How Jason Scott Lee prepared for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story / Discussion with his Trainer!
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- In this video I sit down with Steven Lambert, who shares fascinating insight into helping prepare Jason Scott Lee for the role of Bruce Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Find information on the type of training Jason Scott Lee did in order to prepare for the role and whether his actual trainer though he was natural or not!
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Jason's athletic performance was great but his acting performance was on another level. Jason played Bruce with a lot of passion and charisma.
Exactly! We are so used to seeing Bruce Lee “The Dragon” but not Bruce Lee the human being.
Bruce Lee’s contributions to the world are legendary, but he still had to deal with everyday issues like we all do in one way or another. Jason Scott Lee captured Bruce Lee’s personal essence and it really translated to the screen.
And those of us who are fans of BL really felt it.
He was perfect for the role!!
He played bruce lee better than bruce lee 😂
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🤣 Come on Maaaaan!!
Life long Bruce Lee fan here from the late 70’s and 80’s.
I saw Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story when it came out in the 90’s and I can tell you it was the film that all Bruce Lee fans always wanted. Even though there where some historical inaccuracies, it still gave us a more personal look at the man who transcended racial and cultural bounds. Jason Scott Lee’s performance was outstanding because he gave us view of BL from a more personal perspective.
We where so used to seeing Bruce Lee The Dragon and not Bruce Lee The Human Being who was struggling with everyday issues like we all do. The film took my appreciation for my lifelong hero to another level.
That fight scene on the set of the Big Boss where the younger brother challenges Bruce for physically and mentally injuring his older brother, is one of the best I've seen in my young life at the time. I remember thinking that for a actor playing Bruce Lee he really does a great job at trying to capture his style and speed and power. Not even close to being in Bruce's realm but really did a great job playing the part. I bet Bruce would have been proud to see it.
I luv it when he smashes that big guy's face off the track, bam!! bam!! bam!! LOL that part always cracks me up, brutal fight thought.
Thats just a fantasy
One of my favourite films,he was ripped in this film
I saw that on in the theater too. Rewatched it just a couple month ago.
We still gotta do our Van Damme collab! Lol
This was a great movie. Dude got in excellent shape for this. Portrayed Lee so well
Jason’s performance was incredible. I started following his career after that movie. He was great in Soldier too and got way bigger.
Jason became a full instructor under Jerry Poteet in JKD. He ended up assisting Jerry with his introductional videos... right up until Poteet passed. He considers him his Sifu.
Steven talks all about Jason's relationship and other interesting details about Jerry Poteet in the book, very interesting stuff!
@@VikingSamurai absolutely amazing book! I literally just bought it after watching your videos. Myself being a martial artist involved in stunt work and being an avid fan of film in general, I absolutely love the insights!
Studied martial arts and read Jerry Poteets books and he is a legend in JKD.
I’ll have to check out the section of that boom. Which refers to my Jerry. On a side note he disliked being called Sifu. If you would like to know who all was involved with Jerry’s team for seminars and videos (during the Eacademy era) feel free to hit me up. I almost called Fran Poteet after watching this. Just got me curious.
@DJinfinityX1 Well,when I mean legend,he wrote a book on JKD and when I was training in martial arts, I read books and still have all of Bruce Lee's books.Now,Poteet might not be a dud,but nothing he has said or wrote is inactuate.
Jason Scott Lee was a gymnast in college. So he pretty much already had a muscular build. So all that training he did for the movie was to get him in the proper shape to "become" Bruce Lee a portray him as closely as he did.
Jerry Poteet also trained Scott the mannerism and subtle movements of Bruce Lee. Jerry was one of the early students of Bruce Lee.
There is only 1 thing still eery when i see Dragon. Its the part where Bruce is fighting the demon at the end. The demon sees Brandon and stops attacking bruce and goes towards Brandon. It was not so soon after Brandon died in real life by the freak gun accident on set! Its just all strange!
Yes that's true it is what it is
Damn that's deep
No way that’s crazy, I remember now. So sad
I came to the conclusion it was intentional. There are groups within groups in higher up elite society that have strong foothold on entertainment industry didn't want Lee legacy to flourish because of Bruce's philosophy which part of it was about unifying, open mindness. What are we seeing today? The exact OPPOSITE and that's how the globalists want it. As a means for control. This pandemic was not really about the virus was about how
far the elites can control society
I cracked the CODE : The demon represent Hollywood is going to snuff out Brandon Lee to not continue the Legacy. ASIAN Legacy in a Caucasian dominated industry. Get it???
