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Martial Arts | Undercover Cop
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Budget 10,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 14,356,479 USD
Brandon Lee stated in an US Magazine interview shortly after filming completed, that he had filmed a scene where he had to kick open a large oak door. He stated "we filmed this scene where I had to nail this huge oak door, so I go to do the scene and I broke one of my toes. My foot swelled up to the size of a watermelon and we had to end filming for the day." Adding insult to injury, he said, the scene was never included in the film.
Brandon Lee was a self-confessed Jackie Chan fan, who in turn was a fan of Lee's father Bruce Lee. Brandon pays homage to Chan by incorporating key moves from Police Story (1985) and Dragons Forever (1988) in the final fight scenes.
Brandon Lee originally wanted Hong Kong director John Woo to direct the film. however, the studio wanted a martial arts film rather than the type of films that Woo made. The director role then went to Dwight H. Little. However there are stylish homages in & out to The Killer (1989), A Better Tomorrow (1986), and Hard Boiled (1992), as well as Legacy of Rage (1986), Lee's only film made in Hong Kong directed by Ronny Yu.
Similarities to Bruce Lee's films, Brandon Lee's father: Brandon's character's name is Jake Lo, and in Game of Death (1978), Bruce's character was named Billy Lo. At one point, Brandon looks directly into the camera and speaks, which John Saxon also did in Bruce's most successful film, Enter the Dragon (1973), and Saxon was considered for the role of Mace Ryan. Also, the red haired gunman shooting the machine gun from the window in Serrano's restaurant is none other than Gene LeBell, the legendary judoka who allegedly choked Steven Seagal on the set of Out for Justice (1991) and also trained with Bruce and Chuck Norris.
Brandon Lee trained in Wing Chun, Muay Thai, & Jeet Kune Do in preparation for this film. Lee hired Darryl Chan to train him for cosmetic impact in Rapid Fire. Lee & Chan, also worked together in Showdown in Little Tokyo. Training was twelve hours a day & six days a week. Below is the template that Darryl Chan used for Brandon.Monday: Chest and Triceps Tuesday: Shoulders and Biceps Wednesday: Back Thursday: Chest and Triceps Friday: Shoulders and Biceps Saturday: Back Sunday: Off
"Kinman Tau: Don't fear the weapon, fear the man."
"Mace Ryan: Chicago PD thinks you're a cop-killer, you know what that means? Jake Lo: I'm off the departments Christmas list?"
