Game of Death

Starring:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Colleen Camp, Russell Cawthorne, Roy Chiao, Yuan Chieh, Dan Inosanto, Dean Jagger, Han Jae Ji, Tai Chung Kim, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Mel Novak, Hugh O'Brian, James Tien, Robert Wall, Casanova Wong, Gig Young, Biao Yuen
Director: Bruce Lee, Robert Clouse
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Gross-out comedy reached its peak (or nadir, if you will) when this celebration of juvenile crudeness was released in the summer of 1998. There's Something About Mary was a surprise box-office smash at the same time, and it's a much funnier and (dare we say it?) more intelligently conceived comedy, but there's something to be said for a couple of dudes who blissfully embrace bad taste and improper decorum. As they proved with their popular cartoon series South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are shameless purveyors of scatological humor, and no bodily function escapes their baser instinct for gutter-level guffaws. Here they play a couple of guys who are fed up with the hyper-commercialism of professional sports, so they invent "baseketball"--a hybrid of baseball and basketball--and soon find themselves in the middle of a booming national craze. As baseketball leagues thrive, so does the movie's appetite for puerile shock-jokes and disgusting gags. There are some great throwaway lines and a lot of funny cameos by the likes of Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Jenny McCarthy, Robert Stack, Reggie Jackson, and others, but let's face it--a little of this stuff goes a long, long way. If you laugh a lot, you may be suffering (as Parker and Stone clearly do) from an acute case of arrested development. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

hillarious movie.......2007-02-27

This is a great movie for South Park fans or simply fans of Matt Stone and Trey Parker (the ones whom created South Park and who star in this flick). It's truly funny, though has times which are a bit crude. If you wish to watch something and roll around laughing (as well as you are open-minded and not easily offended by sexual innuendo and the like). The story line is ultimately about 2 losers whom wanted to look cool by creating a new game (a mix of basketball and baseball; hence the name) and by some miracle the game went world wide. This is a great movie for fans of movies like "Major League"

What more can I say?.......2006-08-03

What more can I say about this comedic masterpiece. Is there anything that Trey Parker and Matt Stone can't do? They have looked into the face of adversity and farted right back at them Terrance and Philip style. This movie is a gem from start to finish. Trey keeps the slapstick going the whole time, something Family Guy likes to rip off of the comic duo often (as we have seen in a recent episode of South Park entitled "Cartoon Wars"). The best thing about this movie is Kenny AKA "Little Bitch." When I thought i could't laugh anymore, his character always took it too the next level (much like in Orgazmo as well).

To be honest, the minute I finished watching this movie I got my buddies together and tried to play this wonderful front yard game. It didn't last too long, but the laughs from this movie will.

Matt and Trey: Media Masterminds!.......2006-07-03

Basketball is one of my favorite movies. I'm a guy that has very limited shelf space when it comes to movies, but with Basketball there was no question. I put off seeing this movie for years, but when I finally did I couldn't get enough! The story, plot, jokes, and some original songs, are genious!!! I now own several other feature length films by this comic duo, and I am looking forward to more. If your a skeptic like I was, just give it a try, you might be pleasantly supprised.

Genius....pure genius.......2006-06-29

Baseketball is about a group of friends who form a winning team and experiences the trials and tribu.....ah who care! This is a Parker and Stone moive! It's crude. Its childish. It's disgusting. It's Homophobic. It's awesome! This movie will make you pee your pants laughing. But it's not for anyone looking for any kind of clean comedy. It's raunchy just like verything else that Trey and Matt do. A must have for any Southpark fan.

You Can't Help But Laugh.......2006-05-25

South Park writers and creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone star in this hilarious film "BASEketball" as they form their own professional sport and find themselves lives. While being loaded with outrageous moments of sheer hilarity, this film also has a statement to make about how professional sports are money hungry. Through the combined rules of baseball and basketball, Joe Cooper(Trey) and Doug Remer(Matt) find themselves a new sport that requires know athletic skill whatsoever. There talent lies in the ability to psyche out the opponent, and they certainly have great success doing so. Filled with great cameos, great scenes in the hospital, and during games, this a great comedy for any fan of South Park. The humour certainly has its moments of grossness, but it is a pleasure to watch. Highly recommended.

Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death / Game of Death II)

Average customer rating:

Good Enough
Good collection, but average.
What a ripoff
The best Collection of Bruce Lee
I don't buy imports - this is the next best thing!

Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death / Game of Death II)
Starring: Bruce Lee
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Enter the Dragon
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Biography - Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (A&E DVD Archives)
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Bruce Lee - A Warrior's Journey

ASIN: B000A9QK9Q
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Description

Contains: *Widescreen Feature: The Big Boss *Widescreen Feature: Fist of Fury *Widescreen Feature: Way of the Dragon *Widescreen Feature: Game of Death *Widescreen Feature: Game of Death II

Customer Reviews:

Good Enough.......2007-04-03

This set is good enough. I mean, how can an old production be made to today's standards without altering the original content. Come on. This and Enter the Dragon is all I need to start with for my collection. Bruce is a legend, and to have a set like this is good enough in my opinion.

Good collection, but average........2007-03-27

Right off the bat, this collection loses a star for it's inclusion of Game of Death and Game of Death II. Both are insulting to the Bruce Lee legacy. While Game of Death II is just a REALLY BAD movie, the first Game of Death would have actually been a decent film had they not tried to capitalize on Bruce Lee. Instead, we see a bunch of cheap Bruce Lee acting imitations and some bad special effects. It's just insulting.

The other three movies, worthy of being part of this collection are: The Big Boss (AKA Fists of Fury), Fist of Fury (AKA Chinese Connection), and The Way of the Dragon (AKA Return of the Dragon). I've never seen them done so well. I've seen previous DVDs of the first two movies, but these remasters look marvelous. Most of it is clean. Up close, you might be able to see some small pixelization artifacts though. It seems like they took a high resolution image from the original tapes and then squeezed the picture down to standard definition. Looking a few feet away though, you may not notice the artifacts; and the improvement in picture quality is worth it.

