The PROBLEM with Tarantino's portrayal of Bruce Lee "REACTION"

My thoughts on Quentin Tarantino's portrayal of Bruce Lee in the film
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & his appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast.
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[@suburbiajones2268]

Quentin Tarantino knows absolutely nothing about fighting.

[@StripeyR]

Agreed 👍

[@Kscott9972]

And he knows knows nothing about Bruce Lee, apparently. Typical of those who trash him. The more they talk, the more you realize they know very little about him outside of his films.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

Tarantino knows nothing about anything except old movies made in the Philippines. He thinks of himself as an expert on everything, but he’s actually an ignorant pissant.

[@amdi8966]

And you weirdos know absolutely nothing about making films 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😂

[@Kscott9972]

@@amdi8966 I definitely know how to respectfully voice an opinion online without resorting to insults. It works. Try it sometime. 😎

[@springfauna1465]

As a life long fan of Bruce Lee, and the only girl with 2 giant Bruce Lee posters in my room as a teen in the late 70's, I was so happy to find your channel!!! Unfortunately, I am not a big QT fan, and I don't mind standing alone on it. After hearing his disrespectful comments in this interview, I am furthermore unimpressed with him!!! Thank you for your respect of one of the greatest martial artists of all time!!!

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

You are certainly not alone in your dislike and dismissal of Tarantino. The fiasco with Bruce Lee in the film and these subsequent cry baby reactions from him only solidify my genuine animosity for him and his work. My imagination has hung with Bruce since I was a kid watching GREEN HORNET every Friday night when it originally aired (yep, I’m Old!) and Tarantino’s disrespect rivals only that of the a-hole producers who stole his concept of the TV series KUNG FU and then attempted to belittle him with racist insults.

[@springfauna1465]

@@ProfessorEchoMedia Thank you for saying this!!! Bruce Lee is a legend and should be honored as such!!! QT is an entitled little punk in my book!!

[@humphreybogart6663]

Steven Segal who is notorious for hitting stunt men...and yet I have never heard QT talk about despite working on Machete with his buddy director Robert? What is different about this picture?

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

@@humphreybogart6663 It’s called a “selective memory” or in Tarantino’s case, an INVENTED selective memory.

[@coolsteve1985]

I lost all respect for Quentin Tarantino too after how he disrespected Bruce Lee and all of us Bruce Lee fans.

[@marty4933]

An excellent breakdown of that Tarantino interview, well done. It would seem that Tarantino knew some detail of Bruce’s life but then filled in the gaps of knowledge by superimposing his own personality for the portrayal of Bruce Lee. I personally stopped watching the film at the end of that scene. Thanks again.

[@StripeyR]

Thank you, mate 👍

[@RetroView66]

The single worst most misguided scene in Tarantino's film. He didn't even show the reality that Stirling Silliphant would describe when stuntmen refused to work with Bruce because he WAS a Chinese guy! Then Bruce had to give a physical demo and according to Silliphant, the stuntmen loved him. Tarantino knows all this or chose to ignore it. If the Lee family says you fucked up, you done fucked up.

[@dunbarf2413]

Well very many of my fellow white people are on a crusade to prove that racism never existed. As well that any alleged instances of racism from white people are NOT racism yet they flip when they believe detect racism from anyone not white.

[@ForgottenHorrorchannel]

Sounds a lot like Tarantuno has mistaken Beuce for Steven Seagal he has a reputation for hurting stuntmen. What a clown making stories up to justify his piss poor portrayal Bruce. Great show mate 👍

[@brucewalker7500]

Always thought that Tarantino was a bit of a knob, but this seals the deal.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

He certainly polishes his knob enough.

[@BruceLeeArt]

Firstly I've never watched a Tarantino film and now I never will , I saw the clip with Bruce and Brad, well I hated it and the way Bruce was portrayed was very disrespectful. Bruce is not here to defend himself. I've read enough books on Bruce to know he most certainly did not behave this way. My thoughts on Tarantino, a complete ass## basically. He clearly doesn't know anything about Bruce and for him to say suck a #&@ to everyone just shows the contempt the man has! I don't think I need to say anymore. Just my personal opinion.

[@pcblu1]

TARANTINO HAS THE MOST SLAPABLE FACE

[@acmartialarts2227]

Chin chin Chiny chiny mcchin

[@MohawkHalfBreedTheShredder]

This guy has some of the best Bruce Lee content I've ever seen on KZbin

[@tonygallagher6989]

If Quentin Tarantino's one of the greatest film makers, it's no wonder the film industry is in trouble.

