It is not good to fight, but on this show blind mr. Its a true crime that the series did not continue, because it had a depth rarely found in series of the time, or in fact on tv today. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who becomes longstreets. Most martial arts fans remember the series less for franciscus and more for bruce lee, who played li tsung, longstreet s jeet kune do instructor for just four episodes. Bruce lee wore this red twopiece tracksuit in 1971 on a show called longstreet. At the time of his sudden and mysterious death in 1973, actor and martial arts expert bruce lee 19401973 was on the verge of international superstardom. How bruce lee classic quote be water from fictional us. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who becomes mike longstreets martial arts instructor, and on.
You might even find some green hornet episodes the web slinger for the site is a major collector. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who. Insurance investigator michael longstreet is a man tormented by the loss of his wife and. What interests us here is that bruce lee appeared in four episodes, essentially playing himself, and giving as clear an exposition. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who becomes mike longstreet s martial arts instructor, and on occasion kicks the heck out of the bad guys. Lee was only in four episodes, but those episodes were key in helping define the longstreet character. Nikki bell 23 episodes, 19711972 peter mark richman. Bruce lee was a hong kong and american national who is widely considered as the best martial artist of all time. Following a bomb blast that leaves him blind and a widower, new orleans insurance detective mike longstreet james franciscus refuses to quit the business. Bruce lee and the way of the intercepting fist snake. Longstreet s01e01 way of the intercepting fist search.
As an actor, he has produced the top grossing films fists of fury 1972 and enter the dragon 1972. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who becomes longstreets martial arts instructor longstreet 101 way of the intercepting fist. Bruce lee appeared throughout the series as longstreet s selfdefense instructor. Watch longstreet episodes online season 1 1972 tv guide. Mike then uses his new knowledge to help break the case. The way of the intercepting fist spell legacy like death wednesday s child i see, said the blind man stirling silliphant, the creator of longstreet, trained with bruce lee for several years. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, at the chinese hospital, in san franciscos chinatown.
Watch longstreet episodes, get episode information, recaps and. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who becomes longstreet s martial arts instructor. The most famous of these and among martial arts fans, its famous, as it contains the best exposition of lee s fighting discipline, jeet kun do, on film was the first episode of the series after the pilot, the way of the intercepting fist. Longstreet was a shortlived, onehour tv series about a blind detective. By drinking tea from an empty cup, longstreet replies.
Short lived tv series about mike longtreet, a blind new orleans insurance investigator. Longstreet s01e01 way of the intercepting fist video. His first appearance, shows him fending off a gang of long shoremen from pounding on longstreet. His girl friday, nikki was his biggest booster and his friend duke paige worked with him on many cases. Lee made such a strong impression, its a shame that the producerswriters were unable to incorporate lee in more episodes. The title of this episode, the way of the intercepting fist, is the english translation of the cantonese phrase jeet kune do, which was the name bruce lee chose for his own hybrid style of martial arts. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kune do expert who becomes longstreets martial arts instructor. Season 1 guide for longstreet tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The bruce lee longstreet series is excellent, i just love this series, bruce lee is so amazing with his acting skills and martial arts ability, no wonder he continues to live on as a legend of the martial arts. In 1971, lee appeared in four episodes of the television series longstreet as the martial arts instructor of the title character mike longstreet. Regardez bruce lee longstreet larbi sur dailymotion.
Dimirjian, louise latham maxine bailey, paul mantee. In 1971, a quirky tv movie aired on the abc movie of the week called longstreet. Bruce lee appeared in a number of episodes as the martialarts instructor who coaches longstreet in selfdefense. Talking about bruce lees iconic tracksuit with shannon lee. James franciscus and bruce lee in the american tv series longstreet 1971. Though he only made a handful of movies before his death in 1973, martial arts superstar bruce lee became an iconic action hero. It was a delight to see the late bruce lee at the top of his form as li tsung. The afghanistan bruce lee, abbas alizada is pursuing his dream to become a great martial artist like bruce lee. Longstreet james franciscus is taught how to defend him self by a marshal arts expert bruce lee who against a highjackersstarts to start to beat him and other villians in future episodes. Bruce lee appeared in four episodes as li tsung, an antique dealer who teaches mike the art of jeet kune do.
Longstreet episode 1 way of the intercepting fist bruce. Bruce lee s television career while in the united states from 19581964, lee abandoned thoughts of a film career in favor of pursuing martial arts. This is a truly great dectective series on every level. Longstreet is an american crime drama series that was broadcast on the abc in the 19711972 season see 1971 in television. Bruce lees daughter, shannon lee, called the portrayal of lee in once upon a time. Bruce lee made four guest appearances who served as longstreets martial arts teacher. Mike longstreet is called on to solve a murdercumtheft mystery with a new orleans jazz background. But you fanboys looking for the bruce lee episodes of longstreet on video who keep pestering me might find them here, according to mark. I want the longstreet series released so i can get the bruce lee episodes, which were fantastic. Debunking quentin tarantinos mockery of bruce lee ozy. With bruce lee, as li tsung 7 photos longstreet tv series added 191 new photos to the album.
The short tv series about the cases of a blind insurance investigator. What interests us here is that bruce lee appeared in four episodes, essentially playing himself, and giving as clear an exposition of his martial art philosophy as was ever presented on screen. Lee and his parents returned to hong kong when he was three months old. Longstreet is one of those rare treasures waiting to be found by those who wish to dig. He played lee tsung, an antique dealer who practices the way of the intercepting fist. Feb 12, 2019 bruce lee appeared in four episodes of longstreet. Mike longstreet enlists the teachings of martial arts expert li tsung in order to. Allegedly, lee s concept was retooled and renamed kung fu, but if so, warner bros.
