The Dragon Lives Again

'Lee Three Legs Power Shakes the Gates of Hell';[1] originally released as Li san jiao wei zhen di yu men and also known as Deadly Hands of Kung Fu) is a 1977 Hong Kong fantasy comedy martial arts superhero film in which the soul of Bruce Lee (played by Bruce Leung Siu-Lung) goes to the Underworld.

There, the afterlife Lee meets a number of pop-culture icons from book-based-films of the 1960s and 1970s, including Count Dracula, James Bond 007, Zatoichi, The Godfather, The Exorcist, along with erotic character Emmanuelle.

Afterwards Bruce goes to a restaurant, where he meets and befriends Kwai Chang Caine from the TV show Kung Fu, Fang Kang from One-Armed Swordsman and cartoon sailor Popeye.

He also encounters a criminal mob consisting of Dracula, James Bond, Zatoichi, and Clint Eastwood, who, as of late, have been terrorizing the denizens of the afterlife.

The plan fails, leaving Dracula dead, and Bruce Lee discovers a set of written documents that his opponent was carrying as proof of the movement against the King.

Bruce endures a series of victorious battles with the rest of the would-be usurpers, single-handedly putting an end the attempted coup, but is still angered by the King's abuse of power.

The battle proves difficult for Bruce and he almost meets his match until Caine, Fang Kang and Popeye arrive in the nick of time to assist him.

In his three-part essay about Bruceploitation for Impact Magazine, Dean Meadows said:"The Dragon Lives Again was one of the greatest and craziest of all Bruce Lee exploitation movies.

The movie was dedicated to all fans of the great master, but whilst hilarious today, audiences would fail to see the humour at the time of its release.