[@stuartcarmichael1305]

Great breakdown. Been waiting on this one for a while 👍

[@kio9131]

I used to like Quentin as a director before and I always had an abstract idea imagining if Bruce Lee were alive and made a movie directed by Tarantino, what a hit it would have become. But this was before all this happened. Now I’ve realized that he’s been nothing more than jealous of the Legend. And to be honest, since then every time I see his face my blood pressure raises up.

[@joeembleton1704]

This video has reminded me of a story I read years ago. In Adam West's book "Back To The Batcave. Adam West, My Story". As I remember it, he said that in the Batman/Green Hornet crossover episodes Bruce would go round kicking the cigarette out of Burt Ward's mouth and was teasing him a lot. I don't remember anything about hitting stunt men though. I just looked through my books about a dozen times and cannot find it, must have moved it on.

[@topcats78]

Hi Stripey a very thought provoking post. Its interesting to note that Bruce was hired as a fight choregrapher for the film ' A walk in the spring rain' starring Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman. Bruce's student Stirling Siliphant wrote the screen play and was onset when he got word that the stuntmen didnt have a lot of confidence in this small chinese guy. So Stirling went to Bruce and suggested he showed them his side kick by the swimming pool. Well you can guess the rest. And two very wet hollywood stuntmen came out of that pool with absolute admiration for Bruce Lee. After that there was no issues with the fight scene , which by the way, is very nasty to a degree and very realistic looking.

[@mig1017]

This was the 60s. Bruce was a small, slight bulit, unknown Chinese man. Tv Roles for Chinese were stereotypical crxp, that's all there was. Do you think Bruce would have to earn the stunt mens respect or was it just handed to him. You bet he would have to warn there respect. But not in the way Tarantino foolishly, and ignorantly depicts. Anyone that worked with Bruce will tell you the opposite. Tarantinos ego won't allow him to admit his error. Plain and simple.

[@NarinaRamkissoon]

Bruce is the best his an icon.we shouldn't worry about idiots

[@michaelproctor8100]

I've always wondered why Tarantino never portrayed Chuck Norris in Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. Norris also had a part in The Wrecking Crew with Sharon Tate besides Bruce Lee.

[@vic19644]

Spot on Sir!!! Thanks for covering this topic!

[@GeorgeSpiggot]

For me it made the Once Upon A Time,,, line at the very end more potent. It was a story, a fairy tale, a fantasy character. In other words in reality nobody ever beat Bruce, nobody saved Sharon Tate and her friends or ever dealt with the Manson family right and proper.

[@theremoteinfluencer]

Shannon Lee should sue Tarantino for the Kill Bill yellow and black tracksuit use plus some of the Bruce Lee rip off scenes.

[@Deadite8593]

To people that have issues with depression, self image, or even narcissism, confidence looks like arrogance to them. I have no doubt that Tarantino interpreted Bruce's confidence internally as Bruce must have been a relentless jerk as a person. This is why he doesn't even address the real question, and instead goes on and on about who would win in different fight scenarios. He doesn't recognize that portraying Bruce as an arrogant jerk is a problem, he thinks people are complaining that Bruce "lost" or "got tricked" in his movie. In his mind of course Bruce was a bully and a prick.....because if Tarantino himself was a strong great man that is exactly how he would act. I personally found it as a tasteless stain on an otherwise pretty good film.

[@1sttobylopez]

Tarantino there's a sick man. Crouching director hidden racist

[@mic187x2]

When Quentin said Enter the dragon was a POS after saying he was a big Bruce Lee fan I cracked up.

[@scottishbanjo]

what is a POS?

[@30plusfitnesstv]

I think QT is up his own backside. He believes this own made up BS these days. Seemed a cool guy back in the 90’s now he comes across as smug and self important. And if you enjoy Bruce Lee clone movies over the real ones. You definitely have issues 😂

[@StripeyR]

He's a diva of Hollyweird now, mate. I agree, when QT first started off he seemed like a really cool "film geek" kinda guy. Prefuring Bruce knock-off movies to the original Lee classics is just stupid & dumb. 👍

[@Thinpe]

these are good videos when it comes to Bruce Lee 👍 Clearly, Tarantino has no idea what he's talking about, he made it up on his own 🤦🏼‍♂️ Bruce Lee is the GOAT 💪🏻

[@Partoftheratpack]

Quentin completely off here. His research is poor. I’m delved deep into this subject of Bruce and his work on the Green Hornet. Absolute nonsense from Quentin. What do I expect though - he said Fist of Fury part 2 is better than Bruce’s original. Joe definitely knows he’s talking rubbish. Great video Stripey.

