Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
U.S. theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese天皇巨星
Simplified Chinese天皇巨星
Directed byTso Nam Lee
Written byHsin Yee Chang
Produced byWong Fung
StarringBruce Li
CinematographyYip Cheng-Biu
Edited byChiu Kuei Huang
Music byFu Liang Chou
Production
company
Hong Kong Alpha Motion Picture Company
Distributed byDimension Pictures
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
Taiwan
LanguageMandarin
Box office$1,455,235[1]

Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (Chinese title: 天皇巨星; Cantonese: Tian huang ju xing), also released as Bruce Lee: The Star of Stars, is a 1976 Bruceploitation film starring Bruce Li. The title is a play on the Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon and is one of the most well-known films in the Bruceploitation genre.[2]

Plot

The film tells the story of Tiger, a student of Bruce Lee, who comes to Hong Kong in search of answers regarding the mysterious death of his master. The character Susie Yung represents Betty Ting Pei. She and Tiger team up and take on the Baron, the head of the Hong Kong mafia, in search of the truth regarding the death of the martial arts legend.

Cast

  • Bruce Li as David/The Tiger
  • Yi Chang as The Baron
  • Kang Chin as Wa
  • Chang Sing Yee as Susie
  • Shan Mao as Sam
  • Lung Fei as Lung Fei

Production

Music

The film's music was composed by Fu Liang Chou under the name of Chow Fook-Leung. Similar to other film scores by Fu Liang Chou, excerpts from popular music of that time can be heard interpolated in the score. These excerpts include pieces of John Barry's 1974 score to The Man with the Golden Gun, Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", and Isaac Hayes' theme to Three Tough Guys, among others.

Sequel

In 1978 a sequel was released titled Return of the Tiger. Li returned as a different character and the film co-starred Angela Mao.

References

  1. ↑ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  2. ↑ "Bruce Lee Lives On". Wired News. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2012.


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