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The Death of Brandon Lee.

post #1 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:42pm
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I was always curious. Who actually fired the gun that killed Brandon Lee? Was it one of the actors in the film, or a stunt person?
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post #2 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:43pm
http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/
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post #3 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:45pm
You did that wrong- http://tinyurl.com/a9nypx
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post #4 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:47pm
hahahaha I can't believe I used it wrong. Nice recovery though.
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post #5 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:52pm
That site is greatness.
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post #6 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:52pm
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Ah, Michael Massee. Thank you.
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post #7 of 38
1/28/09 at 5:55pm
When I was a kid everyone thought I was named after him since my first name is Brandon and my second is Leigh (yes, like a girl). Of course, my parents didn't even know who he was because they're old. People thought I was really sad when he died.

I didn't even know it happened.
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post #8 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by Dranbon View Post

I didn't even know it happened.
Until right now?
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post #9 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:24pm
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Originally Posted by Barkatthemoon View Post
Ah, Michael Massee. Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjn3WqsvE_Q
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post #10 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:26pm
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So, they loaded a dummy bullet into the gun for a close up. When they removed the dummy bullet, the tip lodged in the gun, but no one noticed. When the actor later fired the blank, the tip of the dummy bullet flew from the barrel and hit Brandon with enough force to kill him. Then, all the footage was quickly destroyed to prevent the studio from useing it in the actual film.

Wow, nothing strange going on there.
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post #11 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:28pm
He was assassinated.
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post #12 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:29pm
You've stumbled onto a conspiracy! Where was Woody Harrelson's dad when this shit went down? Blow the lid off this fucking thing!
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post #13 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:32pm
Watch 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story' again sometime. Considering that the movie came out before Brandon Lee was killed, it's pretty scary. There's a ton of foreshadowing in that movie surrounding Brandon's death.
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post #14 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:34pm
You should also watch RAPID FIRE. It doesn't really foreshadow Lee's death but it's a bitchin' flick.
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post #15 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:35pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
Watch 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story' again sometime. Considering that the movie came out before Brandon Lee was killed, it's pretty scary. There's a ton of foreshadowing in that movie surrounding Brandon's death.
It came out after; it was dedicated to him.
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post #16 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:36pm
The Lee family were some unlucky muthafuckas.
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post #17 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:37pm
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Originally Posted by Raspberry Leper View Post
Until right now?
No, I didn't know about it when I was a kid. I only found out because people thought I HAD TO KNOW! We did have the same name.
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post #18 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:39pm
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You've stumbled onto a conspiracy! Where was Woody Harrelson's dad when this shit went down? Blow the lid off this fucking thing!

I've already got someone on the case. He'll find the real killer:

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post #19 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:41pm
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Originally Posted by Misfit View Post
It came out after; it was dedicated to him.
Really? I don't remember that dedication to Brandon at all in it, but I must admit that it's been a while since I've seen either film. According to IMDB, 'Dragon' was released in 1993 and 'the Crow' was 1994.
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post #20 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:44pm
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306525,00.html
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post #21 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:44pm
Dragon came out in 1993, right after Brandon Lee died making The Crow...which was filming in 1993.
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post #22 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:45pm
Yeah, but Lee was dead by March of 1993; Dragon wasn't out yet.

Edit: Judas Dogpile!
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post #23 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:46pm
Shannon Lee made the movie HIGH VOLTAGE with Antonio Sabato Jr. in 1997. That's 4 years after CURSE OF THE DRAGON.
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post #24 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:46pm
I stand corrected. Thanks for the article, Misfit.
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post #25 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:47pm
Judas! Do you want an appetizer?

*Edit: Sure thing.

Additional edit: Man, Kate Hodge was cute in Rapid Fire.
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post #26 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:48pm
of Crow? no thank you, I'm currently buried underneath a dogpile (thanks, Phil).
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post #27 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:52pm
Brandon Lee talked about how they asked him to play a "supporting role" in Dragon, but he declined, and had some sort of problem with the role he was asked to play. I always wondered if the role was John Saxon:



Not the best comparison shots, but I always thought there was a resemblance.
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post #28 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:56pm
Thought I heard they wanted him to play Bruce at one point?
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post #29 of 38
1/28/09 at 6:59pm
Nah, that was a goofy rumor. He doesn't even look Asian. (EDIT - But every reference-less trivia page on the web says it was offered to him. I recall an interview where it was described as I did above.)
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post #30 of 38
1/28/09 at 7:12pm
He should have cameoed as David Carradine.
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post #31 of 38
1/28/09 at 7:19pm
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He should have cameoed as David Carradine.
Or James Coburn.
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post #32 of 38
1/28/09 at 7:23pm
Or James Garner.

Anybody have any other white actors they think Brandon Lee should have played in DRAGON? I know we're missing a few.
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post #33 of 38
1/28/09 at 7:26pm
Dolph Lundgren
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post #34 of 38
1/28/09 at 7:46pm
James Franciscus.
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post #35 of 38
1/28/09 at 8:07pm
Steve Martin...Oh wait never mind. I thought I had seen something where he played an extra or some such.
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post #36 of 38
1/28/09 at 8:09pm
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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post #37 of 38
1/29/09 at 11:55am
Jim Kelly in the "Enter The Dragon" segment.
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post #38 of 38
1/30/09 at 2:27pm
William Smith was up for Saxon's role at one point.
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