Great video Viking, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a classic and Jason Scott Lee did an great job!! Also Steven Lambert clearly did an excellent job as Jason Scott Lee's personal trainer for the film👏👍👍
"Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" is a modern classic: great figth scenes, the perfect actor for the role and a very inspired director working behind the dramatic scenes. I watch this movie many and many times on VHS tapes.
And yes Dragon is a incredible movie, by far the best film about Bruce Lee, Jason was a beast in it
You got yourself my favorite UA-cam channel my bro, I’m a Van Damme and old school action film fanatic and you are just killing it right now, love what your doing to represent us?
This is Bruce Lee Done right not like once upon a time in Hollywood
Yes, Bruce Lee wasn't portrayed entirely accurately in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, but the Bruce Lee projects Linda & Shannon have approved of, including Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, have presented fictionalized versions of Bruce Lee, too.
BRUCEJJ66 Fictional but his portrayal/performance from Jason was extremely accurate in Dragon.
@@BRUCEJJ66 Exactly! Also as much as I was amped to see the movie when it came out,I felt Jason just did'nt look enough like the real Bruce Lee.His haircut was the same throughout his whole life?His chest muscles were waay too big! I actually think Mark Dacascos could've played him.They have very similiar features.The fight with the chefs in the ally,the symbolic demon thing could've been left out for the real events of his life.The Wong Jack Mann fight was false also because he supposedly injured his back lifting weights.Lastly,zero footage of any Enter The Dragon & Game OF Death characters at all.Although considered a classic now,they just messed up or left out sooo much that could've made the film about the man better.
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Spoken like a true Bruce Lee fan!👍🏾
Dragon The Bruce Lee story definitely had major historical inaccuracies. I enjoyed Jason Scott Lee’s performance because he gave us a more personal look into Bruce Lee’s life, but most real Bruce Lee fan know the bulk of the film just wasn’t accurate.
@Kurapika Giovanna I agree with the inaccuracies you pointed out.I remember leaving the theater disappointed and saying to myself,"Rob Cohen messed it up".However although physically Donnie would've nailed it,I still say he looks absolutely nothing like Bruce Lee.Even with makeup wardrobe & the right haircut.
Must say dragon was a dope movie I used to watch it over and over again
One of my favorite movies and bio pics. Wanted to see Jason Scott Lee in more movies because of it.
Just found your channel and I'm loving it! Keep up the good work!
Steve Lambert ,was able to do great things in short amount of time. I wish I had him in my corner.
This guy wants everyone to give him all this credit but it seems like he's doing a great job of that himself.
Got the book by Steven Lambert on kindle.. Couldn't put it down. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. I'd seen him in movies but didn't know it was him. I've followed martial arts for years and it was a real treat to hear the stories of the movies and stars Steven trained with.
Went to this movie 4 times back then in 1993. My senior year in high school. Love that movie.
This is a great channel mate, outstanding content keep it up, great job. Steve Lambert wonderful interview.
Love those that hate you.......and hate those that love you. Always the case. Even in the work environment...you go the extra mile to push a project, try to keep it together, helps others.......and you still get swept aside for somebody else that did nothing ,but it comes and takes the gratitude and even praise.
"... Steven Lambert has become a friend with the channel..." Man that alone sounds awesome! Keep up the good work VS #MovingOnUp #OnTheRise
I am so glad I have found this channel! GREAT STUFF!!
He was shredded in that film!
He was amazing in that movie. You could tell he worked hard. He did a fantastic job. 👏 I can't believe he didn't get as big as Jackie and jet li his act was as good. If not maybe even better. And I'm not talking about martial arts. I'm talking about charisma and acting. Just my humble opinion
FACTS.
So in short, Jason Scott Lee is natural. But what I didnt know was, that Steven Lambert helped coach and develop Jason for his role! Jerry P. (Bruce Lee's student) for years I thought was the one who trained Jason! I'm mind blown o:!
So much great content from this interview.
He did have the muscle but was definitely not as shredded as Lee was. Bruce weighed below 150, Jason Scott was definitely in the upper 100s for this. But I will say this, it's the best portrayal of Bruce Lee so far. Sucks they can't do him justice even in today's movies.
I went and saw that movie 3 weeks in a row at the time,can’t remember the last movie I went to see even twice but that one required at least 2 back in the day. Definitely showing my age there
I want to know more about JSL diet and workout for this film back in 1992. Maybe try and get Jason himself on?
I bought the book and it's awesome! Glad you talked to Steven
Saw it in the theaters also... it was epic!
I loved this movie. Definitely in need of a rewatch.
Something is not adding up. From the interviews and bts footage it seemed JSL was already in phenomenal shape walking into the screen test.