[@StripeyR]

I'd love Joe Rogan to have John Little & Matt Polly on his podcast, to straighten out the trash that QT spoused off. Cheers Bud. 👍

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

I like both of them and didn't have a problem with the film UNTIL Bruce's daughter mentioned her father fought so much racism to establish himself. Even Quentin didn't respond to that. He added the caveat that friends and family can say something but everyone else can't

[@mistersingh4132]

Tarantino is so far up his own arse he believes his own hype. He knows he can film a turd and people will love it. "Oh he's so creative. a visionary..." Yes he's a film geek but he takes the best bits from genre movies, which nobody has ever watched and passes them off as his own. Yes he can make a good film, but everything he creates has been done before... He said in an interview he was going to use either Bruce Lee or Jim Brown for that scene. Now Jim Brown was still alive when this was filmed, so he used Bruce who he thought can't defend himself and has passed 50 years ago. Big mistake! Haha!

[@BRUQBEATS]

Another great video Stripes…Here’s my take… for those born in the 1960’s amongst race riots etc… apart from Ali there were no real non white heroes… everyone from John Wayne, Bond and Eastwood were the heroes standard of mainstream cinema and culture… Then one day Bruce Lee turns up … he then proceeded not only to out skill , out perform but kill Americas ‘best’ that being Chuck Norris in Way of the dragon. This of course was a win on some sociological level for the non white , but a humiliating Defeat for our white brothers. I think many Americans from that era never really recovered and had/ have a slight grudge as far a celluloid imagery is concerned. I think that’s the basis of Tarantino gripe and by extension a cathartic self redemption regarding his ridiculously silly portrayal of Bruce Lee. Personally, it’s only a film that I couldn’t be bothered to watch. Tho I do like most of Tarantinos work… but OUATIH looks too self indulgent. But it’s his disrespect , disingenuous and ultracrepidarian statements that are of issue…

[@dannycalifornia1300]

Quentin could have simply said that like the whole film, the portrayal of Bruce was a fantasy, there to establish Cliff’s bonafides. Rather than ‘the names have been changed to protect the innocent’ it was more ‘the names are accurate, but the characteristics and events have been changed to protect the narrative’. Still not keen on the scene, but emphasising the point that the whole film exists in the real world but in an alternate reality would have at least made more sense than getting into how/why who won what fall.

[@mig1017]

Tarantinos has ties to a certain flight log & island. Creepy guy. Bruce inspired millions over generations. Tarantino can go sk a dk, which he most likely has.

[@StripeyR]

QT would prefur to suck a foot, I think. I've heard rumours about his connections with unsavory people (Harvey Weinstein for one) I've seen the flight log for the another "stein" and QT was on it. Cheers Bud. 👍

[@mig1017]

@@StripeyR well said Stripey. He really is a piece work.

[@Wolverine2222]

I agree with what you said. Thank you.

[@AmIDeadYet]

Tarantino is a weirdo. Did you ever hear him on the Howard Stern show defending Roman Polanski? he said that 13yr old was down with the sex. Ewwww

[@davidpaterson3443]

Always thought Tarrintino's character in from ' Dusk till Dawn' where he's perving on a young Juliette Lewis' was a bit too real...

[@AmIDeadYet]

@@davidpaterson3443 Good point, he did write that movie didn't he and put himself in that role.

[@GrumpyOldGit60]

Tarantino has always blown smoke up his own arse. I've never liked the way he comes across in interviews. Smug, self-satisfied, arrogant...

[@StripeyR]

I used to think he was really cool (in the early 90's) but now he's a hollyweird diva...Shame. 👍

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

I ran into him at his theater in LA and he appeared stoned out of his mind, a hooker hanging on his arm and he was laughing inappropriately throughout the entire movie, disrupting everyone’s viewing.

