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Robert Clouse is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 6 march 1928 at Wisconsin (USA)

Robert Clouse

Robert Clouse
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Birth name Robert Byron Clouse
Nationality USA
Birth 6 march 1928 at Wisconsin (USA)
Death 4 february 1997 (at 68 years) at Ashland (USA)

Robert Clouse (March 6, 1928 – February 4, 1997) was an American film director and producer, known primarily for his work in the action/adventure and martial arts genres. He died on February 4, 1997 in Oregon of kidney failure.

Clouse directed Bruce Lee in Lee's only English-speaking starring role, 1973's Enter the Dragon. After Lee's death, Clouse attempted to finish Lee's incomplete film Game of Death and released it in 1978 with a new storyline and cast. Other projects included Jim Kelly's Black Belt Jones (1974), Darker than Amber (1970), China O'Brien (starring Cynthia Rothrock) (1990), Jackie Chan's The Big Brawl (1980), Gymkata (1985), The Ultimate Warrior (1975) and many others.

Biography

Robert Clouse dirigea notamment Bruce Lee en 1973 dans Opération Dragon qui révéla le film de kung-fu et Lee à l'Occident.

Après la mort de Lee, Clouse travailla sur la finalisation de son dernier film alors incomplet, Le Jeu de la mort, tourna de nouvelles scènes avec un acteur grimé et modifia la ligne scénaristique, et le film sortit en 1978. Il en signa le scénario sous le pseudonyme de Jan Spears.

Robert Clouse fit également tourner en 1980 un autre acteur chinois de Hong-Kong alors complètement inconnu en Occident : Jackie Chan, dans The Big Brawl ( Le Chinois en français). À cette époque, Chan ne parlait pas un mot d'anglais et dut apprendre toutes ses lignes de dialogues en phonétique.

Robert Clouse a également écrit un téléfilm de Steven Spielberg : La Chose (Something Evil) en 1972.

Best films

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
(Novel)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
(Director)
The Big Brawl (1980)
(Director)
Game of Death (1978)
(Director)

Usually with

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
(4 films)
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
(5 films)
Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow
(7 films)
Yuen Wah
Yuen Wah
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Clouse (23 films)

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Actor

Game of Death, 40minutes
Directed by Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Robert Clouse
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors James Tien, Bruce Lee, Chieh Yuan, Chuck Norris, Dan Inosanto, Colleen Camp
Roles Carl's Second #1 (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9569652.9569652.9569652.9569652.956965
The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot involving a new character, Billy Lo,(盧比利) struggling against a racketeering "syndicate" after gaining international success as a martial arts movie star. When Billy refuses to be intimidated by syndicate henchman Steiner (Hugh O'Brian) and his gangs of thugs, syndicate owner Dr. Land (Dean Jagger) orders his assassination to serve as an example to others.
Game of Death
Directed by Robert Clouse
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roles Carl's Second #1 (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9568852.9568852.9568852.9568852.956885
Billy Lo, un jeune acteur-réalisateur, est menacé de chantage par un certain Docteur Land. Malgré les conseils de son ami Jim Marshall, un journaliste, Billy refuse de céder et tombe dans un piège orchestré par Steiner, l'adjoint de Land.

