Original subtitles

Brother! Brother! Are you okay?

-This guy is tough. -Don't touch me.

Give me a second. I need to catch my breath.

Come on.

Wait.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on, every department, get ready.

-Get ready. -Okay. Hurry up.

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Okay. Warriors, come on.

-Come on. -Okay. Come on.

Come on.

The Big Boss, Scene 96, Shot 12, action.

Good! Excellent!

Cut.

-That's kung fu! -That’s excellent! Nice!

Good. Good. Great!

Good.

Good. Good.

Good.

Good. Thank you, great!

-Brilliant! Yeah! -Brilliant!

I've been in the film industry for a long time, but never have I seen

-such a brilliant action scene. -Yes. Yes.

-It’s awesome! -Mr. Xu. You insisted on waiting

for Bruce Lee for our first movie. You are brilliant!

Great! This is great! Bruce is so talented!

-Yeah! -Minzhi.

Is it true that Bruce didn't contact his family for a long time?

Yes. We don't have any communication devices here.

He can only write to his family.

When the film is over, I'm going to host a grand premiere.

Before the premiere, I need you to do this...

Go to Bangkok tomorrow to make a phone call.

-What's going on? -We'll talk later. Later.

Master! Master!

-Bruce Lee is tough. -You guys are idiots!

How could you be knocked down by a Chinese man?

The greatest martial art in the world is Thai boxing

Master, I saw it in person. Bruce Lee's techniques are good.

This is Bruce challenging Thai boxing. If we can't defeat him in our territory...

Thai boxing will become a joke.

You tell him to wait.

Remember. You must push this piece of ice onto my left-front, understand?

-The ice is no good. Get bigger ice. -I’m counting on you.

I need bigger ice. This is too small, okay?

-Guys, place the ice... -We'll use this today.

...in the designated place.

-This is important. Pay attention. -You listen.

-Put more effort in. -Okay.

You must collaborate with Bruce to make this a good scene.

-Okay, no problem. -Hurry up.

No problem.

-Are you okay? -It’s ready.

-Bruce. Are you okay over there? -I am okay. Let's go

Okay.

Let's get ready.

Camera! Lighting!

Ready.

Action!

-Watch out. Keep your eyes open -Cut. Cut. Cut.

Who's that? Who is it?

Why didn't you hold it there?

-What's happening? -Who's this?

-See? -What are you doing?

-What's wrong? -Mr. Lee.

My master wants me to give you this.

"Letter of Challenge...

In order to maintain the reputation of Thai boxing, I challenge you.

You'll decide on time and location.

King Charles."

I'm in Thailand to film a movie. You tell your master.

If he’s interested in fighting me, I am always ready.

Sounds good.

I’ll be waiting.

Get to work. Get to work!

Bruce, are you in trouble again?

Professor Inosanto, how did you know about it?

Do you know what's the most powerful technique in Thai boxing?

Can you tell me what I should watch out for?

You must remember.

Never let a Thai boxer grab you. If he grabs you, escape immediately.

That sounds kind of vague to me. Please be specific.

Bruce, only the techniques you created yourself

can you use freely during the fight.

You should think about it. Give me a call then.

-Go. Punch him. -Go.

Good.

Cut!

-You have to be quick. -This shot is not bad.

Let's get ready for next shot. Remove all this ice.

-Yes. Move them away. -Is there a problem? Hurry up.

Here.

Come. Have a seat.

I’ve asked around.

That King Charles is the former Thai boxing champion.

He owned the title for seven to eight years.

He was unbeatable until he retired.

It will be fun to fight with him.

Bruce Lee.

Nice to meet you. I heard you're pretty good.

Looks like you're the Thai boxing champion, King Charles.

I heard from my student that you despised Thai boxing.

I want to check out your moves.

I'm in Thailand for filming this time. I am not here to fight.

Since you are here... there's no harm with a little sparring.

But before we start, we must have a rule.

-What rule? -If you win,

I want to be your student and learn Thai boxing from you.

Good. Do you think you could win?

I won't lose.

Okay. If I lose, you can do whatever you want.

Sounds good. No kidding.

-You have my word. -Come on.

-Stand by. -Are you okay?

-Okay, Bruce. -Start. Hurry up.

-Be careful. -Clean out.

-Good. Go. -Quiet!

Quiet! Be quiet!

-Bruce, don't fight anymore. -Oh God! This--

Good, good punch.

Good.

Keep going. Film everything.

Get up, kid.

Get up.

-Good. -Bruce! Bruce!

Master.

Thank you.

I finally found out what Chinese kung fu is.

Good.

Today, I also learned what Thai boxing is.

You must keep your promise. The film is mine.

Good.

