Thats pretty much the level of humor in they call me bruce 1982, a sorta parody of 70s martial arts movies, with koreanamerican nightclub comedian johnny yune the unwitting bagman for broadly stereotyped mafioso. They call me bruce is an outrageous comedy caper that takes on the mob, the fbi and just about everything else and leaves you holding your sides with laughter. This unique sydney based performer has been captivating audiences with his one man show for many years now. He died on march 8, 2020 in alhambra, california, usa.
They re making a spoof of kungfu movies for the same american audiences that went to airplane. Commander usa they still call me bruce 1987 youtube. They call me bruce is a 1982 american comedy action film directed by elliott hong, written by david b. They call me bruce is a slapstickheavy kung fu film spoof. For the bruce campbell 2006 film see my name is bruce. Pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released they call me bruce. He was an actor and writer, known for they call me bruce 1982, they still call me bruce 1987 and the cannonball run 1981. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing they call me bruce. In a sequel to they call me bruce 1982, johnny yune plays korean bruce won who, while searching for an american gi who previously saved his life, ends up taking a tenyearold orphan under his wing. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated. Johnny yune in they call me bruce 1982 john fujioka and johnny yune in they call me bruce 1982 johnny. May 15, 2008 24 videos play all movie kentucky fried movie and etc.
Yune is also credited with helping to write the screenplay and i can believe that, since a lot of his dialogue sounds like it was made up on the spot. The mhm podcast network movie synopsis and film summary of they call me bruce. A korean man comes to america to thank the american gi who saved his life, but instead winds up running a struggling karate studio. The film was followed by a sequel, they still call me bruce 1987, which also starred johnny yune. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch they call me bruce. A korean man, whos often mistaken for bruce lee, becomes a local hero for stopping a robbery, and finds.
A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. As an adult, there are still s few pretty funny moments but there isnt much to the movie as a whole. Sep 15, 2017 80s horror host shows the 1987 comedy they still call me bruce on commander usas groovie movies. While working as a cook for the cosa nostra, an asian immigrant who everyone calls bruce because of his resemblance to bruce lee, is duped into making deliveries of chinese flour cocaine. They re massproduced in hong kong and shipped all over the world. Theyre massproduced in hong kong and shipped all over the world. Sep 27, 2015 they still call me bruce trailer 1987. A korean man comes to america to thank the american gi who saved his life, but instead winds up. With johnny yune, margaux hemingway, raf mauro, pam huntington. They call me bruce does have a few funny action scenes, a very few, but most of the time its humor depends on puns and other weak witticisms from johnny yune, who plays its hero. Commander usa groovie movies they still call me bruce. The film follows a korean immigrant johnny yune who comes to america in search of his grandfathers old girlfriend. Read the they still call me bruce movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. While working as a cook for the cosa nostra, an asian immigrant who everyone calls bruce because of his resemblance to bruce lee, is duped into making deliveries of chinese flour cocaine all across the u.
April 29th, 2003 pg 1 hr 30 min follow the movie on facebook. At its best, it borrows successfully from the wonderfully inane parody vibes of zucker and abrahams airplane, naked gun, and top secret. Always remember dont trust the opinion of they call me bruce. They call me bruce 1982 they call me bruce 1982 user. The movie is a bit soft looking overall but this would appear to be the way it was shot and not be a specific issue with the transfer itself. In the movie, bruce sees the boss of bosses giving freddy the kiss of death and mentions that he knows. In a sense, its almost like they came up with the bruce lee premise and some good gags then wrote the script around it while largely forgetting about bruce lee almost half way through the film. The makers of they call me bruce arent aiming for a global audience. With johnny yune, david mendenhall, pat paulsen, joey travolta. I seen this movie once when i was a kid and loved it. Theyre making a spoof of kungfu movies for the same american audiences that went to airplane. Nov 10, 2010 for the most part this movie is very funny, and i liked yune, but the story is very familiar and predictable.
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