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They Call Me Bruce? (1982)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 1/17, 4/22

Bruce
1/17: A surprise box-office hit that ran in less than 325 theatres grossing almost $17 million, They Call Me Bruce? is a below-average comedy with some great one-liners.

Johnny Yune's character is mistaken for Bruce Lee because he happens to look like him. He's also a dunce when it comes to martial arts. To make up for the lack of his skills to avoid a fight, Bruce says things like:

"With my right foot, I can knock out that knife. With my left, I can kick your nose. With this hand, I can poke out your eyes. With this, I can break your neck. Take a good look at my face. I'm an oriental."

"I am a sex object. Every time I ask girls sex, they object."

"I was once run over by a Toyota. Oh, what a feeling."

"You're a 10 where you should be a 36!"

"Really?" in response to "Gambling? I met a woman who made her husband a millionaire by gambling," "Yeah, but he was a billionaire before."

"We were so poor. One time, burglar broke into house. We robbed him."

All in all, although Johnny Yune is great and very funny, They Call Me Bruce? is a bad film.

4/22: Dropping a point in my rating, They Call Me Bruce? is a terrible movie.

Had the filmmakers focused on Johnny Yune most of the time, it might have worked out more. A near Bruce Lee look-alike, he has winning lines, but the secondary characters, most especially his friend, keep taking up too much screen time. The result is a dismal comedy that's made especially worse during the last half hour.

All in all, just fast forward They Call Me Bruce? until you see Johnny Yune, and enjoy his bits.