Rent The Big Boss (1971)
3.6 of 5 from 84 ratings
1h 36min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Cheng Chao-on (Bruce Lee) moves to Thailand to work at a factory alongside his uncle and cousins. However, a ruthless crime boss (Han Ying-chieh) and his gang are using the factory to smuggle dope, and whoever stumbles upon this unfortunate secret promptly meets a grisly end. When some of Cheng's friends and cousins disappear, he is forced to set aside the vow of pacifism he made to his mother and unleash his fists of fury in order to bring those responsible to bloody justice...
- Actors:
- Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Marilyn Bautista, Ying-Chieh Han, Tony Liu, Kun Li, Nora Miao, Shan Chin, Chih Chen, Chia-Cheng Tu, Tso Chen, Billy Chan, Lung Chan, Stephen Chang, Ching-Ying Lam, Cheng Ying Tu, Chia-Chen Tu
- Directors:
- Wei Lo, Chia-hsiang Wu
- Producers:
- Raymond Chow
- Writers:
- Wei Lo
- Aka:
- Tang shan da xiong / Fists of Fury / The Chinese Connection
- Studio:
- Hong Kong Legends
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films, What We Were Watching in 1971
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/10/2015
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Mike Leeder
- Audio Commentary with Bruce Lee expert Andrew Staton and Will Johnston
- Bruce Lee Biography
- "Breaking the West" Interview with Warner Bros executive and co-producer of "Enter the Dragon" "What Might Have Been" Interview with Tom Kuhn
- "Rising Star" Interview with Fred Weintraub
- The History of The Big Boss: A photographic retrospective
- Original 35mm Title sequence
- Textless 35mm Title sequence
- Rare uncut 8mm trailer
- Deleted Scenes Examined
- Hong Kong promotional trailer
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Original Lobby Card Gallery
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Dubbed, English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Mandarin Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by David Desser and one by Brandon Bentley
- Two alternate versions with lossless mono audio: the English Export Cut, featuring a rare alternate English dub track (some scenes in Mandarin); and the 100-min US Theatrical Cut
- Return to Thailand, a new documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations
- Newly uncovered deleted and extended scenes, with optional commentary by Bentley
- The Not-Quite-Biggest Boss, a video essay by Bentley investigating the scenes still lost, such as the 'saw-in-the-head' scene
- Archive interviews with co-star Lau Wing and stuntman Tung Wai
- Bruce Lee vs. Peter Thomas, a short video essay about the music for the English version
- Alternate credits sequences
- Trailer gallery, including a 'Before The Big Boss' reel and the trailer for lost sequel 'The Big Boss Part II'
- Image gallery
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- The Mandarin Cut
- Special Features