The sound quality is also decent. I'm not a big sound buff, but the sound sounds alright to me. Ah, but wait. The Chinese soundtracks sound good, but the English ones are a different story. Another star was lost here because the English soundtracks on all but the Game of Death movies are junk. The voices are low and the sound effects sound super low quality and way over done. It's not even worth watching the movie in English. Therefore I suggest that to get the most out of this collection, watch it with Audio Track 3: Chinese. This is the original recording in Cantonese. Then select English Subtitles. While this is a bit of a pain, it's better than watching the movie with the English audio.

This is the first time I've seen The Way of the Dragon. I must say I was disappointed. I can see that Bruce tried to get his instructional points in and his humor. But the story seemed second rate and the fight scenes needed more work. Most of them had no punch to them; they looked fake. Although, an OK movie, this is his worst. The other two and the Warner Bros. release, Enter the Dragon, are the best, especially the latter.

What a ripoff.......2007-03-03

I do not know who wrote these reviews but after viewing this collection I was compelled to write this review. I am a fan of Bruce lee and his movies and to have someone come out with this low quality imitation of remastered videos is a disgrace to his legacy. The sounds were almost comical. The real insult is to put special features on each video and to see that there are none. I clicked on the special features on every video and there were no specials. I wish I could not give it one star but I have to in order to write this. Be very careful if you get this collection and know you get what you pay for.

G

The best Collection of Bruce Lee.......2007-02-15

I have truly enjoyed the copy of this collection.

I don't buy imports - this is the next best thing!.......2007-01-03

What can I say. I bought imports before and got burnt.

Suffice it to say, this is possibly the next best thing to own. Here, you get to actually watch the movies in the original languages, with the exception of Game of Death and Game of Death II, but they were always done in English and is not a big loss.

Having the original Chinese language is great on many fronts. First off, the dubbing that was done before in English was horrendous as it always has been. Plus, some things are changed from the story line when they translate it as they try to match the lip movements to the English words.

Also, because of the translation, this sometimes causes other scenes to be thrown out. Case in point is in Way of the Dragon/Return of the Dragon. When Bruce's character is standing outside the restaurant with his stomach growling, a man comes out and tells him to go on inside. In the American version, we see Bruce go in and then come out again, apparently after having eaten. Well, an entire scene was missed in where he goes into the restaurant to order food and can't speak a word of English, but that's what the waitress speaks in and what the menu is in. The entire exchange is hilarious. It also drives home the point that Bruce's character is out of place in Rome which makes more sense with many of the scenes in the movie which seemed strange when spoken in the English language.

Now, it would have been nice to have more "extras" other than the filler stuff they have here, which is basically slide shows, trailers and interviews with people. I understand the import versions have much more, but for me, this coupled with the 2-disc Enter the Dragon DVD makes my Bruce Lee collection complete.

With the Ultimate Collection, you get a new 5.1 English soundtrack but at times, it sounds funny during the fight scenes. Specifically, it sounds like the fight is taking place in a tunnel with the reverberation turned on a little too much I guess. It can be kind of distracting and disorienting with the way it sounds, but it's not a total loss. Still, the Chinese soundtrack is better. Different music and it just flows better.

The Chinese soundtracks are fine and make the movies much more enjoyable for me because you get to hear the true emotions of the actors. Some have complained about the subtitles being within the movie rather than in the black bars below. This is because these movies are in anamorphic wide screen, so on a HDTV, you'd have no black bars. To me, it's not that bad. That's how it would have been in the theaters to begin with anyways.

The picture for each of the movies are great, with the exception of Way of the Dragon. Early on, parts of it are fuzzy and out of focus. Now, this could be due to the camera shot itself because it's not the entire shot that's out of focus, but it's not enough to be completely horrible or unwatchable. But, after you get past that point in Way of the Dragon, the picture is great just like in all the other movies.

The only unwatchable things are the Game of Death (minus the final fights with the REAL Bruce of course) and Game of Death II and we all know why that is. If you really want to see how the Game of Death fights were, get the 2-disc Enter the Dragon DVD which contains at least 30 minutes of the fights in the order they would have happened, including his side kicks that were supposed to come along with him but were left out of the GOD movie for obvious reasons. It's a very interesting introspective on what Bruce was trying to envision with Game of Death and it's a shame it was never completed the way he wanted it. Plus, all the interviews up to that point are great, with Chuck Norris, Kareem Abdul Jabar and so many other former students and martial artists that knew and worked with Bruce Lee.

To me, this set is worth 4 stars. It could have gotten 5 stars with some extra content and the strange 5.1 sounds hurt that as well, but overall, this is worth having. Couple this with the 2-disc DVD of Enter the Dragon and it's completely worth 5 stars.

There is no better bargain in the states than this.

Average customer rating:

4 Stars for the Movie 1 for the DVD Version
Heroic
Addictive movie
Love the movie but dissappointed with presentation
Too bad its the american version

The Blood of Heroes
Starring: Rutger Hauer , Delroy Lindo , Anna Katarina , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Gandhi MacIntyre
Director: David Webb Peoples
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Release Date: 2003-07-15

Customer Reviews:

4 Stars for the Movie 1 for the DVD Version.......2007-02-19

This is one of those little pictures you never expected to like, and yet 17 years after first seeing it, it is still a favorite of mine. A low budget affair, it really gets a lot for it's money. The story is fairly simple, a team of juggers go from town to town playing other teams to then possibly challenge one of the great league teams that play in one of the nine cities that remain in this post apocolyptic world. The game is straight forward. You must get your runner with a dog skull through the enemy lines to place it on a stake. It is very brutal however, with lots of action and blood. The stories two main characters are a disgraced former league player who leads his team to challenge again. Also, the girl runner or quick who wants more from her life that her squalid village can offer. This is a great underdog movie, and you will find yourself caught up in the action. The problem with the movie however is the dvd. It is presented only in full screen. It shows only one version of the movie. There is a slightly longer cut with a differant ending out there. Also the picture quality is very muddy. In the daylight scenes it will get by, but when they go underground, it is very hard to see anything. This is one film that needs a special edition. Sadly, though it is a cult classic, I don't know if it gets enough buys to warrant the studio to take the time and money to clean the print, and add some decent extras.