[@UKfan1975]

I don't think Tarantino likes facts, he's so trapped in his own ego that he believes in his own Bulls*** !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brianderiemacker5234]

Maybe if Bruce realized how much he was underpaid being an "Asian" actor,in the Green Hornet in Matthew Polly 's book,then maybe Bruce could have roughed the stuntmen up exacting some kind of revenge. But Bruce didn't realize that and even then, he wouldn't have put that role or any other future collaboration with Hollywood in jeapordy by beating up stuntmen. He had his first opportunity here and hoped to acquire many more. But as the story is known Bruce stood no chance at that time in Hollywood for a leading role in any film because of his ethnicity. Only after making it big in Asian movies did he get his one and only chance in Hollywood unfortunately

[@JodinoCruz]

He's more of a Sonny Chiba fan-for somebody who's into Asian Cinema big time-I was also wondering why the hostility on THE DRAGON...

[@Craigolcfc]

Totally disrespectful. Too Bruce's family friends and fans . To come out with a comment like that. I enjoyed the film like most people but soon as i seen that bruce segment lost Totally respect for tarantino fame gone to his head so far up his own arse. Sorry rant over. Thanks again stripes top man.cheers.

[@StripeyR]

I like the film but the Bruce scene with Cliff, was totally unnecessary. Cheers fella 👍

[@Craigolcfc]

Totally agree stripey. Take care all the best pal.

[@paulfogarty7724]

I wouldn't worry about it. The movie's almost been forgotten already. The whole Bruce Lee legend, fact, fiction, everything - is just too big. They'll all be long forgotten while Bruce Lee is still inspiring people.

[@christiancharles3884]

Who cares in 50 years people will still know who is Bruce Lee.

[@030crash]

Be really interested to see your thoughts on the new Brucesploitation documentary coming from Severin Films soon, "Enter the Clones of Bruce." There is also huge box set being released soon by Severin, containing a dozen or so classic Brucesploitation flicks, fully remastered, and including the documentary. And Eastern Heroes have new magazine issue about it... Worth checking out for the curious!

[@Craigolcfc]

Just checked it out on yt seen the clip looks like it will be a good show. Thanks for letting us know.

[@StripeyR]

It's something I'm really interested in seeing. I didn't know there was a boxset coming out (that is cool) I've been keeping an eye out for a release date 👍

[@flogalvez82]

I love Tarantino’s films. The best aspects of Once Upon A Time in Hollywood are the performances by Margaret Robbie, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. The storytelling isn’t as tight as Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill 1&2, etc. That said, Mike Moh as Bruce Lee was actually good. He is given horrible material to play Bruce Lee with. Imagine a film that portrays Bruce Lee in a realistic honest manner that shows the depth of his overall being, including his flaws. The portrayal in Once Upon A Time, is stereotypical and fraught with an inexplicable distaste for Bruce Lee. I never saw the point of this, considering the respect Steve McQueen’s portrayal and Sharon Tate are in this Tarantino film. Looking forward to your upcoming rambles.

[@arturosoriano5593]

He's so lucky that if Bruce is still alive , Quentin will be eating his food in a straw . Totally disrespectful.

[@Shaf-tec59]

Tarantino is twisted. Only watched a quarter of that pulp thing and knew where it's going.

[@finekowalski591]

Tarantino is a fool with his take on "Bruce Lee". In speech marks because he is addressing a caricature not the man. A fictional dummy he's concocted in his Hollywood brain that resembles nothing like the man who has inspired millions to contemplate their own talents and make best use of them, a teacher, philosopher, role-model. A man who never spoke like that poorly written clown he puts on screen. And if Bruce did talk smack, it was in context of a conversation or a discussion regarding martial arts. With receipts to back up his words. Unlike Quentin. Another point is that he talks about "Cliff Booth" as he's some sort of elite fighter. He's a fictional character you wally, it just shows his complete loss of reality. He's basically using a character he's made-up to state that it would beat up a real man because of reasons which only exist in his own head. What a buffoon, I know I've really gone in on Tarantino here and that he's a good film maker. But his take on Bruce Lee is so wrong it stains his legacy in my book, whatevers that worth. BTW I say he's only a good film maker because I could go into his movies into detail and so much of is plagiarised its ridiculous but my fingers are getting tired from typing 😂 Maybe Tarantino is self projecting onto Bruce as to who the real phony is. Anyway rant over, great vid. As always Stripey. Have a great one.

[@1sttobylopez]

Okay there's only one minor saving grace and I hate to admit it because I don't like Tarantino I think he's a prick. If you watch the film, the whole film, It's complete bullshit in the context of the 2 main characters they are complete fabrications, kind of like a mashup of 2 different actors that existed at the time, and the historical figures that are portrayed and the events that are portrayed all of them are Completely inaccurate. This is true to the point that it's the complete opposite of what actually happened. It's like it's opposite day in Tarantino's studios. So it's as though he made A Myth or American fable, folklore. But what really fs it up Is in the middle of an interview Tarantino tries to tell us that the Bruce Lee was the one thing that was historically accurate! what a dipstick!

