Flashback Review: Fist of Fury

Fist of Fury, sometimes referred to as the Chinese Connection is the second film of Bruce Lee in his Kung Fu Cinema collection.  The title confusion comes from the movies being sent to America and somehow The Big Boss ended up with the Fury title and the mo vie execs then gave Fury the Chinese Connection title in reference to the French Connection thought the two films have absolutely no plot relation.

Bruce Lee and the Nunchuck: The Fight That Started it All

Bruce vs the Japanese School from Fist of Fury aka the Chinese Connection.

Before Fist of Fury the Nunchuck was relatively unknown in the West, then Bruce dropped his epic Japanese School fight scene and the phenomena took off.   Thousands of trips to the ER latter teens are still obsessed with the simple weapon, because of it’s awesome visual potential.

Bruce Lee and the Nunchuck: The Fight That Started it All

Bruce vs the Japanese School from Fist of Fury aka the Chinese Connection.

Before Fist of Fury the Nunchuck was relatively unknown in the West, then Bruce dropped his epic Japanese School fight scene and the phenomena took off.   Thousands of trips to the ER latter teens are still obsessed with the simple weapon, because of it’s awesome visual potential.

November We Celebrate the Life of Bruce Lee

 

Once again, as November 20th nears I would like to mark the 71st celebration of Lee Jun Fan’s life with an entire month dedicated to Bruce Lee’s life, impact on culture, his teachings and of course his movies.