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An instant box office sensation upon its original release in Hong Kong in 1971, The Big Boss is the film that catapulted former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee to cinematic superstardom.
Cheng Chao-on (Lee) moves to Thailand to work at a factory alongside his uncle and cousins. However, a ruthless crime boss (Han Ying-chieh, Come Drink with Me) 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...
Directed by Lo Wei, The Big Boss forever changed the landscape of Hong Kong action cinema, signalling kung fu's dominance over the genre for years to come. Lee's big breakthrough now looks more glorious than ever in a 4K restoration with hours of insightful bonus features, including the restored 110 Mandarin Cut of the film that first stunned audiences in Hong Kong back in 1971.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1: THE BIG BOSS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the 99-minute 1983 version of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Original restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score
- English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English dubs
- Two 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 documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations
- Recently 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 2: THE BIG BOSS - THE MANDARIN CUT
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the 110-min Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films
- Original lossless mono audio
- English subtitles for the Mandarin Cut
- Axis of English, a video essay by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon
- Unrestored raw scan of the Mandarin Cut
- Arrow Video
- 99 / 100 / 100 / 110 mins approx
- Lo Wei
- Cantonese, English
- 18
- Bruce Lee
- Maria Yi
- James Tien
- 2:35.1
- English, English SDH
- 1971
- Mandarin
- 2
- B
- Arrow Video
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Arrow Video
An instant box office sensation upon its original release in Hong Kong in 1971, The Big Boss is the film that catapulted former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee to cinematic superstardom.
Cheng Chao-on (Lee) moves to Thailand to work at a factory alongside his uncle and cousins. However, a ruthless crime boss (Han Ying-chieh, Come Drink with Me) 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...
Directed by Lo Wei, The Big Boss forever changed the landscape of Hong Kong action cinema, signalling kung fu's dominance over the genre for years to come. Lee's big breakthrough now looks more glorious than ever in a 4K restoration with hours of insightful bonus features, including the restored 110 Mandarin Cut of the film that first stunned audiences in Hong Kong back in 1971.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1: THE BIG BOSS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the 99-minute 1983 version of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Original restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score
- English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English dubs
- Two 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 documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations
- Recently 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 2: THE BIG BOSS - THE MANDARIN CUT
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the 110-min Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films
- Original lossless mono audio
- English subtitles for the Mandarin Cut
- Axis of English, a video essay by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon
- Unrestored raw scan of the Mandarin Cut
- Arrow Video
- 99 / 100 / 100 / 110 mins approx
- Lo Wei
- Cantonese, English
- 18
- Bruce Lee
- Maria Yi
- James Tien
- 2:35.1
- English, English SDH
- 1971
- Mandarin
- 2
- B
- Arrow Video
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The Big Boss
As one of the most iconic martial arts films of all time, this release not only brings The Big Boss to life with a dazzling new transfer but also honors Lee’s legacy in a way that only Arrow can. The picture and sound quality upgrades make this film look and sound better than ever before, while the wealth of bonus material will keep fans engaged for hours. The packaging is beautiful, and the extras provide plenty of insight into Bruce Lee’s incredible journey. Arrow has truly done justice to a film that played such a pivotal role in shaping the martial arts genre, and this release is an absolute treasure for any Bruce Lee fan or lover of classic cinema.
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The ultimate release of The Big Boss
This is the most complete version of this movie ever released. Picture quality is stunning for a 52 year old Hong Kong movie. The colors are stronger and seem to pop out more than every other blu ray releases i have of this, and I have all of them. They all look more washed out in a way. Great work on synchronizing audio and uncut snippets and scenes into the international version. I really appreciated the original unrestored mandarin cut as well. There is nothing more to say. This is hands down the best Big Boss has ever looked.
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