Double Feature
The Big Boss
Enter a legend. Bruce Lee’s return to the Hong Kong film industry after a decade in America proved to be his big breakthrough, launching him to instant superstardom and setting a new standard for kung fu heroics. He commands the screen with his gravitas and explosive physicality in the role of a Chinese immigrant working at a Thai ice factory and sworn to an oath of nonviolence. When he discovers that the factory’s ruthless higher-ups are running a secret heroin ring and offing their own workers, his commitment to pacifism is put to the test. With his undeniable charisma and fluid, lightning-fast martial arts style, Lee is a revelation, streaking across the screen with a speed and power the likes of which had never been seen before. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Lo Wei
- Writer
- Lo Wei
- Starring
- Bruce Lee, Maria Yi Yi, James Tien Chun, Han Ying Chieh, Nora Miao, Lee Kwan
- Year
- 1971
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 98 minutes
Fist of Fury
Bruce Lee is at his most awe-inspiringly ferocious in this blistering follow-up to his star-making turn in The Big Boss, which turned out to be an even greater success than its predecessor. Set in 1910s Shanghai, Fist of Fury casts Lee as a martial arts student who, after his revered master is murdered by a rival dojo of Japanese imperialists, sets out to defend the honor of both his school and of the Chinese people, with his fatal punch his preferred weapon of choice. Elevating Lee to a hero of near folkloric proportions, this historical revenge fantasy blends its stunning action set pieces with a strong anti-colonialist statement and a potent dose of the fierce cultural pride which the actor embodied. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Lo Wei
- Starring
- Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi, Robert Baker, Fu Ching Chen
- Year
- 1972
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 106 minutes