Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

After he gets into trouble with the Hong Kong police, a father (Ric Young) sends his son (Jason Scott Lee) to America to live. He starts out as a dishwasher but is encouraged by his employer (Nancy Kwan) to get an education. His college sweetheart (Lauren Holly) and later wife pushes him to open a martial arts school. The school is successful and he is approached by a TV producer (Robert Wagner) about an acting career. Although it's based on Linda Lee Cadwell's (his widow) book, this movie bio on the legendary Bruce Lee comes off as inauthentic. The film makers have turned Lee's life into, well ..... a Bruce Lee movie. For example: very early in the film Lee fights five Australian sailors singlehandedly and while in the middle of the fight takes a flying leap onto a banquet table, takes a bite of a piece of cake then throws himself back into the fight. Of course, one of the Aussies rips off Lee's shirt in the fight to display his muscled torso. It's a sort of Chinese ROCKY only this one doesn't end so well. Comparing certain factual information on Lee's life with the film shows that a lot of "artistic license" was taken. Luckily, Lee is played by the wonderful Jason Scott Lee (a better actor than Bruce Lee ever was) who brings a depth of feeling that keeps you invested in the film. Directed by Rob Cohen (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS) with Michael Learned (THE WALTONS) as Holly's mother.