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== Legacy ==
''Enter the Dragon'' has been [[Parody|parodied]] and referenced in places such as the 1976 film ''[[The Pink Panther Strikes Again]]'', the satirical publication ''[[The Onion]]'', the Japanese game-show ''[[Takeshi's Castle]]'', and the 1977 [[John Landis]] comedy anthology film ''[[The Kentucky Fried Movie]]'' (in its lengthy "A Fistful of Yen" sequence, basically a comedic, note for note remake of ''Dragon'') and also in the film ''[[Balls of Fury]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30496|title=Rumsfeld Hosts No-Holds-Barred Martial Arts Tournament at Remote Island Fortress|website=[[The Onion]]|date=17 March 2004|access-date=15 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815131719/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30496|archive-date=15 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also parodied on television in ''[[That '70s Show]]'' during the episode ''[[Jackie Moves On]]'' with regular character [[Fez (That '70s Show)|Fez]] taking on the Bruce Lee role. Several clips from the film are comically used during the theatre scene in ''[[The Last Dragon]]''. Lee's martial arts films were broadly lampooned in the recurring ''[[Almost Live!]]'' sketch ''Mind Your Manners with'' ''[[Billy Quan]]''. [[Ram Gopal Varma]] directed the martial-arts film ''[[Ladki: Dragon Girl]]'' after being heavily inspired by the film.

In August 2007, the now-defunct [[Warner Independent Pictures]] announced that television producer [[Kurt Sutter]] would be remaking the film as a [[Film noir|noir-style]] thriller entitled ''Awaken the Dragon'' with Korean singer-actor [[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/warners-to-remake-enter-the-dragon-2-1117969988/|title=Warners to remake 'Enter the Dragon'|last=Fleming|first=Michael|date=9 August 2007|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=12 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418034915/http://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/warners-to-remake-enter-the-dragon-2-1117969988/|archive-date=18 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/57745-will-rain-awaken-the-dragon|title=Will Rain Awaken the Dragon ?|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]|author=CS|date=5 August 2009|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308214526/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/57745-will-rain-awaken-the-dragon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Exclusive-Rain-Confirms-He-s-Still-Considering-Enter-The-Dragon-Remake-15692.html|title=Exclusive: Rain Confirms He's Still Considering Enter The Dragon Remake|publisher=Cinema Blend|last=Rich|first=Kathy|work=CINEMABLEND |date=13 November 2009|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731054043/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Exclusive-Rain-Confirms-He-s-Still-Considering-Enter-The-Dragon-Remake-15692.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was announced in September 2014 that [[Spike Lee]] would work on the remake. In March 2015, [[Brett Ratner]] revealed that he wanted to make the remake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestudioexec.com/spike-lee-to-remake-enter-the-dragon/|title=SPIKE LEE TO REMAKE ENTER THE DRAGON|publisher=The Studio Exec|last=Sternberger|first=Chad|date=16 September 2014|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604034144/http://thestudioexec.com/spike-lee-to-remake-enter-the-dragon/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/70809|title=Brett Ratner Is Trying To Remake ENTER THE DRAGON|publisher=Ain't It Cool News|author=mrbeaks|date=21 March 2015|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806024525/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/70809|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2018, [[David Leitch]] was in early talks to direct the remake.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/enter-the-dragon-bruce-lee-remake-david-leitch-deadpool-2-john-wick-warner-bros-1202431792/|title=Remake Of Bruce Lee's 'Enter The Dragon' Has 'Deadpool 2's David Leitch in Talks|magazine=Deadline|author=Mike Fleming, Jr|date=23 July 2018|access-date=5 August 2018|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806024547/https://deadline.com/2018/07/enter-the-dragon-bruce-lee-remake-david-leitch-deadpool-2-john-wick-warner-bros-1202431792/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2024, there are no further updates on this project.

