What is Game of Death?
{{italictitle}} {{For|more information|Filmography The Game of Death (1972)}} '' '''''Game of Death''''' ({{zh|死亡遊戲}}) is a 1978 [[Hong Kong action cinema|Hong Kong action movie]] directed by [[Robert Clouse]]. The ''[[Bruce Lee]]'' character, ''Billy Lo'' is archive footage of ''Hai Tien'' in ''[[The Game of Death (1972)]]''. 11 minutes and 7 seconds from by ''The Game of Death'' (1972). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot. Starring with [[Sammo Hung]], [[Kim Tai-chung|Kim Tai-jong]] and [[Yuen Biao]], [[Gig Young]], [[Dean Jagger]], [[Colleen Camp]], [[Robert Wall]], [[Hugh O'Brian]], [[Dan Inosanto]] (the only actor to have starred in both versions: Pascal + [[The Game of Death|1972 archive footage]]), [[Mel Novak]] and [[Casanova Wong]]. Distributed by ''[[Golden Harvest]]''. == Game of Death (book) == * In 1975, before Clouse’s ''Game of Death'' or any of the [[Game of Death II#Other Game of Death movies|Bruceploitation Game of Death movies]] came out, a book titled “Game of Death” was published in [[Japan]]. It told the story of a former martial arts champion whose sister and brother were kidnapped, and who was blackmailed into raiding a martial artist-filled pagoda to retrieve a priceless artifact. This book claimed to be based on [[The Game of Death (1972 movie)|The Game of Death]]’s [[The Story|original story]], and [[John Little]]’s discovery of Bruce’s outline, twenty years later, pretty much confirms this. They even got minor details correct, like [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|Kareem]] having lizard eyes.<ref>''[http://www.cityonfire.com/game-of-death-game-over/ Game of Death (book)] from the book [[Game Over!]] by [[w:simple:Joe Kenney|Joe Kenney]] on [[w:simple: Cityonfire|Cityonfire]]''</ref> == Special Features == * ''[[Game of Death Redux]] (Prequel and sequel: [[The Story]]'') == Related pages == * Sequel: ''[[Game of Death II]]'' == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{IMDb title|0077594|Game of Death}} [[Category:1978 action movies