ACTION-PACKED SUMMER: Enter The Dragon (w/ AJ!)
“I do not hit…it hits all by itself.”
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CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of racism and racist actions, Asian-American stereotypes, violence, snakes, danger to animals.
AJ Ganaros of Straight Off the Top of My Headlines, Shattered Worlds RPG, and Christmastide, Ohio joins us this week to talk about a truly seminal piece of film. That word gets tossed around a lot for a lot of different movies, but it’s very literally true for this movie, in how it spurred the careers of several Hong Kong martial arts legends and proved that martial arts action films could be profitable for Western audiences. But it’s not just this movie’s influence that makes it so interesting - it’s the singular, visionary actor and mind behind it. Bruce Lee’s name is now iconic and legendary, and if you haven’t ever seen one of his movies, it might not be clear why. He’s effortless, graceful, funny, sexy, and altogether singular in how he both chews scenery while also being the coolest person in every room. And despite some significant flaws and constraints, Bruce Lee makes this movie a classic of cinema, let alone action movies. This week, we’re watching Enter the Dragon on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro and outro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
Excerpt taken from “Theme from Enter the Dragon,” composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin. Copyright 1973 Warner Bros Records Inc.
Clip taken from the film Enter the Dragon is © 1973 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
Excerpt taken from “Kid Power” from the movie 3 Ninjas, written by Rick Marvin and William Griffin, and performed by Will Roc. Copyright 1992 Global Film Enterprises, Inc.
Excerpt taken from “Fight to Survive,” written by Paul Hertzog and Shandi Sinnamon and performed by Stan Bush. Copyright 1990 Cannon Films, Inc.
