They Call Me Bruce?

PG 5.6
1982 1 hr 25 min Action , Comedy , Thriller

While working as a cook for the Cosa Nostra, an Asian immigrant who everyone calls Bruce because of his resemblance to Bruce Lee, is duped into making deliveries of "Chinese Flour"- cocaine - all across the U.S.

  • Cast:
    Johnny Yune , John Louie , Earl Karpen , Vince Deadrick Jr. , Eric Emerson

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty
1982/11/12

Memorable, crazy movie

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Dotbankey
1982/11/13

A lot of fun.

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Kirandeep Yoder
1982/11/14

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

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Taha Avalos
1982/11/15

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Rainey Dawn
1982/11/16

One of the best comedies I have ever seen - it's very memorable and unique. It's just what you think it might be: A comedy film for those that like that stupid comedies and martial arts. It's a dork's delight.I do not believe that the film in any way tarnishes or makes fun of Bruce Lee - instead it is more a Bruce Lee fan film. So many of us wish we could be the real Bruce Lee but are so much closer to being Johnny Yune's Bruce! Note: You do not have to like Bruce Lee to enjoy this film - you only need to love crazy comedies.I would say this a very good comedy movie to watch on an afternoon that you have some free time and in need of a good laugh.8.5/10

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afro_man23
1982/11/17

Watched at face value, this movie was decent. The jokes were sporadic enough to keep the otherwise monotonous story interesting. As this was a low budget, low production, small time movie, the expectations should not be too high.As for the past comments on stereotypes and lack of plot, this movie was designed to be a spoof of the Bruce Lee/martial arts movies at the time. Yune's character is unable to live up to the stereotypes which have been given to him through Hollywood (eg. Bruce Lee's machismo) and struggles with his identity. As an Asian American, Yune cannot live up to the macho Asian image yet is rejected (possibly as a threat) by the so called "real" white Americans.Unlike Hollywood movies, Yune's character is a regular Asian American male, neither hyper-masculine, feminized, asexual (by his many vulgar jokes), or a confused foreigner (Long Duk Dong). Though not overtly pursed, there seems to be some attraction by Pam Huntington's character towards Yune.Yune's character follows no stereotype, and is instead just a regular Asian American male. In the process, he is able to attract the attention of a white female as well as receive an on-screen kiss – something Bruce Lee, Jet Li (as was cut out of Romeo Must Die), and the apparently three dimensional Jackie Chan have all been unable to achieve in mainstream American media. If this movie ever had the chance to become Hollywood, all the above would have been undoubtedly cut.For the movie's failure to live up to preconceived images and stereotypes of males of Asian descent, alone, I give it an 8/10.As for previous comments on how one should not draw conclusions from a comedy movie, one should not draw conclusions from any movie at all.

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Space_Mafune
1982/11/18

Johnny Yune stars in this rather unhumorous yet abundantly silly comedy spoof of Martial Arts films. For the most part this is just downright stupid and sometimes vulgar and distasteful. Still it is certainly better than anything Adam Sandler ever did.There are two scenes I liked...early on in the bar when the "I'm an Oriental" line gets carried a bit too far and later when Bruce imagines himself as the real Bruce--Bruce Lee. Also the women Margaux Hemingway (what's she doing in this?!) and Pam Huntington deserve points for at least trying. There are a few clever lines here and there as well.

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Shizaft93
1982/11/19

I saw this movie for the first time about a week ago and it is the funniest movie I have ever seen! It can be goofy sometimes, but it is so ridiculously goofy that you still laugh. If you like comedies I HIGHLY recommend this movie for your viewing pleasure.Lets ask Mikey to do it, he'll try anything

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