Before you leave,

please allow me to show you some Thai boxing.

You can clean your body first.

-Here. -Hurry up. Bring him some water.

Hurry. Clean it up.

-Thanks. -Please.

Thai boxing King, your knee strikes are good.

-It's nothing. -Tell me. How do you practice this?

Mr. Lee, please sit down.

Thanks.

-Come here. -Come here.

For powerful knee strikes, one must increase explosive force.

My master used this for practice.

You can try this lighter pair first.

Really?

Try it.

Slow down. Please have a seat.

These iron shoes are three times heavier than yours.

-Take a look. -I'm impressed.

Hold the tree with both arms. The power should come from your waist.

Let me show you.

My master can break in one try a hundred bamboos as thick as the top of a bowl.

Thai boxing King, I'm impressed. I respect you.

Please.

I conquered Thai boxing for more than ten years with my knee strike.

I didn't expect that your leaning backward skill

could break my knee strike.

This pair of iron shoes is for you.

No... This is your favorite. I can't have it.

You are the first one who has defeated me.

Keep it for memory's sake.

Thanks.

HONG KONG

THE PREMIER OF THE BIG BOSS

-Bruce. Bruce. -Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Bruce Lee, you are awesome.

Bruce, you're awesome! You're awesome!

-Good. -Bruce Lee!

-Come, please. -Bruce.

Thank you.

Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee, I love you.

You're excellent!

Bruce Lee!

You're awesome!

Bruce Lee, I love you.

-Please sit down. -Thank you.

Have a look at these posters.

-I'll be right back. -Okay.

Bruce...

Mr. Xu. You have arranged such a great premier.

Don't you feel a little regret?

My only regret is that someone is missing.

Mr. Xu. I've arranged as you instructed.

-The person's in the VIP room. -Good.

Bruce, let's go see this person.

Someone? Who is it?

Linda!

Please wait...

-Linda, my darling. -Bruce.

-How did you get here? -How could I miss such a great party?

Wonderful!

-Mr. Xu. -Bruce.

You planed everything for me. Thank you.

Linda’s right. It's such a great party, we can't leave you with any regrets.

Linda. Honey. Come.

Excuse me.

-Honey, I miss you so much. -I'm really surprised.

How’s everything? How are our kids?

Everything's good. Brandon is getting taller.

-Shannon, our daughter, smiles a lot too. -Really?

I want to go back to America now.

You have to wait until the film is done.

Bruce, you lost weight.

This is the price I have to pay, dear Linda.

You must be tired.

-Honey, it's worth it. -Okay.

I'm sorry. I was looking for a place to take a break.

Don't worry. Xiaoman, let me introduce you.

This is my wife, Linda.

This is Qin Xiaoman, the female lead in our film.

Hello, Ms. Qin.

It's nice to meet you.

-Hold this. It's for you. -My God!

-We love you so much. -Take this.

Mr. Lee, may I ask you a question?

Between your Jeet Kune Do and famous Taiwan actor, Wang Yu's karate,

which is better?

I'm sorry. I don't know Wang Yu.

But when I was in America, I watched his movie.

Whether his kung fu is good or bad,

I don't think it's appropriate to judge here.

Tonight, it's all about the premiere of our movie, The Big Boss.

Why don't you look at my moves in the movie?

Mr. Lee, if you got a chance, would you fight with Wang Yu?

This... I think...

before I realized the true essence of Chinese martial arts,

I enjoyed sparring with others and challenging them.

During my time in America,

I fought with almost all the best fighters from different factions

in private or public competition.

For example, karate, judo, Thai boxing and taekwondo.

The only one I haven't fought with is Japanese Sumo.

That's because my weight is not qualified.

What do you think is the difference between Chinese and other martial arts?

For this...

my purpose of sparring with other people is to prove I am stronger than the others.

But now I am no longer that interested in sparring with others to prove myself.

Because I understand that the true essence of the martial arts

doesn't come from sparring with others to prove yourself.

Now I can act in a kung fu film to prove myself.

This is my current attitude toward martial arts.

I’ve seen a lot of things. This is not my best work.

This is great.

Linda, let's go out first.

Look, Bruce Lee is over there.

Bruce Lee.

I can't believe it. The reaction is great.

Hey, Wenhuai. This is crazy. It's crazy!

When we were walking on the street today, everyone was talking about The Big Boss.

In Hong Kong's film history,

-this has never happened before. -Look at this.

This is the sales reports from all the movie theaters.

The Big Boss has been running for two weeks. Only two weeks!

This is great.

It's grossing over three million Hong Kong dollars

and even exceeded the record set by The Sound of Music.

