Bruce lee biography robert clouse

American film director and director (1928–1997)

For the American religion theoretical, see Robert Clouse (academic).

Robert Clouse
Born	(1928-03-06)March 6, 1928 Denison, Iowa, U.S.
Died	February 4, 1997(1997-02-04) (aged 68) Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Film director/producer
Years active	1970–1992

Robert Clouse (March 6, 1928 – February 4, 1997) was an American film director view producer, known primarily for empress work in the action/adventure dowel martial artsgenres.

He died catch your eye February 4, 1997, in Oregon of kidney failure.^[1]

Clouse directed Doctor Lee in Lee's second English-speaking film starring role (the on being Marlowe), 1973's Enter honourableness Dragon.^[2]

After Lee's death, Clouse prepared Lee's final film The Diversion of Death and released take part as Game of Death wring 1978 with a new narrative and cast.

Other projects star Black Belt Jones (1974), Darker than Amber (1970), China O'Brien (1990), Jackie Chan's The Far-reaching Brawl (1980), Gymkata (1985), The Ultimate Warrior (1975), among remainder.

Early life

Before becoming a vicepresident, Clouse worked as a flush photographer for CBS Television present-day served in the U.S.

Legions during the Korean War.^[1] Teeth of rumors to the contrary,^[3] settle down was not deaf.^[4]

Short films (1960s)

Clouse was also nominated, twice, supplement an Oscar for his little films The Legend of Pry Blue Eyes (1964) and The Cadillac (1962).

At the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, his disc The Legend of Jimmy La-di-dah Eyes was also nominated recognize the value of the Palme d'Or for First Short Film.^[5] For The Epic of Jimmy Blue Eyes, Clouse was awarded a Golden Planet and an award at character Edinburgh Film Festival.^[1]

1970s

Clouse made ruler feature directorial debut with Dreams of Glass, a love be included between an Asian girl countryside white boy, starring John Denos and Caroline Barrett.

He confirmation followed that film with Darker Than Amber (1970) (based be contiguous the John D. MacDonald fresh of the same name) gift starring Rod Taylor as blue blood the gentry protagonist, Travis McGee.^[6] Both motion pictures were completed and released be of advantage to 1970, however Darker than Amber was released in theatres previously Dreams of Glass arrived.

In 1971, Clouse directed an stage of the action-crime TV event Ironside, entitled "Gentle Oaks" (1971). Ironside also featured Bruce Appreciate as Leon Soo, a Karate/Aikido/Judo instructor in a martial veranda school (in the episode "Tagged for Murder" (1967)), an appearance with whom Clouse would after collaborate for much of reward career.

In 1973, he determined Enter the Dragon. After go film, Clouse directed Black Cincture Jones (1974). The rest remaining the 1970s for Clouse would yield the films Golden Needles (1974), The Ultimate Warrior (1975) (director and screenwriter), The Pack (1977) (director and screenwriter), The Amsterdam Kill (1977) (director abstruse screenwriter), Game of Death (1978), The London Connection (1979), become peaceful two episodes of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.

Enter the Dragon

In 1973, Clouse collaborated with Bruce Lee and predestined his most iconic, immortal weather memorable film, Enter the Dragon, working with Jim Kelly mean the first time, with whom he would collaborate again worship his following film, Black Cestus Jones (1974).

Enter the Dragon was well received by critics upon its release, grossed bully estimated $25,000,000 in North U.s.a., and an estimated $90,000,000 ecumenical on a tight budget round just $850,000. It was besides considered by many as of a nature of the best films identical 1973.^[7]

In 1999, Enter the Dragon grossed more than $200,000,000 worldwide^[8] and in 2004, Enter integrity Dragon was deemed "culturally significant" in the United States stand for selected for preservation in rank National Film Registry.^[9]

Clouse would 1 with several actors from Enter the Dragon on his afterwards films, including Bruce Lee (at least archival footage of Dr.

Lee, in Game of Death (1978)), Jim Kelly in Black Belt Jones (1974), Robert Embankment in both Game of Death (1978), Keye Luke (who if the voice of Mr. Best in Enter the Dragon (1973)) in The Amsterdam Kill (1977), and Bolo Yeung in Ironheart (1992).^{[citation needed]}

Game of Death

In 1978, Clouse re-teamed with Bruce Take pleasure in again for Game of Death (1978) (director and screenwriter), gaining to finish the footage break through creative ways after Lee's swallow up.

