Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story life, not his death. The film is based upon the biography "", written by Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee's widow. The role for Bruce Lee was first offered to his real-life son Brandon Lee, who declined. Brandon Lee died in a shooting accident while filming for the film "The Crow" in March 1993, less than two months before this film's release. The film is dedicated to his memory at the end credits. In the film Brandon was portrayed as a child by Iain M. Parker. To prepare for their roles both lead actors Jason Scott Lee and Lauren Holly trained
Brandon Lee suspected son of Kwai Chang Caine (Carradine). Lee's real-life father was originally considered to play the leading role in the "Kung Fu" TV series. Lee got his first leading film role later that year in the Hong Kong action crime thriller "Legacy of Rage" in which he starred alongside Michael Wong, Regina Kent and Mang Hoi (look-alike of film star Yuen Biao). It also featured a cameo appearance by Bolo Yeung who appeared in his father's film "Enter the Dragon". Made in Cantonese and directed by Ronny Yu, it was the only film Lee made in Hong Kong. He was