put a stop to lot of misinformation and lies spread about Bruce over the years.
He would make a grand pa
Oh jeez, I don't know how many students Bruce Lee had, but Chuck Norris definitely wasn't one of them.
Watch the chuck norris video from his own mouth..and yes I know chuck was the multiple world champion and engaged in secrecy underground fight clubs for the elite in the orient
[ MR .SAXON ] , HAS , AMITED ( BRUCE LEE ) WAS , AMASING.!!!! IN , J.K.D.🙏❤🙏 !!!..👍...VERY FAST .!!! ....
*I wish Bruce Lee was still alive or maybe someone would find his reincarnation.*
Yeah of course bruce lee still alive
At one point, I wished he was still alive, but it is better for him to rest in peace. It is because his death preserves his image in terms of his prowess in martial arts. As of today, people would compare and analyze his kung fu; so it is better to be unproven than being exposed. We will never find out the truth in terms of his fighting skills, but that's ok.
There is no such thing as reincarnation. But his work will always live on and his contributions to the East and the West as well as to action/martial arts films will live on too.
@@MrReav13 stfu, what the hell do you know?
Reincarnation is illogical.
is there a full version of this video?
yes, 40th Annabesary of Enter the ar the Academy of Motion Pictures & Sciences, April 2012