[@cuzz63]

I find it funny that people are skeptical of what Lebell said yet totally embrace what Jim Kelly said even though he was extremely vague and couldnt name anyone to support his claims. Not sure why you think Bruce didnt understand cameras when he had made so many films before Green Hornet.

[@frankserratore3486]

I will never watch a Tarantino film again , and I haven’t watched once upon a time in Hollywood and I never will

[@kato771]

Total Garbage! Good movie but That portrayal of Bruce was complete trash, I remember seeing the trailer and could not wait to see it. I was very disappointed to say the least.

[@antoniosevilla4587]

Tarantino went too far in this interview. He tried to show his knowledge about Bruce Lee and find excuses for his stupid script. He should have just said that was just a fictional thing and I’m very sorry to everyone if i misinterpreted the real man. Period!

[@JakovPapadopoulos-jb2gi]

Tarantino movies are not up to standards. After seeing the two kill bill movies that’s it for me. He called Bruce Shannon’s f,n father and that other guy thought that was funny. I can believe I even wasted time watching this weird interview. Makes me want to research who this Tarantino guy is and what his background is cause I never heard of him before. Why don’t they just leave master Bruce Rest In Peace? Hollywood ignored him when he could have made billions for them, now you get all these jokers coming out of no where and spewing all kinds of shit about him when they probably never even took a martial arts class of any sort in their lives and haven’t got a clue to what they are talking about. I think Pierre Berton was the best interviewer that there ever was and he gave Bruce the proper respect and courtesy in the lost interview that all these other guys could not.

[@rikkich5357]

Besides quentin is another one to visit the ep island

[@adriyanmusic]

The only problem Boratino can get is someone unknown to beat his ass up just because him being of a...le

[@rdenn_shapes]

Quentin, a fan of Hong Kong cinema, just didn't understand why he did it

[@suburbiajones2268]

The movie would’ve been a whole lot better if Bruce Lee would have taught Cliff how to fight.

[@RickReyes-u1o]

I'm 67, in all my years I've never seen anyone match Bruce Lee!!!!!!!!!

[@demoniac972]

I have always wondered why the only photos of Gene Lebell with Bruce are from the moments they shared on screen like in Ironside. There are countless photos of Bruce with Chuck Norris, Joon Ree, Ed Parker, etc.

[@humphreybogart6663]

I think Gene is an interesting fellow and all things considered has been more respectful other then an occasional bruised ego comment. However, he didn't mind working with Brandon Lee on Rapid Fire (The Crowe is coming to 4K wooo hoooo!!!!!!).

[@emilianosintarias7337]

I was a brazilian jiu jitsu fanatic for many years, training at MMA schools that are now famous, with coaches who were later coaches of UFC champions - and I was tossed around in sparring by ranked MMA and grappling pros. One day i went to check out a private school of a "Jeet Kun Do" teacher, run by a tiny chinese-canadian man. Although a kindly gentleman, he manhandled me worse than any MMA fighter had done. Turned out that he was a student of 2 of Bruce Lee's Seattle students (now both passed). Bruce Lee was the real deal.

[@michaelmcdonnell5998]

I can understand QT saying he prefers the Bruceploitation movies. He wallows in his reputation as an expert and connoisseur of the obscure,culty and exploitative side of the movie world. I do think he is being disingenuous though. I hope you had a cup of tea and a nice lie down after that. Think of your blood pressure!

[@StripeyR]

I had 2 coffee's and went on the treadmill 😅 QT saying he prefurs Bruce knock off's is typical of him but that statement is just rediculous & he knows it. Cheers Pal 👍

[@suburbiajones2268]

Stripey I wanted to know if you had an Instagram? I have some videos I would like to send you that would help you destroy Quentin Tarantino’s idea of Bruce Lee

[@StripeyR]

I don't, mate, but I have a X (twitter) I'd like to see those videos 👍

[@bigalwatson1297]

Yeah , must admit I lost a little bit for QT after Once upon a time.. and his following comments about Bruce, speaking of bruceploitation , have you watched Finishing the Game by Justin Lin, really good mockumentary and highlights the hilarity that ensued to try to replace Bruce , all fictional of course, but probably not too far from the truth! Keep up the good work for us true fans!

