In 1978, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung popularized the kung fu comedy subgenre with Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Drunken Master and Enter the Fat Dragon. This led to a " chopsocky" kung fu craze across the world, and a wave of " Bruceploitation" films. Lee achieved his greatest global stardom with his last completed film, and the first kung fu film to be produced by a Hollywood studio, Enter the Dragon (1973). After the kung fu film Five Fingers of Death (1972), starring Indonesian-born actor Lo Lieh, topped the North American box office in 1973, this paved the way for Lee's The Big Boss and Fist of Fury topping the US box office.
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Lee became famous for playing Kato in the TV series The Green Hornet during the 1960s yet it was when he returned to Hong Kong and starred in three films that shot him to stardom all over Asia, The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972) and Way of the Dragon (1972). His films elevated the genre to a new level and sparked a greater interest in martial arts in the West.
Martial arts film reached the peak of its popularity largely in part due to its greatest icon, Bruce Lee.
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