When Bruce Lee died in 1974 at the peak of his superstardom, he had completed only four feature films. But within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong movie studios began to produce hundreds of unauthorized biopics, sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and rip-offs starring a competing series of Lee lookalikes. Over the next decade, fueled by both deception and demand, ‘Bruceploitation’ would become a staple of global cinema.

憑藉《唐山大兄》、《精武門》、《猛龍過江》、《龍爭虎鬥》及僅完成部分鏡頭的《死亡遊戲》，李小龍在全球掀起跨越國界、人種的功夫狂潮，不僅改變了西方世界對華人男性的刻板印象，更吸引無數追隨者投入鑽研武術。當一代傳奇如流星般驟逝後，全球功夫迷哀慟之餘，更渴望有人能傳承宗師地位，接棒推出熱血的功夫電影。

聲勢正旺的香港大片廠當然不會放任商機流逝，在李小龍下葬後數小時內，上百檔製片企劃隨即啟動。從傳記、續集、前傳到衍生劇、抄襲片，台灣李小龍、緬甸李小龍、韓國李小龍、黑人李小龍、女李小龍、曾以《功夫》中火雲邪神一角翻紅的梁小龍，以及後來的成龍、洪金寶，都在當年的「李小龍剝削電影」類型演變中陸續竄起。紀錄片走訪全球，帶領觀眾追蹤、重返這段略顯荒誕滑稽，卻又充滿真實血淚的影壇野史。

Director’s bio
David Gregory made his first feature-length documentary TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE – THE SHOCKING TRUTH in 2000 for the distribution company he co-founded, Blue Underground. He soon went on to direct – and often produce and edit – over 100 documentary features and shorts for DVDs that included THE DEER HUNTER, BADLANDS, FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!, HEATHERS and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, as well as the longer documentary projects THE JOE SPINELL STORY, BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS!, THE GODFATHERS OF MONDO and the IFC original production THE SPAGHETTI WEST. He made his narrative feature-directing debut in 2008 with PLAGUE TOWN, which he also co-wrote and co-edited.