Yep true 💯
Was just looking up his workout for this movie a month ago can't believe this was just dropped a couple weeks ago!
Jason Scott Lee nailed it.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a fantastic movie.
The sound track was awesome as well
Nice with it. I went and seen Dragon The Bruce Lee Story when it first hit theaters back in summer of 1993. I was in middle school. Jason Scott Lee was dry and shredded yo
Recently picked up the Blue Ray of dragon the Bruce Lee story,haven't seen the movie in years,this video makes me wanna watch it again asap
Wow, this guest has worked in most movies I grew up with. Dragon was one of my favorites when we bought it on VHS in 1995 along with Ninja Turtles 1990.
I was in high school during the making of this movie and also an extra. The scene was beating any opponent in under 60 seconds. It was the summer of 1992 @ the Glendale YMCA(shooting location). I remember seeing Jason. He had that Ahtletic physique that stood out. Similar to Brad Pitt in Fight Club.
Hi, bro can't get any notifications from youtube anymore. Anyways, this was brilliant seeking out after this great man. Keep going. Much Respect from a North African aka Moroccan.
I liked this movie and most of all I've always been a fan of his fight choreography he moved so good and attacked with full power just his whole attitude was incredible! I always love bringing up his physique because I've always been a thin guy growing up and I didn't look no where near like my idol Bruce who weighed roughly at 130 to 141 pounds pure muscle with abs that popped out, he gave me the courage to train harder whenever I compared myself with big guys. RIP Bruce and Brandon your movies will always be remembered. ☯️🙏
U r a legend for this channel mate! Sub well earned
I thought Jason did a great portrayal of Bruce but he most definitely had a great coach in the making! My actor friend played his father who was wonderful!
New to the channel absolutely loving it 👌
Interesting series you and Stephen Lambert have here👍🏿
Dragon The Bruce Lee Story is one of my favorite movies. Really enjoyed it. Bruce lee would be proud Im sure.
Nice vid I love the interviews could you maybe make a short vid on how to kick like van damme also almost 30k congrats
Jason was great in that film. Great actor
Jason looked sharp in that movie mate... did his father proud... RIP Lee's
Jason was first in Back to the Future 2 and then Dragon, The Jungle Book, Tale of the Mummy, Soldier...
QUESTIONS FOR STEVEN + COMMENTS!!. I just finished the Chapter on Dragon: Bruce Lee Story. 1st let me say, I totally respect Steven's feelings of disappointments on the fight choreography in the film since he wasn't involved in that part. My question for Steven is
If he remained involved, What would he had done differently with the fights and the choreography ??? I felt the uplifting musical score, the acting and the drama and the way Rob Cohen filmed the movie was so great that it offsets whatever short comings the fights may have had. Jason's impression of Bruce, his intensity, his acting and his emotion in the fights really sell the fights and make them work and it looks intense and believable, for example the stretching scene before the fight with the challenge match with Johnny Sun is really cool. but the message of the film "fight for you dreams" "don't give up" "family means everything" and the theme of overcoming adversity and overcoming racism is present in the film. the film is an EPIC drama.
Dragon felt like a Bruce Lee Movie starring Bruce Lee himself except the story is Bruce's real life and not a fictional story, but it is kinda fictional and highly inaccurate too! How did Linda Lee REALLY feel about the film??? I read Linda 'liked' it and said positive things about it but was she just being nice ???
How did Steven feel about Bruce Lee's portrayal in the Taratino film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" ???
SIDE NOTE: I'm sad to know the Lauren Holly is really a WITCH in real life. Some part of me wanted to believe all these years that Lauren is really the nice, friendly, loving, loyal, & caring woman she plays in the film. Wow!!! She-Devil is appropriate for her. What a shocker!!!
Rob Cohen says that Steve trained Jason Scott Lee for seven weeks for the Dragon screentest :
ua-cam.com/video/EiwHDN4zazU/v-deo.html
JSL was in the same shape as he was for the actual movie. Growing up, he was an avid surfer and gymnast which would have got him most of the way to his Dragon physique.
.. I've been waiting for this one - check him out in SOLDIER - Both Jason Scott Lee and Kurt Russell got in phenomenal shape..!!
I love that movie and as a kid I thought Jason looked just like Bruce but now I realize he was actually too big
Dragon the Bruce story, is more like a guilty pleasure for me. Its defeinatly not an accurate Bruce Lee story. But its does have some entertaining moments, soundtrack was good. But damn, Steve did an excellent work on Jason Scott Lee.... Cant wait for CANON series reviews.. That era was Gold.