At the end, after mike fights the longshoreman, and a cop played by lou gossett later asks him how he learned to fight like that. Add to this some bonus episodes of the incomparable bruce lee and you have a winner of a series. Bruce lee guest stars as li tsung, an antiques dealer and jeet kun do practitioner who teaches mike how to utilize his remaining senses to defend himself. Bruce lee, appeared in four episodes as antique dealer and martial arts instructor li tsung. Much of tsungs sayings are taken directly from lee s book, tao of jeet kun do. Watch full episodes of longstreet and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. For your information, the bruce lee documentary the intercepting fist had scenes from longstreet showing bruce lee s fighting skills. All the episodes are beautifully remastered,complete and uncut without commercials in dolby digital stereo and they look absolutely great. The series was released on commercial dvd in japan region 2 in late 2007, but has not yet been commercially released on dvd in the u. But i was pleasantly surprised to find that there is so much more to recommend in these episodes.
However, after lee s highprofile martial arts demonstration at the 1964 long beach karate tournament, he was seen by some of the nations most proficient martial artistsas well as the hairdresser. Bruce lee ends up in 4 episodes and it was nice to him to again. His role, whose character was named li tsung, was an instructor for mike longstreet james franciscus, and was meant to teach him a number of. My father wore this red twopiece tracksuit in 1971 on a show called longstreet, which was about a blind detective. The entire episode of the way of the intercepting fist. We got a chance to see some other tv stars when they were just starting out and others who were nearing the end of their careers. Twentythree episodes of the show were aired before it was canceled in 1972.
Paul krasny with bruce lee li tsung, barry nelson les bailey, anthony caruso capt. Longstreet the way of the intercepting fist tv episode 1971 imdb. A world of perfect complicity 23sep71 abc thur prod. The movie was written by sterling silliphant, an oscar winning writer in the heat of the night and a student of bruce lee. For the most part, longstreet seems far too straightforward for a silliphant series, but some episodes were exceptions and the best example is the first one. He even owns the black beauty, the car from the green hornet. Mike convinces li to teach him jeet kune do and the viewer gets to watch bruce lee s teaching style. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, in the chinese hospital in chinatown, san francisco. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless like water. The script has mike longstreet tell lee that in getting his body and head together out of martial art.
Bruce lee dvd longstreet tv show 1971 on dvd bruce lee. Longstreet trailer despite being blinded in an explosion, a new orleans insurance investigator continues to work cases with assistance from his guide dog, pax, and a tight circle of friends. The show was picked up as a series whose debut episode was called the way of the. Mike longstreet 24 episodes, 19711972 marlyn mason. Bruce lee may have died from a heat stroke, new book claims. Bruce lee appeared throughout the series as longstreets selfdefense instructor.
Mike longstreet was a new orleans insurance company investigator. Silliphant studied martial arts with bruce lee and wrote the longstreet episode the way of the intercepting fist which incorporated a key role for lee as mike longstreets selfdefense mentor. But suddenly a whirlwind flies into the darkened alley and the goons dont know what hit them as a young chinese cat, li tsung lee cleans their clocks. The series has rarely been reaired, but appeared on canadas mystery tv in 20052006. He is rescued by li tsung bruce lee, an antique dealer who also happens to be an expert in jeet kune do which was bruce lee s own style of improvisational martial art. Bruce lee on the longstreet tv show with james fransicus. May 09, 2018 bruce lee was as talented in bed as he was at martial arts and left one mistress feeling like he took me to the moon and back, a new book has revealed. It contains all the bruce lee scenes from the longstreet episodes. Bruce would later pitch a television series of his own tentatively titled the warrior. An unusual blend of detective show and character study, longstreet aired for one season on abc during the 197172 television season. Rooted strongly in both oriental and western cultures, lee brought to the ancient chinese fighting art of kung fu the grace of a ballet dancer. Bruce lee episodes longstreet discussion moviechat. The longstreet episode begins with mike attacked in an alley by three goons who warn him to back off his investigation into the theft of pharmaceuticals from a shipping company.
Longstreet episode 1 way of the intercepting fist bruce lee. According to the chinese zodiac, lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen. Nearly 45 years after film and fighting legend bruce lee s sudden demise, journalist matthew polly may have new key information on the true reason behind the. Apr 16, 2019 bruce lee was a revered martial artist, actor and filmmaker known for movies like fists of fury and enter the dragon, and the technique jeet kune do. Actor 32 enter the dragon 1973 lee the way of the dragon 1972 tang lung fist of fury 1972 chen zhen longstreet tv series 1971 li tsung 4 episodes, 1971 the big boss 1971. Longstreet the way of the intercepting fist tv episode. Lebell became lees favorite kicking dummy in episodes of the green hornet and longstreet. Unfortunately, there is very little shown except for some clips. Longstreet tv show season 1 episodes list next episode.
Each of the 2 dvds have two of the 4 bruce lee longstreet episodes,plus bruce lee s other tv appearances in a ironside and here comes the brides tv episodes as well. Bruce lee was a womanizer who got circumcised to be more. He even owns the black beauty, the car from the green hornet series. Lee appeared in three other episodes of the series before packing off to hong kong to create a legend. It was a pity that australia never bought this tv series. Bruce lee dvd longstreet tv show 1971 on dvd bruce. This article details the filmography of actor bruce lee three of lee s films enter the dragon, circle of iron and game of death premiered after his death. Episode numbers marked with are the episodes in which bruce lee appeared. All of bruce lees philosophical dialogue in the show are direct quotes from his.