Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (Li Xiao Long di Sheng yu si)

Bruce Lee is dead

Linda Lee is taking him back to Seattle

She sits quietly, emotions drained away

thinking back of the past few horrific days

Bruce, at the top of the world,

has been taken away by death

Screaming newspaper headlines

tell the tragic story

Tears are shed all over the world

The day of his funeral service in Hongkong

25-Jul-73

In thousands, his admirers come to

the Kowloon Funeral House

They come for this Chinese hero

Linda arrives at 9:25am

The fans watch silently

They are moved by her courage

Linda comes, silent but courageous

She gives him a wreath, saying

"For Our Next Incarnation"

She puts on

Chinese mourning robes

and observes the dignified rituals

His colleagues in Golden Harvest

come to say goodbye

Bruce has been so popular in the trade

His movie and television friends

turn out in force

Here's George Lazenby

of 007 fame

who was to team up with Bruce

But they are rudely interrupted

Brian and Shannon, his children

bow before his portrait

then join their mother

in thanking the mourners

little realizing that their Daddy

is gone forever

Maybe it is better for them

The mourners keep on coming

Fans, students,

and Kung Fu Friends

Stars and motion picture workers

who have shared the tribulations

and honors with him

In somber mood, they are agreed

it is a great loss to Chinese arts

also the departure of a good friend

The crowds outside crane their necks

Some try to climb higher, higher

A last look at him,

they're after

After the services

The casket is moved in

Some insist it's worth $100,000

Others put it at $200,000

A trifle compared with

the man inside

for he's written

the golden page

The surge-forward for a last look

So calm, so composed, he lies there

Of course, he does not know

the universal grieve and agony

of his wife, children, friends

and admirers all over the world

Bruce Lee, once so full of life,

now quietly lies in the coffin

The vision of his lightning movements

is still vivid in front of every eye

Yet, he is definitely gone forever

having dispensed happiness and excitement

and now leaving behind immense sorrow

Brandon and Shannon do not actually

They take a last look

They don't really know that

Mother has shed all her tears

all seem so hopeless

All these people refuse to leave

Orderly they line up the streets

watching the family leave

This is his residence

in Kowloon

A very quiet neighborhood

Quieter now because of his absence

The garden is serene, beautiful

where he used to sit & meditate

Now the master of the house has gone

His family was called to US

Now they are leaving a altogether

This is his pet dog

He seems to know

the family is leaving

Tragedy has struck

and nothing is ever the same

This is his study, his retreat

Here's his name plate

His favorite audio-graphic set

And his exercising equipment

A hurried note from him

His favorite portrait

His belt, his pet dog

They are now

all masterless

Even the maid sheds a tear of sorrow

When she is doing the packing

Linda and her children arrive at

Hongkong's airport in a drizzle

Despite the rife

speculations

Linda who really understands him

and who really loves him

suffers in silence and alone

In a brief press conference

she breaks her silence, saying

Bruce has died of natural causes

She also appeals to all concerned

to see that

Bruce will rest in peace

His quiet other life

should no longer be disturbed

The plane is in full flight

And Linda keeps on thinking

The arrival in Seattle causes

another traumatic experience

Waiting for her is Bruce's mother,

Linda's saddened mother-in-law

Before they have time for a word

they're crying over each other's shoulder

Friends and relatives too

find it impossible to describe

even with thousands of words

their feelings in adequate words

When he was at Washington U

he met Linda on this very spot

The very day Linda returns to Seattle

she visits this corner

of the campus

There they meet for the first time

A blade of grass brings back those days

fleetingly warm but unforgettable

His mannerisms are deeply etched

in her loving mind

They are cherished by all of us too

We treasure everything that's his

a word, maybe, or, a photograph, yes!

This is Bruce's

first photograph

taken in San Francisco when 1 month old

Here he looks with feeling at the camera

A born actor, this baby is!

Father Lee Hoi-chuen, being a famous clown

Puts clown's mask on

1-year-old Bruce

all eyebrows and beards

Old Mr Lee knows all along

His son will be with the theater

When Bruce is a toddling of 5

he takes to the playing of swords

It seems to be

in his blood

When 6, Bruce already knows how to act

every bit a young Romeo

This is taken when he's filming "My son Ah Chang"

In 1940, Bruce is born to a family of art

His father Lee Hoi-chuen being a famous actor

Bruce makes his debut on the screen

when he is still in the cradle

At 6, Bruce Lee the actor

has cut a figure in Chinese moviedom

in "My son Ah Chang", Bruce gives us

preview of the

great things to come

- Chick! - What?

What are you doing?

I tell you, I'm the greatest

My master is Flying Knife

No one dare to touch him

I won't fear Glassed Boy

Where do you live now?

Great! Pat Yin treated me to dinner last night

And Tam Nam Heng will treat me to dinner tonight

Are you going out with them?

We're just friends. It's tea time now

Cool, tea time...

Bruce is devoted

to this Chinese costume

which he wears in "The Big Boss"

While the others

go for T-shirts

he clings to this very Chinese attire

It is taken when he is only 13

His friend has been keeping it

all the time

A very precious photo, indeed

He longs for

a motorcycle

the status symbol for teenagers

He wants to race one on the highway

But he remains a frustrated motorcyclist