Heroic.......2006-12-22

I have watched this movie so many times I can not count. The movie starts with a young boy yelling "the juggers are comming" and very quickly you are introduced to a game that is brutal, harsh yet the players are respectful to each other in a way that you would not see today in football, soccer or basketball. Rutger Hauer and joan chen are the primary stars.(I wonder if this was her first movie). All of the actors play their role well.

It would have been nice if there was an explaination of what happend to the world to drive major cities underground and left the rest of the world to barely surive.

When I went to buy the movie, I was lucky to get a copy of the VHS version, it is much better than the DVD version. If you liked Rollerball, the originial, you will certainly like this movie. I would suggest that to enjoy this move to the fullest, that you suspend your questions about how the world ended up here and how in the fracking way the game began.

There is one scene where a women touches the blood on Vincent D'Orio which symbolizes the name of the movie. The players of this game have the aura of heroes which is how the population views them. Enjoy!!!

Addictive movie.......2006-06-29

This is my favorite Rutger Hauer movie; ok maybe excepting Blade Runner. Low budget and low tech didn't hurt the story telling. It's violent but for the most part for a reason; not just to show blood. The movie is just plain fun to watch.

Love the movie but dissappointed with presentation.......2006-03-22

This is one of my favorite movies. Not sure why. Honestly.

First off this movie is essentially a sports movie wrapped into a post-apocalyptic setting.

This movie is full of character actors we all know as well. Rutger is his usual awesome self in this well written, well acted, low-budged faire. The script and pacing is tight and the final playing of "The Game" plays better than many other sport movies.

Now for my main complaint. This movie is in 4:3! No widescreen presentation? This movie has played on Bravo plenty of times in Widescreen. It had a theatrical release this was no direct to video movie.

On the off-chance this movie is ever remastered and released in its original aspect ratio I will be the first to buy it!

Too bad its the american version.......2006-03-15

I was very disappointed to find out that this was the American version, it lacks 10 minutes of footage, and has sort of a happy ending for Sallow.
Apart from that this is still a very solid post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie.

Average customer rating:

Typical "B" grade horror flick
Strange movie
"This motion picture is based on a true story..."
SEXY + SCARY = AWESOME
Every man's fantasy: to be talked to death?

Death Game
Starring: Sondra Locke , Colleen Camp , Seymour Cassel , Beth Brickell , and Michael Kalmansohn
Director: Peter S. Traynor
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Customer Reviews:

Typical "B" grade horror flick.......2007-04-01

I purchased this video just to see Colleen Camp and Sondra Locke before they got famous. The movie was a bit over the top and alot of unnecessary mayhem.

Strange movie.......2007-01-12

This movie is strange. Sort of a cross between a thiller and a S/M movie. Not one that most people would like and it should not be shown to Childern.

"This motion picture is based on a true story...".......2006-03-04

A nasty little affair, Death Game features cute-as-a-button Colleen Camp and not-quite-as-attractive-as-the-aforementioned-fastening-device Sandra Locke as a couple of giggling psychos prone to violence and clotheslessness that converge on poor sucker Seymour Cassel. After getting his ass kicked by his wife in croquet, Seymour is left all alone at home. On a dark and stormy night soon after, Sandra and Colleen show up lost and wanting to use the telephone. They warm themselves by the fire, Seymour serves some hot chocolate, and Colleen gets some "really great vibes." The festivities begin innocently enough with Seymour making the wet and soapy with our heroines in a (thankfully!) prolonged hot tub sequence set to the tune of some seventies wacka-wacka guitar. The next morning they make breakfast and chew with their mouths open. Seymour throws them out, but they return and spray him with mace, tie him up, slap the stuffing out of him, and make a general mess of the place. As the film progresses, these freewheelin' chicks display their penchant for bondage, shrill conversation, sloppily applied makeup, and fondling each other. They whack a delivery boy with a fireplace poker and drown him in a goldfish bowl. The babes hold a mock court and sentence Seymour to "death at dawn!" The sleaze is applied indiscriminately and by the bucket loads, highlighted by plenty of nudity by Camp (and Locke as well, if that appeals to you). A gut-wrenching theme song about "good old dad...the man who made me what I am today" is repeated ad nauseating. The film was directed by Peter Traynor and features lots of lovely shots of the San Francisco area (just what I needed). The conclusion is an out-of-nowhere knee-slapper. All-in-all, it's an appalling jaw-dropper that I recommend unreservedly for those who can stomach it. "This motion picture is based on a true story. It should serve to remind us that fate allows no man to insulate himself against the evil which pervades our society."

SEXY + SCARY = AWESOME.......2005-09-27

There are no doubt dozens of untapped cinematic gold mines out there just waiting to be discovered and this is one of the best. Check out the premise: one rainy night a family man is alone in his home when two beautiful teenage girls appear at his door, apparently lost. They ask to come in to use the phone and he lets them in. Little does he know what awaits. For the next forty-eight hours, the girls have the time of their lives torturing him with sexuality and violence. They tie him up, beat him up, humiliate him and trash his house.

Sondra Locke, perhaps best known for her Clint Eastwood movies, is phenomenal as the brilliantly disturbed lead, Jackson. She is rageful and calculating and in complete control. Little touches like the ringmaster outfit she dons and the "horns" she draws on her forehead with lipstick make her character the epitome of sexy as well as undeniably frightening. (I hope to find someone like her someday-minus the psychotic tendencies, that is.)

