Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (2003)

On the 30th Anniversary of the untimely death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, VideoAsia is proud to release for the first time in the U.S. a collection of documentaries and films starring the great Bruce Lee and his imitators. There have been many theories and rumors about the untimely death of superstar Bruce Lee. Now the truth can be told. Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued. First hand accounts by the people who were there. Exclusive footage of Bruce Lee not seen anywhere!

BEST FROM VIDEO ASIA

[...]They have done Bruce Lee right with this documentary. The actual on hand account of the Doctor's report is amazing. And the information given in this DVD is simply the best ever. If you ever wanted to know what actually happened to the King of Martial Arts-Bruce Lee then this is the best story on DVD ever compiled, and this is the one you want to get hand over fist! CHING! Respects to you on this one Video Asia.

Sifu Monroe July 21, 2008

I should give it a 3/5, but video asia didn't screw up this dvd near as bad as the others in the collection.

Now the last reviewer may not have been a bruce lee fan, but I am. I found this documentary absolutely fascinating. Is is not spectacular, but very well done.

The documantary itself is truly one of the better investigation movies about his death.

And the commentary is very good. Though terrible audio quality, still worth listening too a couple of times. The doctor that first looked at Bruce, Dr. Don Langford was in like half of the documentary and then is on about 30 minutes of the commentary! It is so insightful that I have alreadsy listened to it twice. It is very interesting.

Now the audio is fine on the movie itself, but like I said is just really bad on the commentary. Still, worth turning up the volume and checking this out if you are a Bruce Lee fan. July 22, 2006

Good but could have been better

This is not for real Bruce Lee fans as we have all seen the childhood footages, imitators, and movie documentaries many times. The so called "never before seen footages" can also be seen in other Bruce Lee documentaries and demonstration tapes. What is most upsetting is the use of Bruce bio movie clips when talking about Bruce's movies. Why weren't actual Bruce Lee movie clips used to better describe his movies and martial arts ability. The only part that were worth paying for are the interviews and demonstrations. April 21, 2005

KUNG FU ACTION!!!!!!

At long last, Death by Misadventure gets a U.S. DVD release! Starring Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee! Check out the other Bruce Lee movies in the collection:
FIST OF UNICORN (1972)
BRUCE LEE - TRUE STORY (1976)
YOUNG BRUCE LEE: THE LITTLE DRAGON (1982) September 3, 2003

Excellent documentary!!

Wow!Finally,a no holds barred account of how Bruce Lee REALLY died!
The documentary is the best I've seen to date,and the rare footage is amazing.Bruce as Jerry Lewis and James Dean is priceless(clips from his childhood films).Some awesome demos by Bruce and lots of photos.
Bonus materials are plentiful.Loads of extra and extended interviews,and a killer audio commentary.
Very good work on the whole. August 12, 2003

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