Johnny yune, margaux hemingway, raf mauro, lee delano, john fujioka, marsha warfield, elliott hong. This zany comedy features the celebrated korean comic johnny yune they still call me bruce as a bumbling bruce lee lookalike who secretly dreams of emulating the kung fu king. 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 a slapstickheavy kung fu film spoof. Theres precisely one page for the liner notes, the jewel case is the same 3mm kind i get at staples, and.
At its best, it borrows successfully from the wonderfully inane parody vibes of zucker and abrahams airplane, naked gun, and top secret. A 2003 comedy film directed by tom shadyac and starring jim carrey, along with morgan freeman, jennifer aniston, and steve carell. 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. This unique sydney based performer has been captivating audiences with his one man show for many years now. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. 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. Sep 27, 2015 a goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. The film begins with bruce in houston on a search for the american g. Elliott hong directs johnny yune in the martial arts comedy they call me bruce. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us. Nov 10, 2010 for the most part this movie is very funny, and i liked yune, but the story is very familiar and predictable. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The film shows bruce interacting with a variety of american stereotypes, and then figuring out how his bosses are using him.
It is a sequel to the 1982 film they call me bruce. A 25th anniversary dvd edition of they call me bruce was released on june 30th, 2009 by liberation entertainment. Its a curiously innocuous film on one level this cutrate comedy is miserably bad, with terrible jokes outnumbering the good. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of they call me bruce with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The plot is simple, some of the fighting is good, but you watch the film waiting for the next funny line or event that yune aka bruce finds himself in. They call me bruce 1982 they call me bruce 1982 user. Bruce campbell plays himself as a drunk, surly, borderline broke bactor living in a trailer almost kiss. For the bruce campbell 2006 film see my name is bruce.
It was followed later by a sequel, released in 1987, entitled they still call me bruce which also starred johnny yune. It was followed later by a sequel, released in 1987, entitled they. Johnny yune is great in this one i wish he would have made more movies. For one, if the cover art actually isnt a photoshop job, they should have contacted me to do the damn thing for discount price. Favorite movie quotes and links for the 1982 comedy movie starring johnny yune, pam huntington, raf mauro more cast. Bruce nolan carrey is a downonhisluck television reporter in buffalo, new york. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated. His jokes, which straddles the border between clever and dad jokes, work so well because his character, bruce, is so charmingly naive. Gigs dates and times can change at anytime so always email me for confirmation. 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. Apr 26, 2020 gigs dates and times can change at anytime so always email me for confirmation. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The film did well enough that five years later it spawned a sequel with 1987s the still call me bruce which isnt as good and which was a bit of a flop.
They call me bruce is a 1982 american comedy action film directed by elliott hong, written by david b. Bruce unknowingly works for a gangster making cocaine dropoffs. A goofy korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with bruce lee. Staring tony brande, martin azarow, raf mauro and ric mancini. Financial analysis of they call me bruce 1982 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. They call me bruce billydragonc by martial arts music. Yune plays an immigrant who everyone refers to as bruce, because he reminds everyone of bruce lee. With johnny yune, margaux hemingway, raf mauro, pam huntington. A young korean man begins catering for gangsters in california who refer to him as bruce due to his resemblance to bruce lee.
The 1982 comedy movie featuring johnny yune and pam huntington at the award winning 80s movies rewind. 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. They call me bruce 1982, directed by elliott hong film. In the end, its okay, but it doesnt have any purpose beyond a few laughs. Commander usa they still call me bruce 1987 youtube. Its a curiously innocuous film on one level this cutrate comedy is miserably bad, with terrible.
Some dates havent been filled as yet so keep checking for update. A korean mans resemblance to the legendary martial arts star bruce lee proves to be a mixed blessing when he stumbles onto the activities of. The film is a high quality transfer from a newly discovered 35mm print, which the studio calls pristine, and also restored the scenes which were cut from the original dvd release. They call me bruce 1982 yify download movie torrent yts. The film was written by tim clawson and was directed by elliott hong. 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. The central premise is that the townspeople expect an asskicking, awesome hero out of the evil dead movies, but they just get a drunken asshole completely in over his head adam westing.