Well known vixen Colleen Camp plays Donna, Jackson's lover and cohort. Obviously the female in the relationship, Donna has a more playful, little girl appeal about her.
Although this movie was not improved for DVD, has horrific sound quality(Seymour Cassel's voice was dubbed with someone else's), and is too dated with it's disco montage, it is quite a little treasure. I rented it a couple years ago and fell in love immediately, particularly with the Jackson character. With all the stupid remakes of today(like Psycho!), it's a pity something like this slips through the cracks. Death Game (a.k.a. The Seducers, a.k.a. Mr. Manning's Weekend) is good and deserves higher recognition.

By the way, this flick is based on a true story. Oooooooohhhh!

Every man's fantasy: to be talked to death?.......2004-12-04

In 'Death Game' Locke and Camp play a pair of women who essentially seek thrills without concern for others. As a matter of fact the more they can torture someone the more enjoyment they get from it. With a premise like this you would certainly hope they would get more mileage from it, but alas, the biggest threat they pose to their married man they have imprisoned in his own home is talking him to death. Locke and Camp are effective in their roles and can certainly turn on the sex appeal while being so menacing that you would not want to get near them. They have plenty of dialogue (too much) and a director who likes to linger on scenes too long. This comes off rather like a stage play on film. There is of course the payoff scene of Locke and Camp in a bath together which should wake you up at that point. I will not give it away, but the final scene involving the van is well shot. I watched this scene several times in slow motion and it was still effective. Overall 'Death Game' is a film with a lot of talk and a lot of tease with very little payoff considering the potential they had with the subject matter.-Bob

Average customer rating:

Game Of Boring
it is a double bruce lee ! the fans were in uproar
Rip-off of Bruce Lee's unfinished work
Game i death
Mediocrity

Game of Death
Starring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Colleen Camp , Russell Cawthorne , Roy Chiao , and Yuan Chieh
Director: Bruce Lee , and Clouse, Robert
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Bruce Lee died after shooting only a few scenes of his ambitious Game of Death, but that didn't stop greedy producers from finishing and releasing "Lee's last film," even if he's doubled for most of it. Lee planned an ambitious expression of his fighting philosophy, and his story culminates in the rigorous challenge of the "Game of Death," in which combatants take on successively greater and greater masters as they fight their way to the top of a tower. Only a few fight scenes were completed, and the released film is about a martial arts movie star who takes on a syndicate of drug dealers. Lee faces down the towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an impressive battle, one of the only surviving scenes from Lee's original shoot, while outtakes from his battle with Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon are used along with real-life footage from Lee's funeral. The rest of the film is a mishmash of car chases and clumsily edited fights, complete with awkward inserts of Lee's face. His double remains hidden behind a pair of dark glasses or a motorcycle helmet throughout, and he abruptly changes into a yellow jumpsuit for no reason other than to match Lee's costume in the final scene. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Game Of Boring.......2007-05-17

This is the Martial-Arts version of "Plan Nine From Outer Space" only not near as funny. When he died, Lee had only shot part of what he hoped would be a masterpiece of Martial Arts movies. Stuck with little film and no clue what to do with it, the producers hired a kindergarten class to write a script, hired a man who looks NOTHING REPEAT NOTHING like Lee and cut the fights that were filmed and got this cinematic version of goulash.nothing about this movies is good(except for the brief time Lee is on the screen) and to add insult to injury in some scenes they actual use a cut out picture of Lee superimposed over the doubles face. Just lousy!

it is a double bruce lee ! the fans were in uproar.......2006-11-29

Before Bruce Lee died he worked on scripts for Game of Death (also known under some titles as "song of the knife")...and shot some 40 odd minutes of footage including test screenings and actual fight sequences.

The idea of the film was to make a multi-layer, philosophical film made for the chinese and eastern audience to ask the question over martial arts style - the advantages and disadvantages of each style, as well as questioning the need for style anyway.

The film's main plot was to be based in Korea. Bruce Lee would be forced into storming a 4 or 5 storey Pagoda which is said to hold a infinite treasure with each level guarded by a different style.

The bottom floor would be held by hundreds of Karate students (much like the ending of Enter the Dragon), the first layer would be a style under the handle of "Gate of Enlightment".

The Second layer would be the Preying Mantis with elements of Wing Chun.

The Third layer would be a Philophino style whilst the Fourth, the Temple of Gold would be held by a Hapikdo expert (though I'm not sure about this).

The Fourth layer would be the Temple of the Unknown, guarded by one Kareem Abdul Jabbar - doing an unknown style.

Whilst shooting, most of the footage was lost to the ravages of time. And when Bruce Lee died, his fans cried out for any footage to be shown as a mark of respect.

The end footage of Bruce Lee fighting Jabbar and previous footage would be cut to bits by Robert Clouse and put into a new film under the same name. The end film is offensive and shatters the whole idea of the original GOD plot and story - but then again there wasn't enough info on the film to start with.

Bruce Lee fans were in uproar...the film was a shambles, yet was commerically succesful. Most of the film had no Bruce Lee in it, or had lookalikes or even worse used Stock Footage of old Bruce Lee films and interspliced it into the film.

The DVD, whilst is good, doesn't do much to help the film - there isn't enough info on the script notes...why is there so much text, why didn't they try to recreate the scenes, the floors or even re-do the film as new?

You'd be better off not to buy either the DVD or video version unless you want to waste money or actually are a die-hard bruce lee fan.

Rip-off of Bruce Lee's unfinished work.......2006-11-11

This is a hodgepodge of film being passed off as a Bruce Lee movie. Bruce Lee died before finishing this movie, and has less than 20 minutes of actual footage of him. The plot of the movie does not even correspond with Bruce Lee's original intentions. The parts that actually show Bruce Lee are heavily edited.

If you want to see the intended parts of the movie that were filmed before Bruce Lee's death, rent "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey." While that is still not a complete movie, it explains his philosophy, not just flashy fight scenes.

This movie is a waste of money, time, and space.

Game i death.......2006-06-12

I liked the movie until he had is horrible death the qualidy was not to good but the movie was ok

Mediocrity.......2006-05-06

I love Bruce Lee movies. However, when I got "Game of death", I knew that it was fake since Bruce Lee died before finishing this movie. The film was completed about six years after Lee's death. However, for the memory of Bruce Lee, I decided to watch it anyway.