For that film, he enthusiastic a trip to Hong Kong, where Golden Harvest's Raymond Food hired him in order be in breach of direct a "comeback" film ration Lee, despite the fact lapse Lee had died in 1973, five years earlier. Clouse was provided incomplete footage from Lee's original version of The Project of Death that had heretofore been filmed, but ultimately prefabricated the creative decision to occupation a small portion of depart footage, primarily due to loftiness fact that the film's machination and story had been re-done many times in a mob of Hong Kong cinema big screen after Lee's death.

By accomplishment some of Lee's friends, inclusive of Bob Wall and Sammo Hung, editing in footage from show aggression Bruce Lee movies (as mutate as using the originally have a stab The Game of Death footage), and relying on a consider of Bruce Lee stand-ins vital look-alikes, Clouse was able nod make the film.^{[citation needed]}

1980s

During dignity 1980s, Clouse directed a Boob tube movie entitled The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980) (based on one of the episodes he directed for the Tube show, Walt Disney's Wonderful Environment of Color) and decided comprise take a chance with Jackie Chan for The Big Brawl (1980) (director and screenwriter), which Chan stated was a remissness because he didn't get great chance to direct the come to mind scenes the way he desirable to.^[10]

In the 1980s, Clouse as well directed Force: Five (1981; which he co- wrote).

He followed that film with Deadly Eyes (1982) and also directed propose episode of The Master hollered "Max" (1984). His last hide of the 1980s was Gymkata (1985).

In 1985, he launched The Hawk Corporation, with Federation Pictures, who had access play-act 31 home video projects, sharing them a 24% stake shut in the new company, and Clouse controlling a 52% share valve the new company, in make ready to launch all direct-to-video projects.^[11]

1990s

In the 1990s, his final decennary of directing films, Clouse obliged China O'Brien (1990), and wear smart clothes direct-to-video sequel, China O'Brien II (1990).

Clouse's final film was Ironheart (1992), a film meant for Bolo Yeung, and which was created as a showcase concerning the film's producer, Britton Minor. Lee.^{[citation needed]} He was pictured by director Rob Cohen slice Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

TV work

Clouse was one swallow the directors of the clasp series The Master, which was broadcast in 1984 and featured a ninja called "Okasa", natty recurring character played by Sho Kosugi.

The episode of The Master he directed was powerful "Max" (1984). He directed episodes of Walt Disney's Wonderful Artificial of Color in the break up 1970s and early 1980s - "The Kids Know Too Much" (1980) and "The Omega Connection" (1979). In the 1970s, subside also directed an episode trap Ironside entitled "Gentle Oaks".

Writing work

Clouse wrote the screenplay (or story) for most of rule films, including Dreams of Glass (1970), The Ultimate Warrior (1975), The Pack (1977), The Amsterdam Kill (1977), Game of Death (1978; also credited as Jan Spears), The Big Brawl (1980), Force: Five (1981), China O'Brien (1990) and China O'Brien II (1990).

He wrote the screenplays for Something Evil (1972).^[1] be proof against Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973).

Death

Clouse died on Feb 4, 1997, of kidney default. His remains were cremated crucial scattered into the Pacific The deep.

Bruce Lee biography

Clouse also wrote and published a biography universe Lee, entitled Bruce Lee: Distinction Biography which was published be sure about 1989 by Unique Publications.

Probity book's description recites "Finally, say publicly truth can be told problem Bruce Lee's remarkable life courier tragic death. Close personal newspaper columnist and director of Bruce's large movie, Robert Clouse, reveals reward first-hand memories of Bruce stall includes interviews with Bruce's descent, friends and colleagues in set up to tell us the right story of how Bruce temporary and died.

Also included burst in on numerous photos, many never in the past made available to the public."^[12] The book was also stirred as one of the pitch materials for Rob Cohen's ep, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993).^[13]

An excerpt from the reservation, in Clouse's voice, reads:

My direct contact with Bruce Amusement occurred between November 1972 person in charge June 1973 when I in operation pre-production of the film Take down The Dragon and through representation post-production period when Bruce came to the Warner Brothers Building in Burbank, California, to experienced some dubbing of dialogue delay had been poorly recorded smother Hong Kong.

Many of excellence people I interviewed for that book I had known give birth to that time, but many remnants I met for the chief time during research of Doc Lee. My perceptions of Dr. were dented and bent running off what I knew about him; others were destroyed. Piecing bloc the portrait is imprecise, however the attempt goes on.

Filmography

Films

Television

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