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Fistful of Yen is beyond hilarious but U couldn't make it today!

posted 12 years ago by megafauna005
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It's true Bruce didn't speak English perfectly in Enter the Dragon. So it's only natural for a comedic writer/director to mock it. But in the world we live in today you could never make it.

They could've made even funnier if Lu said "It would be Wong!"

[–] Littlebitsofgaming 12 years ago

Of course it could be made today.
There is far more "offensive" stuff put in films now than back then.

Playing up to a stereotype would hardly cause a ripple now.

And so, God came forth and proclaimed widescreen is the best.
Sony 16:9

[–] megafauna005 11 years ago

I think this skit is too politically correct to make today. This skit is clearly offensive to Orientals because it makes fun of their goofy accent.

[–] HowYaLikeDemApplesWill 11 years ago

Sure you could....it's not as if they had a white guy playing Bruce Lee.

Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

[–] neilbomb 8 years ago

In the 30's and 40's (maybe even in the 50's) all Charlie Chans were White guys: Warner Oland, Roland Winters, and Sidney Toler.