Plot
The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot involving a new character, Billy Lo,(盧比利) struggling against a racketeering "syndicate" after gaining international success as a martial arts movie star. When Billy refuses to be intimidated by syndicate henchman Steiner (Hugh O'Brian) and his gangs of thugs, syndicate owner Dr. Land (Dean Jagger) orders his assassination to serve as an example to others.Disguised as a stuntman, Land's assassin Stick (Mel Novak) sneaks onto the set of Billy's new film, and shoots Billy during filming. A fragment of the bullet passes through Billy's face, leaving him alive but in need of plastic surgery which alters his facial features. Billy takes the opportunity to fake his death and disguise himself, exacting revenge against those who wronged him one at a time. When the syndicate threatens and kidnaps his fiancée, Ann Morris (Colleen Camp), Billy is forced to come out of hiding to save her. In the revised film, Bruce Lee's fight scenes inside the pagoda are assumed to take place in the upper floors of the Red Pepper restaurant, where Dr. Land and his thugs have laid an ambush. In the end Billy survives the ambush, rescues Ann, and destroys each of the main mobsters one-by-one.
Cast
- Bruce Lee as "Billy Lo" (archive footage from incomplete 1st version)
- Gig Young as "Jim Marshall"
- Dean Jagger as "Dr. Land"
- Colleen Camp as "Ann Morris"
- Hugh O'Brian as "Steiner"
- Robert Wall as "Carl Miller"
- Dan Inosanto as "Pasqual"
- Han-Jae Ji as "Restaurant Fighter"
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as "Hakim"
- Mel Novak as "Stick"
- Sammo Hung as "Lo Chen"
- James Tien as "Charlie Wang" (US version) / "Fang Chun" (HK version)
- Roy Chiao as "(Uncle) Henry Lo" (US version only)
- Casanova Wong as "Lau Yea-chun" (H.K. version only)
- Chuck Norris as "Fighter in Film" (archive footage)
- Kim Tai-jong as "Billy Lo" (doubling for Bruce Lee)
- Yuen Biao as "Billy Lo" (doubling for Bruce Lee in Fight)
- Albert Sham as "Billy Lo" (doubling for Bruce Lee in Dialogue scene)
- Chen Yao Po as "Billy Lo" (doubling for Bruce Lee)
- Christ Kent as Voice of Billy Lo (dubbing for Bruce Lee)
- Tony Leung
- Billy McGill
- Jim James
- Russell Cawthorne
- Lam Ching Ying
- John Ladalski
- David Hu
- Don Barry
- Jess Hardie
- Eddie Dye
- Peter Nelson
- Peter Gee
- Peter Chan
- Mars as Dr.land's guards (extra)
- Lau Kar-wing
Crew:
| Directed by | Robert Clouse Bruce Lee (G.O.D. footage) (Way of the Dragon footage) Sammo Hung (Action) |
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| Produced by | Raymond Chow | |||
| Written by | Jan Spears Bruce Lee |
| Music by | John Barry Joseph Koo |
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| Cinematography | Ho Lan Shan Godfrey A. Godar |
| Edited by | Alan Pattillo |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (US) Golden Harvest (HK) |
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Release dates
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Running time
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103 minutes (Int'l cut) 94 minutes (HK cut) 125 minutes (HK premiere) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese English |
| Box office | HK$3,436,169 |
