This section features the works of actors such as Bruce Li and Bruce Le and a surprising appearance by Sammo Hung in his kung-fu spoof, Enter the Fat Dragon, which saw Hung channel the look of Lee in a film apparently inspired by the life of “a die-hard Bruce Lee fan.” If there’s one thing you can take away from these trailers it’s the fact that Bruce Lee’s nunchaku sequence AND Han’s claws from Enter the Dragon had a HUGE influence on the Bruce Lee wannabes of the time – they appear in almost all the trailers on show here! Highlights here include trailers for Deadly China Doll and Sister Street Fighter (a personal favourite).īruceploitation – the myriad of films that tried to cash in on Bruce Lee’s untimely death. This portion of the compilation also features appearances from other female superstars of the genre, such as the queen of 70s kung-fu flicks Anglea Mao. Opening with one of the greatest female-led martial arts films EVER, Righting Wrongs, aka Above the Law, the second film Cynthia Rothrock film I ever saw which – along with China O’Brien – made me a fan of Rothrock’s for life. However their latest compilation, Fists of Fury, takes a look martial arts movies of the 70s and early 80s, showcasing a wealth of kung-fu movies from the sublime to the ridiculous.įists of Fury is split into individually themed sections, each introduced by Cynthia Rothrock in brief skits, including:įemme Fatales – those ladies that kicked arse and took names during the 70s and 80s. Keeping up this tradition is Full Moon, who have released a number of trailer compilations already as part of the Grindhouse line – mainly focussing on the sleazier end of genre cinema like Naziploitation and women in prison movies. Titles such as Trailer War, Trailers from Hell, the UK’s very own Grindhouse Trailer Classics, Drive-In Delirium, Attack of the 80s, and 42nd Street Forever have not only kept the trailers alive in a physical format, but also allowed new audiences to discover new (old) films. In this time of streaming and digital downloads, where films come sans trailers and extras, there’s no real way – beyond these types of compilations – of seeing interesting trailers for obscure films you may not be aware of. Trailer compilations have, in recent year, become big business, they have also become increasingly important in terms of keeping trailers alive.
Presented by Cynthia Rothrock | Written by Leroy Patterson | Directed by Charles Band
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