Big Boss, The (Platinum Edition) (UK)

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Review of Big Boss, The (Platinum Edition)
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Brian Elliott

An important part of the Bruce Lee legend
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 96 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Martial arts classic starring Bruce Lee as Cheng Chao-An (Bruce Lee), an immigrant worker who takes a job with his cousins in an ice factory and discovers all manner of suspicious goings-on. Cheng might have promised his mother not to fight again, but when he begins to investigate a series of disappearances - the latest of which has seen his own cousin go missing - he can`t help but display his formidable martial arts skills. Taking on one opponent after another, Cheng will not stop until he has fought his way to the truth and the inevitable confrontation with the man known only as `The Big Boss`.

Special Features:
Disc 1:
- Audio commentary from Andrew Staton (head of the Bruce & Brandon Lee Association) and Will Johnston

Disc 2:
- `Deleted Scenes Examined`: the story of the elusive original uncut print
- `Paul Heller: Breaking The West` featurette
- `Fred Weintraub: A Rising Star` featurette
- `Tom Kuhn: What Might Have Been` featurette
- `The History Of The Big Boss`: a photographic retrospective
- Original 35 mm UK title sequence
- Creditless 35 mm title sequence
- Bruce Lee biography
- Original lobby cards
- Trailers: UK Platinum Edition, UK promotional, original theatrical, Hong Kong promotional, rare uncut 8 mm UK trailer