The Big Boss
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.
The Big Boss is a 1971 action film directed by Lo Wei. Its themes are kung fu, mother, factory, and east asian lead.
Bruce Lee stars as Cheng Chiu On, Maria Yi as Chiao Mei, James Tien Chun as Hsiu Chien, and Marilyn Bautista as Miss Wuman. It runs 99 minutes and was released in October 1971.
The screenplay is by Lo Wei. In the United States it streams on FlixFling and Philo.
Everything Everywhere All at Once, Enter the Dragon, and Kiss of the Dragon make useful companions to The Big Boss, all filed under family. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 874 votes and it carries a R rating.