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Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007), directed by Justin Lin, starring Roger Fan and McCaleb Burnett.

01/21/2007 BR Comedy 1h 24m

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In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball candidates to the greed and racial motivations that drive the final decision. There's big business in the movies, and Finishing the Game skewers it with an eye for '70s detail.

  • Tom ClanceyCinematography
  • Justin LinDirector, Producer, Writer
  • Greg LouieEditing
  • Jeffrey GouProducer

About the film

Finishing the Game is a 2007 mockumentary film directed by Justin Lin focusing on Bruce Lee's final movie Game of Death (1972), which was unfinished at the time of his death. Shot in 18 days, Finishing the Game comically satirizes the 1972 production—which used body doubles and clips from other Lee movies—and addresses racial stereotypes in the Asian community.

Its world premiere took place at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it was an Official Selection. It was also selected as the opening night film at the 25th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

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Finishing the Game is a 2007 mockumentary film directed by Justin Lin focusing on Bruce Lee's final movie Game of Death (1972), which was unfinished at the time of his death. Shot in 18 days, Finishing the Game comically satirizes the 1972 production—which used body doubles and clips from other Lee movies—and addresses racial stereotypes in the Asian community.

Its world premiere took place at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it was an Official Selection. It was also selected as the opening night film at the 25th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

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McCaleb Burnett as Tarrick Tyler

Monique Gabriela Curnen as Saraghina Rivas

Roger Fan as Breeze Loo

Sung Kang as Colgate "Cole" Kim

Mousa Kraish as Raja

Meredith Scott Lynn as Eloise

Dustin Nguyen as Troy Poon

James Franco as Dean Silo

MC Hammer as Roy Thunder

Ron Jeremy as Peter Dowd

Brian Tee as Mac Chang

Leonardo Nam as Eli

George Takei as Man in Black

SuChin Pak as Connie Popavich-Mosimoto

Bella Thorne as Sue

Sam Bottoms as Martey Kurtainbaum

Jake Sandvig as Ronney Kurtainbaum

Michael Shamus Wiles as Officer Williams

Nathan Jung as Bob

Wilmer Calderon as Cesar (deleted scenes only)

Cassidy Freeman as Shirley

Joseph McQueen as Leroy/Earl

David Collard as Victor

Jim Parrack as Jerry

Reception

Finishing the Game received mostly negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Though Justin Lin's premise is precocious enough, the sight gags and comic timing are tired in this mockumentary about Asian typecasting in the 1970s." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

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Trek.fm review of the movie Archived 2017-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

Finishing the Game at IMDb

Text from Finishing the Game on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finishing_the_Game

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What is Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee about?

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee: In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball candidates to the greed and racial motivations that drive the final decision. T…

Who directed Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee?

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee was directed by Justin Lin in 2007.

Who stars in Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee?

The cast of Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee includes Roger Fan, McCaleb Burnett, Sung Kang, Dustin Nguyễn and Mousa Kraish.

How long is Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee?

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee runs for 84 minutes, or 1h24.

How much did Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee cost and how much did it make?

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee had a budget of US$ 500,000 and took US$ 52,868 at the box office.

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