Episode 74: Brucesploitation

Slums of Film History - A podcast by Slate and Tom

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Bruce Lee single handedly made the kung fu movie an international phenomenon, so it's understandable that the world was rocked by his untimely death. The international film market also found themselves in a conundrum, because where could they go from there? Do they move on and try to find the next big name in kung fu pictures? Fuck no! Film producers just started hiring a bunch of martial artists and stuntmen that looked similar to Bruce and attempted to get them to adopt his mannerisms and style hoping film audiences wouldn't notice. Join us as we punch, elbow and kick our way through Brucesploitation!