Bruce Lee plays as Billy Lo who is being blackmailed by some mafia gangsters. Naturally, Billy refuses to cooperate and that makes him a target for elimination by the gangsters. Since Bruce Lee died during the making of the movie, most of the film is played by Tai Chung Kim, who performed reasonably well. To disguise the fake Bruce Lee, he can be seen wearing sunglasses, fake beards and bandages. I, however, enjoyed the fights, although they are not up to the standard of Bruce Lee.

Of course, the parts that Bruce Lee really appeared were first class. An example is when he has to fight Kareem Abdul-Jabber. Unfortunately, Bruce Lee only appears for only about 11 minutes or so.

The movie could have been made better if the plot was sensible. So my recommendation is to rent the movie and not to buy it: it is not worth buying.

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Unpretentious
Fine Acting
A Lot of Fun
The Superb Kind You'll Love
Judy Holliday in pleasant, light drama

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Release Date: 2003-10-21

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From the dour vantage point of divorce court, Florence (Judy Holliday, Born Yesterday) and Chet Keefer (Aldo Ray) recount the tale of their rocky marriage. Despite its jaunty title, The Marrying Kind is a surprisingly realistic portrait of marriage, with all its expectations, disappointments, compromises, fights, and intimacies. Florence and Chet are tested by trouble and loss, but it's finally good fortune that threatens to pull them apart. The judge in their case, however, thinks they should give it another try. Holliday perfected a ditzy/sexy persona that other actresses have emulated but never quite equalled; The Marrying Kind gave her the opportunity to show her dramatic chops. Though she rises to the challenge, the movie is an awkward blend of humor and pathos. Fans of hoarse-voiced palooka Ray will enjoy his equally strong performance in this, his movie debut. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

Unpretentious.......2007-06-23

I had known that this movie was listed in "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made" which I have found to be a good general guide for great movies off the popularity radar screen. Thus I came to it with some expectations but those expectations did not turn into disappointment. This is a very good movie although I rated it "4 stars" because, frankly, I've seen a lot of movies of a higher quality. What "The Marrying Kind" has to offer is a look at ourselves in a way that leaves us with a better understanding of our own marital relationship. It does so in a way that challenges us to compare our weaknesses to those displayed in the movie and it challenges us to also compare our ability to communicate with one another to the couple in the movie.

Judy Holiday is the star of this film which happens to be the "introduction" movie for Aldo Ray. The way these two work together is a great asset to the film. The movie begins in Divorce Court which immediately tells a lot and it's helpful to know that as we watch the couple relate how their relationship evolved into marriage (and, later, into the Divorce Court). The various snippets we see along the way are amusing, embarassing, endearing, and, unfortuately, tragic. We get to know a couple who seem to like each other but never took enough time to get to know each other. It is the typical sit-com marraige with all the stereotypes.

There isn't a lot to add because the beauty of "The Marrying Kind" is in its' simplicity. I enjoyed the movie and am saving it to watch with my wife. I hope to hear a lot more "you don't do that" than "that's just like you!".

Fine Acting.......2006-12-23

It's a shame Judy Holliday died so young and that the McCarthy Hearings hurt her career and, it's a crime that she did not do at least 3 movies a year for all of us to enjoy forever. She gave such natural performances you hardly felt it was acting. In this movie she was every bit as brilliant as she was in Born Yesterday. Aldo Ray in his first starring role gives a fine performance. The only thing I found wrong with the movie is that it mixes comedy and tragedy. The tragedy is not the pending divorce but the death of their son. Comedy can also contain high drama and personal tragedy, but the death of a child is taking the mix too far.

A Lot of Fun.......2006-10-10

Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray make for a great screen team. They both have very unique acting styles that make for great screen chemistry. This is great film from director George Cukor. There was only one Judy Holliday and only one Aldo Ray when he was at the height of his popularity.

The Superb Kind You'll Love.......2006-04-12

Movie: ***** DVD Quality: ****1/2 Extras: ****1/2

Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray are incandescent in this exquisite film, beautifully directed by George Cukor from a Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon script. The story concerns an average married couple who find themselves in divorce court, telling the history of their courtship and marriage to a wise and experienced judge (Madge Kennedy). As might be expected, their life together has been layered by incidents both happy and heartbreaking, the extraordinary moments outnumbered by the mundane. What makes the film so incredibly moving are the masterful, intelligent direction of Cukor, who unfolds each scene with great subtlety; and the sensitive underplaying of Holliday and Ray, who invest their characters with just the right mixture of shading, both sympathetic and non. This was Holliday's first film after she won the Oscar for Cukor's "Born Yesterday", and she is undeniably at the peak of her powers. As for Aldo Ray, he was receiving a major boost toward stardom after appearing in small roles in two previous films; sadly, despite a long career, he would never fulfill the astonishing promise he showed in this freshman effort.

Columbia's DVD transfer of this minor masterpiece is generally commendable. The frame jumps around a bit during the opening credits, but this annoyance stops once the story begins. Video contrast and sharpness are acceptable; and the sound is good throughout. The DVD extras include the trailer for this film, and two other Columbia offerings: "Born Yesterday", and the 1956 Tyrone Power-Kim Novak drama "The Eddy Duchin Story". Overall, "The Marrying Kind" is highly recommended entertainment, a delicate balance of drama, comedy and tragedy that is a working definition of the term "neglected cinematic gem."

Judy Holliday in pleasant, light drama.......2003-12-28

I am a big fan of Judy Holliday's romantic comedies from the 1950's and own Born Yesterday, It Should Happen to You (with Jack Lemmon in his first movie appearance), The Solid Gold Cadillac, and Bells Are Ringing (with Dean Martin). I was expecting The Marrying Kind to also be a comedy, and I was disappointed to find out that it consists far more of pathos than comedy. It shows in flashbacks the decline of the 7-year marriage of a couple on the verge of divorce, and nowadays we might call this film a "dramedy." However, once I'd adjusted to the fact that I wasn't watching Judy in all-out comedy, I enjoyed the movie for what it is. Particularly that it centers almost completely around the relationship (and interactions) of the two main characters, Florence (Judy) and Chet Keefer (Aldo Ray). Because they are on stage alone together most of the movie, it really showcases their individual talents as actors, and they work extremely well together as a dramatic pairing.