[@StripeyR]

Cheers, pal. I'll check out Finishing the Game. Thank you 👍

[@JohnScorar]

I am sure i have heard that line before regarding them having their hands registered as lethal weapons and I am thinking it was a comedy skit. Nobody would speak like that if they could fight and if they did it would be well known.

[@BRUCEJJ66]

It is interesting that the only real martial artists and/or fighters mentioned by name in Quentin's movie (Bruce Lee, Joe Lewis, M. Ali) were all dead when Once Upon A Time In Hollywood came out.Could it be that Quentin only mentioned people who were dead because a dead person can't sue for defamation of character? It's easy to talk shit about people who can't respond, Quentin!

[@sifusubtitles]

Agree with everything you said Stripey! 👍

[@StripeyR]

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[@stradastudio]

18:45 "A Milatary hand to hand combat stance" Hold my beer!!... its in the book!!.

[@damonkfist]

Tarantino clearly knows nothing about how Bruce actually fought. He only knows what he saw in the movies and hearsay. Huge difference between screen fighting and real fighting.

[@axelstone3131]

Tarantino showed his pretty extensive lack of knowledge in the interview with Rogan. He didn’t really have anything to say because he doesn’t know anything. His keeps mention “competition” and Bruce in “competition” might do well but in a real fight he wouldn’t? I think Bruce Lee training for street fights and real altercations is the most well known fact about him. I would say most people know that. It’s shocking Tarantino doesn’t. Even Joe knows this. But Joe could have pushed back and he didn’t and for that I think he’s spineless. Joe knows some things about Bruce, but not much. He’s also quite misinformed. He’s also pushed the false narrative about Gene Labelle training him multiple times. The guy doesn’t know much historical fact about Bruce. He probably has no idea who Jesse Glover or Ted Wong even is. Most certainly doesn’t know anything about Tommy Carruthers either. Unless it’s mma, BJJ/grappling/sport Joe has a massive gap in his knowledge outside of those things. He isn’t doesn’t underhand martial arts from a self defence perspective, you know, what they were actually designed for in the first place. 🤦‍♂️

[@AyaanPettus-b3y]

Tarantino clearly didn't understand Bruce Lee at all. His dialogue had Lee as a bragging racist saying things like calling Joe Lewis "that white kickboxing asshole" when Lewis hadn't even gotten into kickboxing at the time and was doing point karate tournaments til Lee trained him. Also, he had Lee using the term "colored" which he wouldn't have said or he wouldn't have had a Black man as his first student in Seattle or Kareem Abdul Jabbar as a loyal friend and student, or Jim Kelly who once told me how well he got along with Bruce. Lee was cool, he saw African Americans as fellow minorities in the same struggle to be accepted in society. He also had Lee calling Ali "Cassius Clay" at a time when it was a pejorative to not call him by his new name Muhammad Ali. Ali changed his name in 1964 so Lee wouldn't have been calling him "Clay" to purposely insult him when he was studying Ali voraciously and incorporated his dancing and changed Ali's jab into an eye jab. If you watch Ali spar without gloves, he is jabbing open handed. It's essentially an eye jab. Lee incorporated it into Jeet Kune Do a few years later and demonstrated it in an episode of Longstreet. I don't mind giving a filmmaker a certain amount of leeway for art but Tarantino got this so blatantly wrong and was too arrogant to admit it that he can (you know what) since KZbin won't let me say it.

[@djoneforever]

Quentin Tarantino hates Bruce because Bruce talked trash about traditional Kung fu and Quentin loves traditional Kung fu and a big fan of Wong Jack Man.

[@NcboreasVapes]

If Tarantino prefers the exploitation films then it just proves he's never taken Bruce seriously. Hence his portrayal in Once Upon... in fact it chaps his arse cheeks if you question him about it.

[@AyaanPettus-b3y]

Tarantino's comments about Robert Conrad deserves a reprimand as well. I'm pretty sure he misrepresented what happened on the Wild, Wild West TV show. He's probably talking about the time Conrad had an accident while doing a dangerous stunt. He also had a falling out with a stunt coordinator but that had nothing to do with him beating up stunt men. He did offer to settle their quarrel in the ring. Quentin doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@TomEaves437]

He just comes across as such an arrogant prick, clearly doesn’t know Bruce Lee as well as he thinks he does. Thank you for the video mate, excellent as always. 👍

[@MrDravenLee]

