![]() ![]() For Cheng, the change of scenery from Guandong seems to have less to do with bonding with his expatriate cousins, and more to do with staying out of trouble. Known to most American fans as Fists of Fury, this Lo Wei-directed film centers on a young, “fresh off the boat” brawler named Cheng Chow-An (Bruce Lee), who has just moved to Thailand. No one, including Bruce Lee himself, could have predicted the film's massive success. After outbidding the Shaw Brothers for the actor’s services, the famous producer cast the promising young Lee in the 1971 production, The Big Boss. Riding high on the overseas success of the cancelled Green Hornet television series (re-titled "The Kato Show" in Hong Kong), Bruce Lee was finally given his big Hong Kong Cinema break by Golden Harvest head honcho Raymond Chow. ![]() ![]() Lee, Maria Yi, Han Ying Chieh, Tony Liu, Nora Miao,īruce Lee's first Hong Kong film as an adult remains an enjoyable old-school martial arts flick in no small part due to the enduring charisma of its iconic leading man. The man lives: Bruce Lee in The Big Boss. ![]()
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