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Below, Poggiali and Hendrix talk about their five favorite Brucesploitation movies.
It’s a case involving this doctor who has invented this foodstuff made from petroleum by-products.
Bruce Lee.Credit: Warner Brothers/Getty
He gets kidnapped and so Cato has to rescue him.
It’s really cut-rate from start to finish.
It’s just crazy.
These Fists Break Bricks.
It is crazy tasteless and I find it extremely entertaining.
It’s a lot of fun.
So they wanted a sequel.
So he signed on and theydidn’thave any extra footage of Bruce Lee.
They had maybe a minute.
So he’s stuck making this movie.
Somewhere between anAustin Powersmovie andEnter the DragonliesTower of Death.
He directed as well as starred in it.
He’s insulted by the actor who’s supposed to be Bruce Lee.
He thinks he doesn’t look like Bruce Lee and he has a bad attitude.
Sammo Hung ends up wiping the floor with the whole crew.
It’s a very funny scene.
So this movie’s actually really good.
These Fists Break Bricksis published by Mondo Books.
