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 also nominated for a Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer in this role. In 1987, Lee starred in the unsold television pilot "" which aired on "CBS Summer Playhouse" and was another follow-up to the "Kung Fu" TV series. In this film the story moved to the present day, and centered on the story of the grandson and the great-grandson Johnny Caine (Lee) of Kwai Chang Caine. While his father uses his fighting abilities to assist people in need, Johnny Caine choose the life of crime. Once caught doing a robbery Johnny's father takes him in custody and