He's a hypocrite Stripey. I never liked any of his films. I'm a big fan of Sharon Tate too. They died horrible deaths. That film is exploitative. If he was gonna do a film about that incident atleast stick to the facts.😊

[@acerimmer1023]

It has been said that every artist has, at least, one work of genius in them....if they're lucky, they have two! In my opinion Tarantino had his genius with 'Reservoir' and 'Pulp'...the rest are ok. But HE'S swallowed his own hype. Bruce was an innovator....he was a just beginning when he died! Tarantino has done 20 years of pastiche and tribute. If Tarantino can't treat Bruce's memory with respect, HE can go suck a dick! Good video 💯

[@scottfowler50421]

Terrentino is a wind up merchant I have watch all the Mandarin version of The Big Boss, i thought the third Brothel scene was like a carry on film 🎥 lol 😂🤣 i understand why they did cut it out because it wasn't Bruce like everyone knows

[@mormovies]

I was especially offended when Tarantino casually asserts that Bruce had no respect for American stuntmen with zero evidence. Can you imagine the hurdles and prejudice Bruce must have faced in Hollywood? Do you think any union stuntman would have taken him seriously? The resentment from the stunt community towards Bruce must have been incredible. Bruce eventually achieved legendary status in world pop culture but I'm sure he fought ten times harder for every victory won towards achieving his dream. Tarantino needs to lay off the pot and re-think this.

[@BlackStudies]

I didn't care for the scene... I also didn't particularly care for the movie. It definitely was not on par with _Pulp Fiction,_ _Inglorious Basterds,_ or _Hateful 8._ His films have been generally hit or miss for me. Didn't care for _Jackie Brown,_ _Django Unchained,_ or this one.

[@salinagrrrl69]

I thought you were here to dis QT. I £{}♡€ BRUCE. Yes Shannon had a fit. I love her too. I thought you gave a fair penny's worth.

[@ismaildelorenzo]

Great film but yeah the Bruce Lee scene was bullshit. Bruce Lee would have wrecked any stuntman including Cliff Booth(Once upon a time In hollywood).

[@DouglasGladney]

You Talk to Anyone else and Bruce Was A Good Guy but QT, His Egotistical Ideas About Bruce Lee ...

[@joegomez8367]

People dont realize that Bruce Lee was good friends w Sharon Tate. Quentin should have had Bruce at the end at Sharon Tates party and helping Cliff kick ass. And later the two become friends. Just my opinion.

[@Jesoteric]

Stuntmen didn’t hate Bruce Lee, a lot of them became close friends of Bruce, including Gene Lebell was a lifelong friend of the Lee family, I like Tarantino’s films but his perception of Bruce is completely bizarre and has zero truth to it at all, as far as him bragging about his invented world war 2 hand to hand killer Cliff that’s just absurd, no version of a American soldier in that era was known for their hand to hand combat prowess, most couldn’t fight at all they were trained to shoot

[@derekbrady3238]

The only Tarantino film I won’t watch.From what I’ve read Bruce and LeBell were great friends

[@BRUCEJJ66]

I'm pretty much in total agreement with you here, Stripey, Quentin was just making shit up, pretending he has "insider knowledge" the rest of us aren't privy to. Like you said, who, aside from Quentin, ever said Bruce Lee hated/ disrespected American stuntmen? Who was Quentin quoting? He could've just said "hey, it's a fictional story of a real person, nothing to get your panties in a bunch over", but no, Quentin had to double down & insist Bruce actually was an asshole. According to whom, Quentin? Looking forward to hearing what you have to say about Gene LeBell, he was a legendary figure in American martial arts, legit tough guy by all accounts but ... also a story teller, prone, I think, to embellishment for the sake of entertainment.

[@mrpopsicleman]

I bet Tarantino watched "Fist of Fear, Touch of Death" at some grindhouse in 1980 and thought it was a legit documentary.

[@RM-306]

How many original ideas are in Tarantino's movies....not very many at all. I used to like his stuff, but I cant respect taking that many of other peoples ideas. Its beyond tribute at a point. He knows nothing about Bruce Lee and his childish movie is disrespectful.

[@harryderochemont2718]

Never liked Tarantino. Like him even less now. He’s never been a martial artist. Never will be. He can write & film anything he wants. He needs no expertise in M/A’s for that. Hope he makes millions. Doesn’t mean he knows his ass from his elbow about Bruce or the Martial Arts.

