The Big Boss (1971)
唐山大兄
Every limb of his body is a lethal weapon!!!
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The Big Boss rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.9/10· 32K votes
Rotten Tomatoes65%
TMDb7.1/10· 830 votesWith 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About The Big Boss
Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.
Cast of The Big Boss
Bruce Lee
as Cheng Chiu On
Maria Yi
as Chiao Mei
James Tien Chun
as Hsiu Chien
Marilyn Bautista
as Miss Wuman
Han Ying-Chieh
as Boss Mi
Tony Liu Tian-jue
as Boss Mi's son
Li Kun
as Ah Kun
Nora Miao
as Lemonade girl
- K
Kam Shan
as Ah Shan
Chan Chue
as Factory manager
Li Hua-Sze
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
as Ah Pei
The Big Boss facts
- Original title
- 唐山大兄
- Budget
- $100K
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Factory worker protagonist battles drug operations with martial artistry
- •Lo Wei directs action with kinetic energy characteristic of era
- •Family revenge narrative grounds action in personal emotional stakes
What the audience disliked
- •Drug storyline remains underdeveloped beneath action spectacle
- •Character arcs feel thin compared to impressive fight choreography
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