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Professor Lucas's henchmen (including the two kung-fu instructors, both defeated by Bruce Lee 1). Bruce Lee #2 finishes off Lucas's personal bodyguard and the professor is arrested.
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Bruce Lee #1 goes undercover as an actor for a corrupt, gold-smuggling producer who plans to have him die on camera. Meanwhile, the other two clones go to
Thailand where they meet up with Chuck Lee Sing, a local SBI agent who is not a clone but who also resembles Bruce Lee. They have been assigned to
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of Hong Kong cinema. It's the very definition of bad filmmaking and sleazy exploitation. Expect to witness mad scientists bent on world domination, death rays, bronzemen, and naked women frolicking on the beach. Despite some decent kung fu action, particularly with Bolo, it's so bad you'll laugh or
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The clones successfully complete their missions and return to Hong Kong. But
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