My favorite Bio Pic film of all time tbh bro, keep up to great work sir👌👍
Damn these stories are great!
Its very interesting part of interview.Thanks you,Viking for this.We allways watch movie,and don.t think,how it was shoot,how actors training,how they shoot fighting scenes.I think now,it very interesting to know about knife fightung like the final fight in Under Siedge or sword fight in Blind Fury, or final fight on Best of the best 2.Because this fight was using a nun chacks,and iron pipes
And he certainly didn't use peds in my opinion as he already had the frame and muscle. He just leaned up and I imagine his cardio and lifting increased alot. He's very low bodyfat in the film. In the film soldier he looked even bigger but that was just more fat I believe as he loses his veiny graininess in that film. Looked amazing in jungle book to
This guy just said after the first test screening that it was not enough and Linda Lee brought in 5 of Bruce Lee students. Which there was no belt system by the way. Well obviously they were the ones to put Jason into the right stage for the role.
Jason scott lee said his entire life he wanted to live in the Shaolin Temple and train... He lasted like a week hahaha
This was definitely one of my favorite movies growing up im a die hard fan hell bruce is the reason why i love nunchucks
I’m here!
Yes Dragon the Bruce Lee story was a great watch. I thought at the time it also showed just how discrimination there was at the time. Jason Scott Lee also went to a Shaolin temple to train for real. There is a vid somewhere on UA-cam.
Pretty bad discrimination, I remember leaving the theater as a kid peeved about that.
@@VikingSamurai Being from the UK I expect it was slightly different in my mind, I didn’t really expect to see the racial side of things in the film. I didn’t quite understand it, but soon realised the gravity of the issue portrayed in the film.
Dragon The Bruce Lee Story is one of my favorite movies of all time. Back in the day I used to not only watch it all the time, but I would often just put it on in the background while I was doing whatever or while me and some buddies were hanging out, so it was like the score for a lot of good times.
So steven got to meet Linda Lee, did he get to meet Brandon also? I'm looking forward to getting this book, I'd say its amazing 💪
Yes he worked with Brandon on Kung fu the next generation 1987
I loved the movie dragon the Bruce Lee story
You know what for all the crap dragon the Bruce lee story gets. I love this movie!
🙌 another fantastic video. I’ve asked my mother in law to get me Steven’s book for my birthday next month.
Can i ask..what are the Bruce,Chuck and Jean Claude things behind you?
Martial Arts Masters series of books.
@@VikingSamurai thx for replying 🙏 my mother in law “has” ordered me Steven Lamberts book. So good reading ahead
It's kind of self evident that behind the scene, there's a trainer, or these actors wouldn't have been able to pull of their action roles. I am not sure if they deliberately did not acknowledge the trainers or they just didn't think of mentioning them in interviews.
I could only imagine Jason scot lee couldn't get any good roles after the bruce lee movie. He got stereotyped like after that movie, i think he had a role with kurt russel shortly after
Yep in the movie Soldier, nice movie btw, I think it was set in the same universe as blade runner
Don't forget rapanui a great movie.
Jungle book
Is the Stefanos Miltsakakis documantary getting released this year on DVD?
Hopefully.
whats steves problem? he was a major player in all action movies,he had a job that most of us always dream of he got paid AND got recognition,what did he want the stars to do? kiss his feet?
I agree, the more I see of this guy. The more arrogant he comes off.
he's just trying to sell his book. You can tell he's making some shit up when he's asked some questions he seems like he can't remember exactly & pauses while he invents some tales imo. I'm sure there's some truth to his stories but hey why let the truth get in the way of a good yarn.
@@johnlawrence8007 Yeah, I think he is a fibber.
Ok, I love training sequences in action movies that motivate me to workout. I think the training in the beginning of the movie soldier with Jason Scott Lee and kirt Russel was very cool. I would be interested in your thoughts about the movie and the training.Also I am from hawaii and I know the director had an issue with Jason and cut a bunch of his scenes. That was the local rumor anyway. Just curious if you know of anything
I need to revisit Soldier, have the DVD in my basement.
That would be cool! It’s an old one so there really was not any behind the scenes content available at the time. Kurt Russel was arguably in the best shape of his life and in his 40’s and Jason was a bit of a beast also. The running scene in the beginning when he passes Kurt is bada**. It would be fun to hear your insights on this.
Can I ask who were the five Bruce Lee students who helped with the film? Also, just wondering, why was Jerry Poteet a dud? Just found your channel and I really enjoy reminiscing about the old 80's and 90's action flicks. Not made like that anymore. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Simple question, howd he get ready for the role, turned into 10 minutes of him saying "me, me, me, they didnt mention me in interviews, boo hoo."