Aside from the acting and the story, there are several other things that I found especially fascinating about the film: first, the use of real New York City locations from the early 50s--it is amazing how much the city has changed in 50 years! Second, the movie's portrayal of working-class, urban marriage feels extremely real and accurate for that era (other than their very roomy apartment), and because of that, it offers an intriguing window into that time period. Finally, I was very taken by the style of the dialogue. Not being either an expert on linguistics or the writing history of playwrights Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, I couldn't be sure if they were merely being stylistic, or if they intended to offer a very accurate portrayal of a specific New York dialect. Whichever it is, the protagonists speak in a very unique way, with certain words left out in their sentences and others repeated--which gives an entertaining regional flavor to the script.

This movie is not rated, but by today's standards it would be a G--no sex or bad language. However, I believe children would be bored by this movie as would, very likely, most men. This is pretty much a classic "chick flick," since its entire focus is on the courtship and marriage relationship between a man and a woman.

Bruce Lee - The Master Collection (Fists of Fury / The Chinese Connection / Return of the Dragon / Game of Death / The Legend)
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THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE

I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT.

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Bruce Lee - The Master Collection (Fists of Fury / The Chinese Connection / Return of the Dragon / Game of Death / The Legend)
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ASIN: B000065B07
Release Date: 2002-05-21

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Sinewy, sleek, and oozing charisma, Bruce Lee brought sex appeal to the martial arts genre, dominating even the most cliché-riddled adventures with his mix of good-humored geniality and focused intensity. His first film, the low-budget Hong Kong adventure Fists of Fury (as it was titled in the U.S.), is exactly that: a raw, rough-edged revenge drama of a country boy who uncovers a heroin-smuggling ring. Yet the film comes alive when Lee pounces into action, his wiry, well-muscled frame erupting in lightning moves. His follow-up, The Chinese Connection, keeps the revenge theme going for a tale of a kung fu student who avenges his teacher's death at the hands of a Japanese rival. The international success of both films enabled the increasingly ambitious Lee to write and direct his own feature, Return of the Dragon, a more-comic tale of a Chinese country boy who travels to Rome to help out cousins under the thumb of local mobsters. Though filled with excellent martial arts bouts, all choreographed by Lee, the highlight is a death match between Lee and karate champion Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum. Lee died before completing his last feature, Game of Death, and a rather unconvincing double runs around much of the film between footage of the real Lee, but the climax features an impressive bout with basketball star and Lee student Kareem Abdul-Jabar. Though a cut above most martial arts movies of the period, these are no masterpieces, but then who watches a Bruce Lee film for the story? In these films, plot is simply there for the scenes between Lee's amazing fight sequences. The documentary Bruce Lee: The Legend completes the collection. --Sean Axmaker

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THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE.......2006-05-16

i bought this set at a used dvd store for $15.00 and was very happy to find it. watching it i was struck by how much talent and energy this man had! had he lived he would have one of the most bankable stars in the world.to be sure these are low buget action movies, but mr. lee brought a style to them that no other actor could have brought, his every move was a graceful and well thought out move,even just walking down the street. these are all the films he made(except for enter the dragon which he made for warner bros.) and he shines in them all,(game of death the movie he was making when he died is very weak and only comes alive when they use the footage of him that was shot) and if you love lee or good kung-fu movies this is one to own

I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT........2006-03-16

This is easily one of the best investments to my collection, I mean 4/5 of bruce lee's movies, and a documentary.

Now fisrt of all, all of these movies are the original dub and very watchable picture.

Fist of fury(Big Boss)----- very fun movie with bruce beating up a lot of people. The end fight is prettygood because it was so authentic. Pai ying is the man, he is also the action coordinator on this.

Chinese Connection(Fist Of Fury)------ One of the best movies of all time. Great fight scenes(check it out when he takes on the whole gym), great score, great acting, hell, even Lo wei is an actor in this movie, and he is pretty freaking good.

Return of the dragon(enter the dragon) directed by bruce lee, action directed by bruce lee, and starrign bruce lee. Come on bruce, you could have put your name as composer too. This movie kicks ass, better than big boss, but not as good as chinese connection. Everyone knows this is the one where bruce fights chuck norris at the end. And it is everythign it is made out to be, certainly not the best though.

Game of death---this is your classic case of fastforwarding kungfu cinema. The fight scenes are pretty good, but a VERY FORGETTABLE story.

Documentary-------very good doc. that talks a lot about what bruce was planning for game of death(sounds sweet), and what other characters he wa experimenting with for hsi future movies. Can you believe he had a blind swordsman idea in mind for himself. There is a lot of other important info also. 5/5 for the documentary, good for any bruce fan.

So I have seen this at cd tradepost for 14.99, and 19.99 at Best buy, so I don't know where the hell that $38 price comes from.

Great product.......2005-10-14

Amazon has great customer service. The Bruce Lee Collection was new- still in its original packaging and still at a great price.

Great Condition.......2005-10-05

This product was in great condition and arrived earlier that I had expected. Thank you.

