These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World

by Chris Poggiali and Grady Hendrix

When a major Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviegoers on March 21, 1973, only a handful of Black and Asian American audience members knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle's Claw. That changed overnight as kung fu movies kicked off a craze that would earn millions at the box office, send TV ratings soaring, sell hundreds of thousands of video tapes, influence the birth of hip hop,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173689160X
• ISBN13: 9781736891605
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Mondo Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 12.1"