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'''''The Big Boss''''' is a 1971 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee. This film is often credited as Lee's break-out film, earning him international acclaim for his strong performance.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142724/http://newempressmagazine.com/2012/04/in-review-the-big-boss-on-dvd/</ref> The film grossed nearly $50,000,000 worldwide against a tight budget of $100,000 making it was the highest-grossing Hong Kong film up until Lee's next film, Fist of Fury (1972).<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=5bGWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA478</ref> | |||
'''''The Big Boss''''' is a 1971 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee. This film is often credited as Lee's break-out film, earning him international acclaim for his strong performance. | |||
The | The original release included scenes that were removed during the "1972 Hong Kong Censorship Crackdown." The removed scenes were noteworthy for their violent content, including mutilation and gore,<ref>[http://bruceleelives.co.uk/missingboss.html Blog post on the missing scenes.] Retrieved 26 Apr '19</ref> and are mentioned in full detail on Wikipedia. The last time the original cut was seen was in Chinese cinema clubs from Britain back in June 1972.<ref>Fong, Leslie (28 April 1972). "Big Boss only at Chinese film clubs in Britain". The Straits Times.</ref> | ||
Some of these clips have been recovered from trailers of the film, while others believe the Mandarin cut to be in the possession of collectors, though this has not been confirmed. In 2004, a low-budget DVD company called ''Video Asia'' announced ''The Big Boss: The Version You've Never Seen!'' This was widely speculated to be the Mandarin cut of the film. However, the DVD release was ultimately cancelled, likely due to copyright issues. | ==Status== | ||
Some of these clips have been recovered from trailers of the film, while others believe the Mandarin cut to be in the possession of collectors, though this has not been confirmed. In 2004, a low-budget DVD company called ''Video Asia'' announced ''The Big Boss: The Version You've Never Seen!'' This was widely speculated to be the Mandarin cut of the film. However, the DVD release was ultimately cancelled, likely due to copyright issues from Orange Sky Golden Harvest, the film's distributor. | |||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Boss Wikipedia page for the film.] Retrieved 27 Mar '19 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Boss Wikipedia page for the film.] Retrieved 27 Mar '19 | ||
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067824/ | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Original Hong Kong film poster.
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The Big Boss is a 1971 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee. This film is often credited as Lee's break-out film, earning him international acclaim for his strong performance.[1] The film grossed nearly $50,000,000 worldwide against a tight budget of $100,000 making it was the highest-grossing Hong Kong film up until Lee's next film, Fist of Fury (1972).[2]
The original release included scenes that were removed during the "1972 Hong Kong Censorship Crackdown." The removed scenes were noteworthy for their violent content, including mutilation and gore,[3] and are mentioned in full detail on Wikipedia. The last time the original cut was seen was in Chinese cinema clubs from Britain back in June 1972.[4]
Status
Some of these clips have been recovered from trailers of the film, while others believe the Mandarin cut to be in the possession of collectors, though this has not been confirmed. In 2004, a low-budget DVD company called Video Asia announced The Big Boss: The Version You've Never Seen! This was widely speculated to be the Mandarin cut of the film. However, the DVD release was ultimately cancelled, likely due to copyright issues from Orange Sky Golden Harvest, the film's distributor.
External Links
- Wikipedia page for the film. Retrieved 27 Mar '19
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067824/
Reference
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142724/http://newempressmagazine.com/2012/04/in-review-the-big-boss-on-dvd/
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=5bGWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA478
- ↑ Blog post on the missing scenes. Retrieved 26 Apr '19
- ↑ Fong, Leslie (28 April 1972). "Big Boss only at Chinese film clubs in Britain". The Straits Times.