MasterPiece.......2005-09-16

I have This dvd Collection BoxSet And I have the Korean Boxset,Nothing like The KOREAN BOXSET You gotta Check it Out,It'll blow you Off :P

Robert Louis Stevenson's The Game of Death

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Excellent Adaptation of a Literary Classic
See for Pryce and Bettany: Modest Adaptation of Stevenson's Novella
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Robert Louis Stevenson's The Game of Death
Starring: Jonathan Pryce , David Morrissey , Paul Bettany , Neil Stuke , and Catherine Siggins
Director: Rachel Samuels
Manufacturer: New Concorde
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ASIN: B000055ZF3
Release Date: 2001-02-20

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The first rule of suicide club is that you don't talk about suicide club. Based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story called (appropriately enough) "Suicide Club," The Game of Death is set in England in 1899, a time when taking one's own life was considered beneath cowardice. Made for Roger Corman's New Concorde company, the movie has a quality look and feel not normally associated with Corman's history of low-budget productions, thanks in part to the accomplished photography of Chris Manley and a cast that includes notable actor Jonathan Pryce. David Morrissey stars as Captain Henry Joyce, a man who lost his appetite for life when his true love died six months prior. When an old friend convinces him to hit the town one night, they meet a man who's gambled away not only his family's fortune, but his family's good name as well. This gambler recognizes Henry as a fellow "ruined man," and invites him to join a suicide club where members buy into the opportunity to die without the social stigma of suicide. Pryce runs the club, which randomly assigns victims and "anonymous" killers thanks to a random draw of cards. Henry soon falls for the only female member (Catherine Siggins), who reminds him of his dead wife. This complicates his commitment to the club and to dying. If the movie doesn't quite live up to its promising set-up, well, it's still an excellent example of how good a straight-to-video movie can be. --Andy Spletzer

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Excellent Adaptation of a Literary Classic.......2005-10-26

Directed on location in Ireland by Rachel Samuels on a $2 Million budget, this movie is a work of cinematic art.

The Game of Death is a film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's short story "The Suicide Club." Stevenson's short story has an unusual, not to mention, dark premise but is a bit too short for a feature length movie. However, director Samuels expanded Stevenson's idea and took it to the limit. Jonathan Pryce is wonderfully cast as Mr. Bourne, the sinister mastermind behind a card game of death.

The Game of Death follows a British war hero, Captain Henry Joyce (David Morrissey) in 1899 London whose wife died 6 months earlier, but he cannot face living any longer without her. However, he fears taking his own life since he is a bit of a coward.

One night, at a bar, Capt. Joyce confides his dilemma to an acquaintance who then tells Joyce that he is a "ruined man." The acquaintance also tells the captain that he too is a ruined man and is a member of the Suicide Club that exists to allow its members to exit this life without the social stigma of suicide.

Upon joining the club, Capt. Joyce is informed that, "the first rule of suicide club is that you don't talk about suicide club."

The Game of Death is an inexpensive but excellent literary adaptation. This movie's chief virtues are in the technical aspects. This movie is wonderfully lit, the sound is crisp, the costume and production design nothing short of excellent. The acting in this film is superior to that in many big budget Hollywood productions. The script was especially good.

It is most highly recommended.

See for Pryce and Bettany: Modest Adaptation of Stevenson's Novella.......2005-08-06

Though Robert Louis Stevenson's name is credited, Roger Corman-produced 'The Suicide Club' is different from the original short story by the author. That doesn't mean that this film (not made-for-TV one) doesn't deserve our time. The intriguing premises of Stevenson is left intact, and the photography is surprisingly beautiful, considering the low-budget origin. And you can see Paul Bettany (credited in the third place), which is really something.

The film is about a sad and lonely man Captain Henry Joyce (David Morrissey), who, distraught after one tragic event, rather rashly joins in the secret club presided by one 'Bourne' (Jonathan Pryce). By night, the club members gather at Bourne's house, and play a deadly game by drawing a card, which determines the one who kills, and the one gets killed.

Things get complicated soon. One of the members happens to be a yonug lady named Sarah, with whom Henry eventually falls in love. Now Henry finds a new meaning in his life, but it's too late for him for once he signed a contract with Bourne, there is no turning back from the club's rules except his own demise.

[SHOT IN IRELAND] Though the original story is set in London, Iraland stands in for the location for this film, and the results are satisfactory. The film obviously lacks in money at certain points (like costumes), but Rachel Samuels handles the camera very well, not to remind us of the next-to-nothing budget. Plus, presence of villainous Jonathan Pryce with his usual gentlemanly smile adds 'class' to the entire film.

But for all its merits, the fact that the film was shot very, very fast cannot be concealed. Some parts of the film lack logical construction of story (especially the ending part, which really needs re-shooting), and if you are aware of the strict rules of real 'clubs' in England, you find it hard to believe in the incredible membership of a lady in this male-dominated culture -- and it's a suicide club, in particular.

The film offers some fun with its good, melodramatic story, but the material is raw, and the efcects are half-baked, even though with good acting from Pryce and Bettany. As is always with the case with Corman's films, 'The Suicide Club' has brilliant idea at its core, and and also decent acting (from some actors (if not all), but still remains a so-so produciton because of its underfinaced budget and awfully hasty editing.

Pleasant Period Piece.......2005-03-08

Rachel Samuels in her first directing project does a good job of conducting this well written script. Robert Louis Stevenson's tale is dark. Set in the late 1800s, it is a period piece that conforms to social conventions of the day where suicide was considered socially taboo. If we updated it to the 21st century, people would be joining the Suicide Club so they could cash in on life insurance. But in this story, all assets of the deceased revert to the club. The club is run by a man named Bourne, played by Jonathan Pryce. Probably Pryce's highest profile role was as the James Bond nemesis in "Tomorrow Never Dies," but he has also been in "Ronin" with Robert DeNiro, "De-Lovely" with Kevin Kline, and will soon be in "Brothers Grimm" with Heath Ledger & Matt Damon. Here, he plays the spooky master of the club who assures a painful lingering death for any who break the rules. David Morrissey who played in "Capt. Corelli's Mandolin" and "Hilary & Jackie" is cast as Henry Joyce who longs to end his life out of grief for his late wife. He is joined by the somewhat bumbling friend Capt. May played by Neil Stuke. They run into Paul Bettany's character Shaw at a tavern who tells them about the Suicide Club. Bettany is a rising star with the recent romantic comedy "Wimbledon," playing a defrocked priest in "The Reckoning" and as a bloodthirsty gangster in "Gangster No. 1." In this film, he does a great job of playing the inebriated ruined man whose fortune he squandered and who now wishes to end it all. As the gentlemen join the others at the club, Joyce is particularly drawn to the only female member of the club, Sara Wolverton, whose husband she allowed to be killed when her military father had him shipped off to certain death in war. Catherine Siggins, a relative newcomer who was in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII," does a good job as the cold and sorrowing widow who wishes to end life. While all of this scenario may sound like a depressing subject, the film is set in the elegance of the period and the story's plot churns ever onward to the entrancing conclusion. Enjoy!