[@johnthomasjr.7748]

I did not see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. But I did see the clip between the actor who portrayed Bruce Lee and Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth. Me personally I did not like that scene either. The way I look at it Quentin Tarantino had Bruce Lee to appear to be a bully and a loudmouth. Also Quentin Tarantino had Bruce Lee actor to pick a fight with Cliff Booth, Brad Pitt's character. Bruce Lee did not challenged people more like the other way around, people was challenging him. As for the Green Hornet, the stuntman on the Green Hornet set could not keep up with Bruce Lee's movements because Bruce Lee was too fast. Gene LaBelle was brought in because Gene LaBelle was the only stuntman that could keep up with Bruce Lee's movements. Bruce Lee was told to slow it down some and Bruce Lee did that. Quentin Tarantino do not know what he's talking about to me he is a liar, just like Bob Wall and Chuck Norris I am sorry to say but I have to say it.

[@samturner6061]

It's funny that he showed Bruce Lee being this overly aggressive guy always on the attack always talking shit. It's just a character he made up. The real Bruce Lee didn't talk shit, he just nonstop talked philosophy and of fighting. He was also a counter puncher / kicker in real life, choosing to 'be like water' in combat rather than just try to beat up on his opponent. So the scene is really just Quentin Tarantino's interpretation, and opinion of Bruce Lee, rather than an any kind of depiction of the real man. There was controversy back in the day because he actually hit the stuntmen sometimes. And he did this on purpose. You'll notice when you rewatch his movies that the fight scenes are way more brutal and real looking than in other kung fu movies of the time. He did that for us. And it's something that's absolutely been taken seriously and on board over the years to improve the movies. Thai Boxing movies for example, like the Ong Bak movies, all the movies done by Tony Jaa's trainer before that.... they all had guys wearing helmets to actually take an elbow to the head or a knee etc. Fight scenes far more brutal. Bruce Lee was just ahead of his time in many ways.

[@alanmurray5963]

Great break down.........he gets so much wrong in this interview.

[@sylvain5146]

You can only dream of reaching the heights Bruce reached my friend, you faiked to ubderstand his most important massage Mr tarantino, ' don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory, but you will most likely not get it. You just the film maker, certainly not rhe trail blazer. Soz matie.😊

[@sylvain5146]

You can only dream of reaching the heights Bruce reached my friend, you failed to ubderstand his most important massage Mr torentino, ' don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory, but you will most likely not get it. You just the film maker, certainly not rhe trail blazer. Soz matie.😊

[@zibtihaj3213]

16:30 Army people are not trained in hand to hand combat like someone like Bruce lee. They are more about weapons and tactical army stuff..... Q should stick to making movies

[@kikboxr-jkd-247]

He has a massive problem with the lee family,something went down with linda and Shannon for him to have such bad blood and as a lifelong jkd practitioner,he obviously has no experience with any aspect of martial arts,mentally or physically.i will not ever watch his films again as a mark of respect for sijo lee........shame on you tarantino😢

[@TheTigerXI]

Quentin Tarantino is so disrespectful to Bruce Lee, he made a movie and disrespected Bruce Lee, if he was alive, he would be very mad and tells him not to disrespect his wife and his daughter.

[@Shane55able]

Hated the film, it was long, slow and too knowing for it's own good. Tarantino is finished. I haven't liked anything since Jackie Brown.

[@Thehumblecollectoruk]

Stop taking it so serious we love bruce but take it for what it was .he had faults like anyone else .lets face it was bot better than them bloody bruce lee rip of films they brought out .

[@ak77dragon1]

I have nearly watched the movie, but then I think about it and think no I just can’t. I think Tarantino is up own arse. Must’ve had a line of Coke before he went on the Joe Rogan show.like you said where’s he getting all that crap from its laughable

[@carlkinsmanchannel]

Well said Stripey. Glad you did this vid highlighting those things.

[@juliansawyer9845]

I am a William Cheung student I’ve trained with Jesse Glover rip Bruce’s first student Dan Inasantos and many original students of Bruce Lee this movie portrayal of Bruce is trash as is most of his movies I am not a fan

[@phillipsantana2633]

It is well documented the fact that Bruce Lee was near sighted, which would probably account for the unintentional strikes the stuntmen received. But with respects to the actual craft can it not be said that goes with the territory. When filming a car crash does not the director production crew and the stuntman prepare if not anticipate something going wrong while filming? Bruce was doing his JOB as were the stuntmen,you don't see any of their books on the bookshelves complaining about being hit on the set of a movie. I enjoyed this piece and how well you stayed on topic.