=== Cultural impact ===
''Enter the Dragon'' has been cited as one of the most influential [[action film]]s of all time. Sascha Matuszak of ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' called it the most influential [[kung fu film]] and said it "is referenced in all manner of media, the plot line and characters continue to influence storytellers today and the impact was particularly felt in the revolutionizing way the film portrayed [[African Americans|African-Americans]], [[Asian people|Asians]] and traditional martial arts."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matuszak |first1=Sascha |title=Bruce Lee's Last Words: Enter the Dragon and the Martial Arts Explosion |url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/bruce-lees-last-words-enter-the-dragon-and-the-martial-arts-explosion |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=23 March 2020 |date=1 July 2015 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102120348/http://fightland.vice.com/blog/bruce-lees-last-words-enter-the-dragon-and-the-martial-arts-explosion |url-status=dead }}</ref> Joel Stice of ''[[Uproxx]]'' called it "arguably the most influential kung fu movie of all time."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stice |first1=Joel |title=Bruce Lee Was Bitten By A Cobra And 5 Other Surprising 'Enter The Dragon' Facts |url=https://uproxx.com/movies/enter-the-draon-trivia/ |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=23 March 2020 |date=27 November 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323193426/https://uproxx.com/movies/enter-the-draon-trivia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kuan-Hsing Chen and Beng Huat Chua cited its [[Stage combat|fight scenes]] as influential as well as its "hybrid form and its mode of address" which pitches "an elemental story of good against evil in such a spectacle-saturated way."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chen |first1=Kuan-Hsing |last2=Chua |first2=Beng Huat |title=The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Reader |date=2015 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-134-08396-1 |page=489 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4d4CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT489 |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606083852/https://books.google.com/books?id=q4d4CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT489 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Quentin Tarantino]] cited ''Enter the Dragon'' as a formative influence on his career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry |date=28 August 2015 |title=Quentin Tarantino: The Complete Syllabus of His Influences and References |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/quentin-tarantino-the-complete-syllabus.html |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=[[Vulture.com]] |language=en-us |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517042305/https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/quentin-tarantino-the-complete-syllabus.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to Scott Mendelson of ''[[Forbes]]'', ''Enter the Dragon'' contains [[spy film]] elements similar to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film series. ''Enter the Dragon'' was the most successful action-spy film to not be part of the ''James Bond'' film series; ''Enter the Dragon'' had an initial global box office comparable to the ''James Bond'' films of that era, and a lifetime gross surpassing every ''James Bond'' film up until ''[[GoldenEye]]''. Mendelson argues that, had Bruce Lee lived after ''Enter the Dragon'' was released, the film had the potential to launch an action-spy film franchise starring Bruce Lee that could have rivalled the success of the ''James Bond'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mendelson |first1=Scott |date=15 September 2020 |title=How Bruce Lee's Death Impacted The James Bond Movies |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/09/15/bruce-lee-james-bond-roger-moore-enter-the-dragon-movies-box-office/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115214221/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2020/09/15/bruce-lee-james-bond-roger-moore-enter-the-dragon-movies-box-office/ |archive-date=15 January 2021 |access-date=22 December 2020 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

The film had an impact on [[mixed martial arts|MMA]]. In the opening fight sequence, where Lee fights [[Sammo Hung]], Lee demonstrated elements of what would later become known as MMA. Both fighters wore what would later become common [[mixed martial arts clothing|MMA clothing]] items, including [[MMA gloves|kempo gloves]] and small shorts, and the fight ends with Lee utilising an [[armbar]] (then used in [[judo]] and [[Jujutsu|jiu-jitsu]]) to [[Submission (combat sports)|submit]] Hung. According to [[UFC Hall of Fame]] fighter [[Urijah Faber]], "that was the moment" that MMA was born.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Mathew |title=Bruce Lee and his starring role in the birth of modern mixed martial arts |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/article/3011101/grandfather-mma-bruce-lee-and-his-starring-role-birth |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=8 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708223800/https://www.scmp.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/article/3011101/grandfather-mma-bruce-lee-and-his-starring-role-birth |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robles |first1=Pablo |last2=Wong |first2=Dennis |last3=Scott |first3=Mathew |title=How Bruce Lee and street fighting in Hong Kong helped create MMA |url=https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/sport/article/3010883/bruce-lee-and-mixed-martial-arts/index.html |access-date=6 July 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183404/https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/sport/article/3010883/bruce-lee-and-mixed-martial-arts/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' [[manga]] and [[anime]] franchise, debuted in 1984, was inspired by ''Enter the Dragon'', which ''Dragon Ball'' creator [[Akira Toriyama]] was a fan of.