Well Stuffed, but Still Thin.......2001-06-01

I purchased "The Game of Death" more or less on a whim. It looked like an interesting, small film that might bear comparison with British television, or low-budget productions like those from Hammer Studios. With its minimal asking price, my only concern was whether or not the film was presented in a widescreen format. (It is, though letterboxed, not 16:9 enhanced.)

The first pleasant surprise was seeing that "Game" was produced by Roger Corman, which is not incidental. In many ways a throwback to Corman's early '60s formula of inexpensive, visually sumptuous literary adaptations, "Game"'s chief virtues are technical and similar to Corman's Poe films. The film is gorgeously lit, the sound is crisp to the point of painful, the costume and production design just rich enough to suggest much more than they show. Corman proves again that you do not have to spend a lot of money to make a decent film.

There is nonetheless a difference between "Game" and Corman's early 60s work. It is part of the charm of those films that you can sense the backlot prop shop beneath the lively surfaces. You don't care much about the rough edges, because you know the films were produced for next to nothing. Here, the uneven performances, the edgy, rushed pace, the repetitive music, in short, all the subtle symptoms of a production that didn't have quite enough time to get things perfect, are out of synch with an environment dressed to the nines.

It is a perverse testament to the film's success in conveying class on the cheap that one is a touch too aware when it doesn't measure up. Jonathan Pryce, for example, is good, but has been better. David Morrissey is all too proficient as a suicidal wimp, but I suspect his irritating self-pity would have been improved if he'd had more time to discover shades of feeling in his predicament. Instead, like the rest of the cast, he hits all the obvious points. No one is particularly bad, but neither are they very engaging.

Still, "The Game of Death" is reasonably entertaining. It's just that where the Poe films are imaginative, "Game" is luxuriously literal-minded.

Very British.......2001-05-26

Not a bad little British film. It features some very good period costuming, good acting, particularly by actor Paul Bettany, plus well written story (it is afterall Robert Lewis Stevenson). My biggest complaint are the dark scenes, which make everything hard to see, especially the fight scenes. In addition, for a DVD, there are very few extras included, which would been nice to have. In short, it's not bad, but could have been better.

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Beware: Not an official release, please avoid!
Don't be fooled - Hervé is NOT the star!

Seizure!
Starring: Hervé Villechaize , and Jonathan Frid
Director: Oliver Stone
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ASIN: B000PKG8XS
Release Date: 2007-06-05

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Oliver Stone's first feature film! A prominent fantasy writer invites several guests to his isolated home for the weekend. But the gathering is crashed by three devilish figures from the author's dreams. When he awakes, it is only to discover that this is one nightmare he cannot escape. SEIZURE is a Faustian tale of a man haunted at first in his dreams, then in reality by the creations of his own mind. Do you believe that it is possible to be literally frightened to death?

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Beware: Not an official release, please avoid!.......2007-06-13

Beware, this DVD release by Telavista is a bootleg taken from a full-screen, pan & scan VHS transfer. I was excited to think someone was finally putting out Oliver Stone's classic first feature on DVD, but alas... it was not so. Apparently, even he can't get the rights to his own film... some Canadian tax write-off has buried it.

Do not buy this horrible rip-off version.

Don't be fooled - Hervé is NOT the star!.......2007-05-23

I will not dispute that Hervé did a great job, his villainous Spider is unbelievably cold, but this movie belongs to its star, Jonathan Frid. He finally gets to step out of the (dark) shadow of Barnabas Collins in this film, and shows his acting chops in a "mainstream" role. Christina Pickles plays his wife, a harried woman who turns out to be rather strong in the end, even as Frid's character weakens. I'll warn you, though, the editing in particular is rough unless some of it was recut for this DVD release. I'm thrilled that it's finally going to be available.

Final Shot - The Hank Gathers Story (True Stories Collection TV Movie)

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Great Drama for the passionate basketball lover.

Final Shot - The Hank Gathers Story (True Stories Collection TV Movie)
Starring: Victor Love , Duane Davis , George Kennedy , Nell Carter , and Sam Hennings
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ASIN: B000MGBSM6
Release Date: 2007-04-24

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At age 23, Eric "Hank" Gathers (Victor Love, Shadow of Doubt) escaped the inner city to become one of America's top college basketball stars. As leader of Loyola Marymount's team, his career is on the fast track. He's certain to be a top NBA draft choice.

With love and encouragement from his mother, Lucille (Nell Carter, Give Me a Break!) and his best friend, Bo Kimble (Duane Davis, Under Siege), Hank pushes himself higher and higher - then tragedy strikes.

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Great Drama for the passionate basketball lover........1999-08-30

Eric "Hank" Gathers was a very dedicated basketball player from day one. He thrilled the nation in the late 80's when he took little Loyola Maramount University to the top, while leading all Division-1 athletes in scoring and rebounding his Junior Year. It was in his Senior year that the energetic Gathers suffered a minor heart attack, forcing him to sit out an unwanted period of time. Against doctors orders, he came back too early only to suffer a fatal heart attack near the end of that same season. The movie takes you through Hank's breif life from the age of eleven all the way up to his sudden death. This drama shows you how he and his best friend Bo Kimble always dreamed to make it to the NBA. Bo had it easy, always being the star; while Hank was the underdog, and had to go through many obstacles to get to the top. The year after Hank's tragic death Bo was drafted where he and Hank had always talked about being drafted...in the lottery. This is a true story.

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