In spite of the very mixed reception of the released version, Lee's famed yellow and black jumpsuit became instantly iconic. This resulted in 1978's Game Of Death, which only used around ten minutes of footage shot by Lee, with lookalikes in disguises playing his character for the rest of the movie. Reports had already spread of Lee filming some of Game Of Death, so Golden Harvest hired Enter The Dragondirector Robert Clouse to make a film around this footage. Related: Warrior Creator Jonathan Tropper On Staying True To Bruce Lee’s Original Ideasīruce Lee paused production on Game Of Death to make Enter The Dragon and had planned to meet former Bond star George Lazenby about a role in the film prior to his death. Lee had shot a large chunk of the film's final, which saw his character progressing up a pagoda and facing a new challenger on each floor, including one played by basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The actor had also started production on another Hong Kong film called Game Of Death, which he was also directing.

Thurman dons the yellow jumpsuit on the cover of the. Tarantino initially developed Kill Bill as a single release, but due to its four-hour runtime, was divided into two films. The popularity of these films led to Warner Brothers producing his most famous film Enter The Dragon, which is considered one of the greatest martial arts films ever made sadly, Lee would pass away before it's release. Thurman received a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination for her role in the 2003 film and the character of the Bride has remained recognizable from its costume alone.

Bruce Lee's first starring role came with 1971's The Big Boss and he quickly followed up with Fist Of Fury and Way Of The Dragon, both of which were released in 1972.

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