- English name：The Big Boss
- Broadcast time：October 31, 1971
- Starring：李小龙（Bruce Lee）、衣依（Maria Yi）、田俊、苗可秀（Nora Miao）
- director：罗维、吴家骧（Wu Chia Hsiang）
Introduction
Today,we are going to talk about a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts action film, The Big Boss (唐山大兄Táng shān dàxiōng), also known as Fists Of Fury.It is written and directed by Lo We (罗维Luó Wéi)i, with assistance from Bruce Lee (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng). It stars Lee, Maria Yi , James Tien (田北俊Tián Běijùn) and Tony Liu(刘永Liú Yǒng). Bruce Lee’s first major film, it was written for James Tien. However, Lee’s strong performance overshadowed Tien, already a star in Hong Kong, and made Bruce Lee famous across Asia.
Plot
Cheng is a Chinese man from Guangdong who has moved to Thailand to live with his uncle. He works in an ice factory with his cousins. When a block of ice is accidentally broken, a bag of white powder falls out. Several of Cheng’s cousins are asked to stay to see the manager, who tells them there are better jobs for them. The factory is really a front for a drug smuggling ring led by the Big Boss, Hsiao Mi. When they refuse to cooperate, they are killed and their bodies disposed of.
Two more cousins, Hsu Chien and Ah Pei, go to Hsiao Mi’s house to ask about their brothers. They realize he is hiding something and try to inform the police but Hsiao Mi has them killed. When the men at the factory realize two more men have gone missing, they riot. To ease tensions, the Big Boss now makes Cheng a foreman, providing him with alcohol and prostitutes. When one of the prostitutes tells Cheng the truth, he breaks into the factory at night and finds his cousins’ bodies. He is discovered by the gangsters.
Cheng fights his way out, killing the Big Boss’s son Hsiao Chiun in the process. When he returns home, he finds his entire family has been murdered. He exacts revenge by killing Hsiao Mi in a final fight. He then surrenders to the Thai police, who arrive shortly after he has disposed of the Big Boss.
Professional evaluation
“Fist of Fury” was the first movie starring Bruce Lee. The film had many technical flaws, and Bruce Lee’s acting skills needed to be improved. However, the sharp kicking skills shown by Bruce Lee in the film impressed the audience. The “Three Kicks” (three consecutive kicks in the air) he performed on the screen with real kung fu were amazing to the audience. Kung fu movies rely on real kung fu to perform, and Bruce Lee set a new definition for kung fu movies with his own actions. The box office of the film caused a sensation in Hong Kong and the entire Southeast Asia region. The fighting shown by Bruce Lee in the film was shocking and powerful, completely different from previous action movies, which attracted the audience.
