04-02-2007, 12:02 AM
Midway through the movie, El Dingo voiced his puzzlement over the guy playing Bruce Lee, who didn't look like him and didn't show any great martial ability.
I suggested it might have had something to do with availability.
Still, it was a very good question, and I got to puzzling over it.
I had noticed that later in the flick he did some decent kicks, so I suspected he did have a good martial pedigree, but the director didn't want to invest time and expense in a decent fight choreographer.
So I did some research, and this is what I found. By the way, I suspect DM might already know this stuff, because this is the kind of stuff he knows. But I'm not sure.
The actor who played Bruce Lee is named Siu-Lung Leung.
He is sometimes credited as Bruce Leong / Bruce Leung / Siu Lung Leung / Bruce Liang / Hsiao Liang / Siu Lung Liang / Bruce Leung Siu Lung.
Yes, that's a mouthful.
He was extremely active in early martial arts films, but then disappeared for 20 years before coming back in this role:
http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2005_Kun...le_008.jpg
That's right. He played the Beast in Kung Fu Hustle. Stephen Chow has resurrected a number of past notables in his films, and Bruce Liang (as I'll call him) was one of them.
Anyway, here's Bruce Liang's bio, which I find rather fascinating for all the things he's done.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398760/bio
--cranefly
I suggested it might have had something to do with availability.
Still, it was a very good question, and I got to puzzling over it.
I had noticed that later in the flick he did some decent kicks, so I suspected he did have a good martial pedigree, but the director didn't want to invest time and expense in a decent fight choreographer.
So I did some research, and this is what I found. By the way, I suspect DM might already know this stuff, because this is the kind of stuff he knows. But I'm not sure.
The actor who played Bruce Lee is named Siu-Lung Leung.
He is sometimes credited as Bruce Leong / Bruce Leung / Siu Lung Leung / Bruce Liang / Hsiao Liang / Siu Lung Liang / Bruce Leung Siu Lung.
Yes, that's a mouthful.
He was extremely active in early martial arts films, but then disappeared for 20 years before coming back in this role:
http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2005_Kun...le_008.jpg
That's right. He played the Beast in Kung Fu Hustle. Stephen Chow has resurrected a number of past notables in his films, and Bruce Liang (as I'll call him) was one of them.
Anyway, here's Bruce Liang's bio, which I find rather fascinating for all the things he's done.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398760/bio
--cranefly