Game of Death Redux

***Game of Death Redux*** (死亡遊戲 Redux) is a 2019 special features distributed with the movie _Game of Death (1978 movie)_

## Background

In 1978 the _Golden Harvest_ has released _Game of Death_ (_死亡遊戲_). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot. The revised version of the film uses only 11 minutes and 7 seconds of the footage from the original _The Game of Death (1972)_.

## Creation of special feature

But on 2019 producer _Alan Canvan_ edited _Game of Death Redux_. The edit only uses footage shot during the original production of _The Game of Death_. The movie was released as a special feature in _The Criterion Collection's_ Blu-ray box set of Bruce Lee films, on July 14, 2020.
It was presented closely the way Bruce intended. While at the same time, keeping in-tact some of the stronger as aspects of the universally panned, pieced together 1978 movie (known to fans as Game of Death ’78), such as John Barry’s acclaimed score, as well some of the film’s strong audio design.

## New Version on 2022

There is a second version of _Game of Death Redux_ on 2022.
With the first version Alan Canvan had concentrated entirely on the flow of the piece.  But he was not satisfied to how the shots were cut and how the music drove the narrative artistically. Canvan wanted a complete visual and sound restoration. So he got help from a new team. After a year the new Redux has been fully restored with a brand-new color grade and audio mix. Additionally, Chris Kent, who looped Bruce’s war cries for Robert Clouse’s Game of Death movie, lent his voice once again to match the audio portions from 1978. Finally, reworking a dozen sequences resulted in a much more concise and dramatic presentation of the narrative.

## Legacy

Canvan’s Game of Death Redux was the latest project that focused on Bruce Lee’s original 1972 storyline, a subject that was previously explored in John Little’s 2000 documentary, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey and Artport’s Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯 (released in Japan the same year), not to mention a series of fan edits that have been circulating the internet. All aforementioned edits use 1972-era The Game of Death footage that was initially discovered by Hong Kong film expert Bey Logan, who stumbled upon the footage in the now-defunct Golden Harvest studio vaults back in 1999.

## The Game of Death

**The Game of Death** (_死亡的遊戲_) is an incomplete _Hong Kong_ martial arts film, of 39 minutes (approximatley two minutes is missing from the beginning), filmed in 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring _Bruce Lee_, as Hai Tien, with _Kareem Abdul-Jabbar_, as Mantis, _James Tien_, _Chieh Yuan_, _Dan Inosanto_, _Ji Han-jae_ and _Hwang In-shik_ (only a short footage outdoors). Unifinished because of Bruce Lee's death. Produced company _Concord Production Inc._ and _Golden Harvest_. The 1972 original footage it was distributed in 2000 by two documentaries, _Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey_ and _Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯_ and 2019 by short film _Game of Death Redux_. The 1972 original script it was distributed by short film _The Story_.

### Plot

During a search is discovered among the choreography writings, hand-written storyline, 12 pages in length and containing all scene breakdowns and select dialogue passages the original storyline stands in sharp contrast to the one presented in the film _Game of Death (1978 movie)_. After the discovery of Lee's script notes in 2000 it was directed the short film _The Story_. The movie is the storyline for _The Game of Death_ and the missing part of _Bruce Lee_'s _The Game of Death_, not played in 1972. Directed in _South Korea_ by _John Little_, distributed as a special feature in DVD of the documentary _Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey_.

### Trailer

First trailer in 1973 within the documentary _Bruce Lee: the Man and the Legend_ where some exclusive fragments were shown.

### Distribution

Bruce Lee historian John Little released Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey, a documentary revealing the original footage of _The Game of Death_. The documentary also includes a fairly in-depth biography of Lee and leads into the filming of _The Game of Death_.
In 2000, the Japanese film-documentary _Bruce Lee in G.O.D 死亡的遊戯_ was released on DVD. This film shows the existing footage that was shot for the film before he died, interviews, and historical re-enactments of what went on behind the scenes.
- In 1978 the _Golden Harvest_ has released _Game of Death_ (and sequel _Game of Death II_ in 1981). The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot. The revised version of the film uses only 11 minutes and 7 seconds of the footage from the original _The Game of Death_. But on 2019 producer _Alan Canvan_ edited _Game of Death Redux_, edit only uses footage shot during the original production of _The Game of Death_. The film was released as a special feature in _The Criterion Collection's_ Blu-ray box set of Bruce Lee films, on July 14, 2020.

## Related pages

- _Prequel and sequel: The Story (special features of Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey)_
- _Bruce Lee in G.O.D: Shibōteki Yūgi_
- _The Final Game of Death_
- _The Game of Death (1972 movie)_
- _Game of Death (1978 movie)_
- _Other Game of Death movies_

## Other websites

- The Game of Death on _brucelee.com_
- Game of Death Redux on TMDb
- Game of Death Redux on letterboxd.com