<ref name="Guide">{{cite book |title=TV Anime Guide: Dragon Ball Z Son Goku Densetsu |date=2003 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |isbn=4088735463 |chapter=Akira Toriyama × Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru |chapter-url=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/son-goku-densetsu-toriyama-x-nakatsuru/ |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173254/https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/son-goku-densetsu-toriyama-x-nakatsuru/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Dragon Ball Z Legend: The Quest Continues |date=2004 |publisher=DH Publishing Inc |isbn=9780972312493 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dragonballzlegen00iked/page/n6 7] |url=https://archive.org/details/dragonballzlegen00iked|url-access=registration }}</ref> The title ''Dragon Ball'' was also inspired by ''Enter the Dragon'' and the piercing eyes of [[Goku]]'s Super Saiyan transformation was based on Bruce Lee's paralysing glare.<ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Comic Legends: Why Did Goku's Hair Turn Blonde? |url=https://www.cbr.com/goku-dragon-ball-blonde/ |access-date=21 November 2019 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=1 January 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719145451/https://www.cbr.com/goku-dragon-ball-blonde/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Enter the Dragon'' inspired early [[beat 'em up]] brawler games. It was cited by game designer [[Yoshihisa Kishimoto]] as a key inspiration behind [[Technōs Japan]]'s brawler ''[[Renegade (video game)|Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun]]'', released as ''Renegade'' in the West.<ref name="Polygon">{{cite news |last1=Leone |first1=Matt |title=The man who created Double Dragon |url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon |access-date=27 April 2021 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=12 October 2012 |archive-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129111402/https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Williams">{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Andrew |title=History of Digital Games: Developments in Art, Design and Interaction |date=16 March 2017 |publisher=[[CRC Press]] |isbn=978-1-317-50381-1 |pages=143–6}}</ref> Its spiritual successor ''[[Double Dragon (video game)|Double Dragon]]'' also drew inspiration from ''Enter the Dragon'', with the game's title being a homage to the film.<ref name="Polygon"/> ''Double Dragon'' also features two enemies named Roper and Williams, a reference to the two characters Roper and Williams from ''Enter the Dragon''. The sequel ''[[Double Dragon II: The Revenge]]'' includes opponents named Bolo and Oharra.

''Enter the Dragon'' was the foundation for [[fighting game]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kapell |first1=Matthew Wilhelm |title=The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies: Critical Essays |date=2015 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-1-4766-2309-2 |page=166 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6s_-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166 |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606083910/https://books.google.com/books?id=6s_-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stuart |first1=Keith |title=Bruce Lee, UFC and why the martial arts star is a video game hero |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/bruce-lee-ea-sports- |access-date=20 July 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 April 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517200634/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/bruce-lee-ea-sports- |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's tournament plot inspired numerous fighting games, such as the ''[[Tekken]]'' series, for example.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gill |first1=Patrick |title=Street Fighter and basically every fighting game exist because of Bruce Lee |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2020/9/24/21440150/bruce-lee-movies-street-fighter-fighting-games |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=24 March 2021 |date=24 September 2020 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310053038/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2020/9/24/21440150/bruce-lee-movies-street-fighter-fighting-games |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Street Fighter]]'' video game franchise, debuted in 1987, was inspired by ''Enter the Dragon'', with the gameplay centered around an international fighting tournament, and each character having a unique combination of ethnicity, nationality and fighting style. ''Street Fighter'' went on to set the template for all fighting games that followed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thrasher |first1=Christopher David |title=Fight Sports and American Masculinity: Salvation in Violence from 1607 to the Present |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1823-4 |page=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77zwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606082039/https://books.google.com/books?id=77zwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 |url-status=live }}</ref> The little-known 1985 Nintendo arcade game ''[[Arm Wrestling (video game)|Arm Wrestling]]'' contains voice leftovers from the film, as well as their original counterparts. The popular fighting game ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' borrows multiple plot elements from ''Enter the Dragon'' as does its [[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|movie adaptation]].