One of my best films todate
Thank for such an awesome video once again. Just curious, you mention that Jason trained 7hours a day? Was that 7 days a week ? As I understand shouldn't the body's muscle need at least 24 -48 hours recovery time?
I should've clarified... The 7 hours of "training" consisted of a host of things, obviously physical training, technique training, lots of mental training even... So I guess I should've said 7 hours of "preparation" a day.
@@VikingSamurai thanks heaps.. Love this channel 👍👍👍
Another winner.
More often than not, true heroes remain anonymous; their names unknown to the majority. But their impact resonates beyond comprehension.
Is that Ted Wong on the far right of the photo with Jason and the other people in the black and white photo at 3:30?
I'm really not sure what happened, but UA-cam is not showing my comments. Maybe it's just something on my end. Anyways, you know I like speaking with you. Hope you're able to see this particular comment. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a cool film, that I watched when I was a kid. These segments of this interview are really cool and I hope there is much more around the corner.
TERRANCE OUT
I see your comments Terrance, always appreciate them!
They watched videos of Bruce for 12 to 14 hours every day 7 days a week....then he slept I'm assuming for 8 hours...he probably ate and wanted to have at least an hour to take a poop and maybe talk to his family....so that leaves you maybe 1 hour per day to do all that stuff: gong fu, karate. Weapons, tennis and all the things he mentioned....and in 3 and 1/2 months he went from being a skinny dude to that! It doesn't matter if he took PEDs or not....that's a pure miracle....I want to be on that program NOW!!!!
Could you get Steve Lambert back for a video on Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja) and his relationship with him. Also can you do a video on Sho Kosugi with Steven Lambert. Many thanks
Definitely!
@@VikingSamurai Would love to know what Steven Lambert thought of the fight choreography in American Ninja 2 as he wasn't involved in the second film but Mike Stone had choreographed it and he was Elvis Presley teacher in Karate.
@@mattk5020
Not Elvis Presley’s teacher !
I think he was the teacher of Priscilla Presley, he take Elvis wife.
Elvis was not amused.
Elvis have payed his Bodyguards, to killed M.Stone, they denied.
I really hope you get a commission off the books Mr Lambert is selling now because you got us sold!
I think Jason Scott Lee was natural in that movie too. As for other actors, these days they pretty much all have to sign non-disclosure agreements before going on a program that involves taking PEDs, so they couldn't talk publicly about it even if they wanted to.
Makes sense, just no incentive in it for them to be honest about that stuff in general too.
Good movie
That movie is fantastic. Like just a really good movie regardless of how much was factual lol
what is the Jerry Poteet story?? i looked him up and he seems legit. what is the history there??
Cool video and movie
Oh, boy. "I just don't get the credit I deserve, why don't they give me credit? He was a 98 lb weakling before I got a hold on him ... ". With all due respect, I think genetics my have been a contributing factor, too. Did you see Jason Scott Lee in that latest live action version of Mulan? Almost 30 years after Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Jason's physique still looks great, it looked great in the Time Cop sequel, in The Jungle Book, which of his films did he look bad in? As for Jerry Poteet, I haven't read Mr. Lambert's book, don't know how Mr. Poteet made a negative impression on him, I met Mr. Poteet once, trained with a student of his a few times, but, regardless of what Steve or I think of Jerry, Jason apparently was impressed enough with Jerry to continue training with him long after Dragon came & went. It's starting to sound like Mr. Lambert is trying to take more credit for things than he (& he alone!) might deserve. I mean, Jason trained with more than one person for the Bruce Lee role (including James Lew & Mr. Poteet), right? No one else contributed anything?
Jason trained with a lot, Lambert brought 5 people aboard who knew and trained with Bruce, including Poteet, Bob Wall, etc... But according to Lambert, Poteet ended up getting all the other guys ousted, so he at the very least made a good impression on Jason Scott Lee... But Lambert was involved for months before anyone else, and it was his idea to get the others involved bc they actually knew and trained with Bruce.
Calling Jerry Poteet a dud is questionable. You can see the quality of the students Poteet produced on UA-cam. As far as I know, no other direct students of Bruce had criticisms of him.
Did the DaCascos family spoke out about how Wong Jack Man was portrayed?
Get Jason on get his side.
And Folks, if you Watch the Full Length Video, Take a Shot Every Time Mr. Lambert says "Ya Know"... I Guarantee You will Have a Rough Morning!!!
See You Next Time, and Be Safe!!!