Director

Ironheart
Ironheart (1992)
, 1h32
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bolo Yeung, Richard Norton, Sherilyn Lawson
Rating34% 1.748831.748831.748831.748831.74883
Ironheart opens at a Portland nightclub (Upfront FX), where Milverstead, who is considered the most powerful and ruthless man in town, and his group of thugs are looking at the female clientele with an approving eye. Milverstead is shipping illegal arms out of the Portland docks, and to sweeten the deals with his trading partners, he kidnaps local lonely dancers, strings them out on heroin, and sends them along in the deal. He notices Cindy Kane (Meagan Hughes) dancing furiously to U-Krew's hit "If You Were Mine" and decides to kidnap her. To lure her into his trap, he instructs his young lieutenant Richard (Michael Lowry) to flirt with her and get her to go with him. Cindy is ostensibly with her loser boyfriend Stevo (Rob Buckmater) at the club, but wants to get him jealous and so leaves with Richard. Milverstead and his gang leave shortly thereafter.
China O'Brien II, 1h32
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Billy Banks, Chris Casamassa, Toshirō Obata
Rating52% 2.618442.618442.618442.618442.61844
Thanks to Sheriff China O'Brien (Cynthia Rothrock), Beaver Creek, Utah has been designated the safest community in the state. But the town once again becomes unsafe when it becomes the hideout of escaped drug kingpin Charlie Baskin (Harlow Marks).
China O'Brien, 1h26
Directed by Robert Clouse
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Toshirō Obata
Rating52% 2.610072.610072.610072.610072.61007
Police Officer China O'Brien (Cynthia Rothrock) is a good cop who teaches martial arts class to her fellow officers. After an altercation with a gang that leads to the accidental death of a young boy, China resigns from the force, and returns to her hometown of Beaver Creek, Utah. Her father, John O'Brien (David Blackwell), is the sheriff and is very pleased to see her. China discovers that John is gradually losing control of the town to local crime boss Edwin Sommers (Steven Kerby), who controls corrupt deputy Marty Lickner (Patrick Adamson) and corrupt local judge Harry Godar (Will Hazlett). When John and honest deputy Ross Tyler (Chad Walker) are killed by car bombs that were planted by Sommers's henchmen, there is an emergency election to elect a new sheriff.
Gymkata
Gymkata (1985)
, 1h29
Directed by Robert Clouse
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Monde imaginaire, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gymnastique
Actors Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton, Slobodan Dimitrijević
Rating43% 2.1601552.1601552.1601552.1601552.160155
Jonathan Cabot (Thomas) is approached by the Special Intelligence Agency (SIA) to play "the Game". The Game is an athletic competition in the fictional country of Parmistan, a tiny mountain nation which is supposedly located in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Parmistan forces all foreigners to play the Game, which is basically an endurance race with obstacles, all the while being chased by local Parmistan warriors. If a person wins, then they are granted their life and a wish. The SIA wants Cabot to win the game so that he can use his wish to install a US satellite monitoring station, which could monitor all satellites in space and act as an early warning system in case of nuclear attack. Cabot is told that the system could save millions of lives. As an extra incentive, Cabot is also told that his father (who went missing) was actually a SIA operative who was sent to play the game but was never heard from again.
Deadly Eyes, 1h27
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films
Actors Scatman Crothers, Sara Botsford, Cec Linder, Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson, Michael McManus
Rating49% 2.460422.460422.460422.460422.46042
The plot and subplots center on the movie's leading man, Paul Harris (Sam Groom), a divorced high school teacher and basketball coach and his interactions during a killer rat infestation with a health department inspector Kelly (Sara Botsford); a high school cheerleader, Trudy (Lisa Langlois); his students; and his friend, Dr. Spencer (Cec Linder), a college professor and rat expert.
Force: Five, 1h36
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Richard Norton, Amanda Wyss, Tom Villard, Mel Novak, Keith Vitali, Nora "Dodo" Denney
Rating50% 2.509182.509182.509182.509182.50918
A top government agent assembles a force of five martial arts experts to carry out a near-impossible assignment. They must topple the corrupt organization behind one of the world's most wealthy and powerful religious leaders.
The Big Brawl, 1h35
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako Iwamatsu, Rosalind Chao, David Sheiner
Rating57% 2.854642.854642.854642.854642.85464
Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Jerry Kwan (Jackie Chan) leads a very easy-going life with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristine DeBell), and his family. His father owns a restaurant, and one day, he is threatened by the mob to pay a part of his profits. As the mob exits, Jerry enters the scene and rushes out the door to catch up with them. He answers back by taking them on and eventually catches the eye of the mob for his unique and talented fighting abilities. In effect, he is forced to join the Battle Creek Brawl fight in Texas. The mob promises to return his brother's fiancèe and give him the prize money as long as Jerry wins the tournament. He gets help from his uncle a kung-fu teacher to train him for the Battle Creek Brawl. They focus on Jerry's speed and agility as he must fight very tough opponents, one of them including Billy Kiss (H.B. Haggerty), the big, bulky, unbeatable winner from previous battles who kisses his opponents after they are defeated.
The London Connection, 1h40
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeffrey Byron, Larry Cedar, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Mona Washbourne, David Kossoff
Rating58% 2.914762.914762.914762.914762.91476
The description on the back of the Disney home video release reads: "An exciting adventure begins for a young American government agent after he witnesses the kidnapping of a noted European scientist in London. The only item left behind in this startling incident is a gold ring, inscribed with an address that leads the youth into a massive conspiracy of international proportions. A baffling series of clues and a high-speed boat chase in the Port of London add up to a superlative Disney mystery thriller!"
Game of Death
Directed by Robert Clouse
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Rating59% 2.9568852.9568852.9568852.9568852.956885
Billy Lo, un jeune acteur-réalisateur, est menacé de chantage par un certain Docteur Land. Malgré les conseils de son ami Jim Marshall, un journaliste, Billy refuse de céder et tombe dans un piège orchestré par Steiner, l'adjoint de Land.
Game of Death, 40minutes
Directed by Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Robert Clouse
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors James Tien, Bruce Lee, Chieh Yuan, Chuck Norris, Dan Inosanto, Colleen Camp
Rating59% 2.9569652.9569652.9569652.9569652.956965
The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot involving a new character, Billy Lo,(盧比利) struggling against a racketeering "syndicate" after gaining international success as a martial arts movie star. When Billy refuses to be intimidated by syndicate henchman Steiner (Hugh O'Brian) and his gangs of thugs, syndicate owner Dr. Land (Dean Jagger) orders his assassination to serve as an example to others.
The Amsterdam Kill, 1h28
Directed by Sammo Hung, Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Robert Mitchum, Bradford Dillman, Richard Egan, Keye Luke, Leslie Nielsen, George Kee Cheung
Rating53% 2.659032.659032.659032.659032.65903
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further...
The Long Dark Night, 1h35
Directed by Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about dogs
Actors Joe Don Baker, Richard B. Shull, Ned Wertimer, R.G. Armstrong, Bibi Besch, Paul Willson
Rating59% 2.955882.955882.955882.955882.95588
The movie opens with a horse grazing in a small clearing in the middle of the forest. He is alerted by an unknown and unseen presence stalking him, which causes him to gallop for the protection of the trees. He is followed by some unknown enemies who are chasing him, before they surround him and prepare to attack.