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Your gym, your playlist, your fighting stance—Bruce Lee invented all of it.
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How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)

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Overview

Documentary

More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas of popular culture including fitness, cinema, music, sport, dance, video games and philosophy. A journey across the United States, Asia and Europe, takes Shannon Lee on a trip back to her father's roots in Hong Kong and China. With unique access to the family's photographic archive, home movies and all material owned by the Bruce Lee Foundation.

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Standout Aspects

Production

Shannon Lee's unprecedented family archive access—home movies you've never seen.

Editing

Seamlessly connects 1970s Hong Kong to modern MMA and hip-hop.

Best for:Solo: Quiet afternoon when you need inspiration, not explosions.·Streaming: Perfect for pausing to Google 'did Bruce Lee really do that?'·Friends: Convert that friend who thinks martial arts are just punching.
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Director

Steve Webb

ReleasedMay 17, 2009
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Self (archival)

Linda Lee Cadwell

Linda Lee Cadwell

Self

Charles Parnell

Charles Parnell

Narrator (voice)

Shannon Lee

Shannon Lee

Self

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Self

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

Self

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

Self

John Woo

John Woo

Self

Raymond Chow

Raymond Chow

Self

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Self

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Self

LL Cool J

LL Cool J

Self

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Self

Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner

Self

RZA

RZA

Self

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Insight

The documentary reveals how Bruce Lee's personal library of 2,500+ books shaped his hybrid philosophy, which he called 'Jeet Kune Do'—not a style, but a way of stripping away the non-essential.

Cultural

Shannon Lee founded the Bruce Lee Foundation in 2002 partly to combat unauthorized biopics—this film represents her successful reclamation of narrative control from Hollywood mythmaking.

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