Kung Fu Fever: Dragon at His Dressiest

I'm the last one to complain when a shirtless Dragon Lee demonstrates the fabled "finger technique" during Kung Fu Fever's opening credits. I'm equally amenable to seeing his top ripped off near the end of the same witless flick. But I'd also like to point out what a fashion plate he is in this particular piece of Brucesploitation. For anyone who's enjoyed his jaunty swagger, you're going to find him even more appealing when he's wearing a tailored yellow onesie with black racing stripes up the sides; a snug, wide-collared, cobalt-patterned disco-shirt paired with graduated aviator glasses; a black polyester top with its drawstring front tucked into tight, white bell-bottoms; and a white shirt with chocolate accents on its pocket-tops to match his cocoa-colored, form-fitting pants. Nearly every scene, the guy's got a new outfit! (Except at the end when he brings back the onesie... Why not? He looks fabulous in it.)

As to the film housing this fashion show, the surrounding characters — many with enviable late '70s wardrobes as well — are clamoring to get their hands on a technique booklet left behind by the late great superstar Bruce Lee. One guy is even willing to pay $50,000 for it! (That's the equivalent of nearly 200k today.) But for Bruce Lee's best student — the American Rickie Chan played by Dragon Lee — mere monetary gains are beside the point. He'll fight off the likes of Ron Van Clief to ensure that instructional manual doesn't get into the wrong hands. If that means punching you in the nuts to stop you, so be it!