Director Rob Cohen presents this biopic on the short life of martial arts icon Bruce Lee (played by Jason Scott Lee, of no relation), who overcame racism and adversity to triumph as an international film star. Lee’s controversial death at 32 rocked legions of fans and his wife, Linda (played by Lauren Holly). Based on Linda’s 1989 book &NFi;The Bruce Lee Story&NFi_;, the film takes some artistic license but generally sticks to the facts.
Robert “Rob” Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, producer and writer.
Early life
Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Cornwall, New York. He was raised and spent his childhood in the Town of Newburgh and graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1967 (according to an article by Germain Lussier in the Middletown (New York) Times Herald Record, August 3, 2008). He subsequently graduated from Harvard University.
Film career
Producing
As producer, he has been behind many major motion pictures, including The Witches of Eastwick, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and The Running Man. His latest movie is the third film in Universal Studios’ The Mummy franchise begun by Stephen Sommers.
Directing
As a director, Cohen is mainly known for his hit films Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Dragonheart, Daylight, xXx, and The Fast and the Furious.He also directed the critical and commercial flop Stealth. Cohen produced the comedy horror flick… read more