-You can't say this isn't a miracle. -It's all because of your wise decision

to insist on waiting for Bruce Lee to lead in this movie.

You can't give all the credit to Bruce Lee only.

As a famous director in Hong Kong,

I have my strength in terms of selling the tickets.

I should have said. Director Huang, you have worked hard for this movie.

Look at this. Look. This is how media have reported it.

" The Big Boss has an extremely simple storyline,

but due to the excellent performance from Bruce Lee

and his amazing kung fu techniques..."

This film that we produced is finally shining so brightly.

They are actors.

Of course they take more credit than the director.

Director Huang, I read your Fist of Fury script.

We should make hay while the sun shines.

Sounds good.

I daresay this upcoming film, Fist of Fury,

will be even better than The Big Boss after my revision.

Good. Let me contact Bruce now.

-Why are you smiling? -You're dressed up like a detective.

I can't run away from the fans no matter where I go.

I hope those bosses from Hollywood get to watch your movie.

I couldn't care less about them now. Hong Kong is a good place for me.

Honey, I really hate to let you go.

There's no choice. It’s for my career. We can only do this.

Linda, I'll get a place for you to stay in Hong Kong.

You can stay with me here next time. I miss our kids so much.

Please take good care of them.

And your mother. Please send my regards to her.

-I will. You take care of yourself. -Don't worry. I'm made of steel.

Steel could also get rusty. Don't be too careless.

Don't worry, my dear Linda. I’ll be stronger.

Including my body and my will.

I know. But when I'm not around you, I'm always worried.

After the filming of Fist of Fury, I’ll be back to America for a break.

We will be together, soon.

-I give you my word. -Okay.

Bruce.

Are you really Bruce Lee?

No, no, I am not. Excuse me.

He’s Bruce Lee.

Take care of yourself.

Sorry. I-- I still...

Linda! Linda!

Bruce, why are you so upset?

-This script... it's horrible. -What's wrong?

Boss, success of The Big Boss

doesn't mean the next film will be as successful.

The script of Fist of Fury needs to be revised.

Do you have any good suggestion or comments?

This is critical.

The movie script has not reached my standard.

The writers have no idea about my Jeet Kune Do at all.

Bruce, come here. Please sit down.

We'll talk about the script later.

You know, even if you hadn't come to me today,

I'd have gone looking for you.

-Let me take you to somewhere, okay? -Where?

Look, Bruce. Right here.

Why did you bring me here?

-Open the door. -Yes.

You'll know it later.

"Qi He House." What is this place?

Check it out first.

Okay.

Bruce, there is a reading room upstairs.

There are several bedrooms over there.

On this side is the children's room.

-How's the house? -Good. Who does it belong to?

From now on...

this is your home in Hong Kong.

What? Are you kidding me?

I was talking about the script, but you give me a house.

Are there any connections?

Have you finished what I instructed?

-Everything is ready. -That's good. You can leave now.

Good.

Bruce, the reading room and the children's room,

you need them most.

-I think you will like it. -Let's make it clear.

Are you planning to move my family from America to Hong Kong?

Your return to America will be your choice.

But you're in Hong Kong now, you can't stay in a hotel.

From now on, this is your second home.

You're being too nice to me. I'm overwhelmed.

Bruce, to tell you the truth, your performance in The Big Boss

saved our company that was on the brink of bankruptcy.

This house is nothing.

I understand now.

You want me... to have no reason to leave you.

Bruce, I know...

many people are looking for you recently.

Yes.

Companies from Taiwan and Hong Kong wanted to sign contracts with me.

They even prepared the money to compensate

-for breaching our agreement. -Oh, I see.

I understand.

Once you become famous, you will have a lot of options.

But with Mr. Xu,

-I can't make the decision. -Bruce...

based on your box office record, I know many companies

would try their best to get you to join them.

This is nothing new.

Even if you choose to leave me, I understand.

But you chose to continue to work with Golden Harvest.

I can see clearly your honesty and loyalty from this.

As for me... I am very grateful to you.

Mr. Xu, I also want to work with you guys.

But the story of this Fist of Fury only sounds exciting.

Compared with Hong Kong action films in the past,

there's no big difference.

I want Fist of Fury to satisfy not only the amateurs,

but also, the professionals.

Fist of Fury must break through the idea of personal revenge in movies.

We must raise this idea of personal revenge

to the level of a national revenge.

Otherwise, Fist of Fury will not create miraculous tickets sale.

Bruce, you are a genius in film production.

No matter how I diverted your attention from Fist of Fury, you wouldn't move.

You just can't stop talking about Fist of Fury.

I agree with your suggestion.

How about this? Let's go with your suggestion.

I'll tell the writer to revise it again.

Revising it won't make much of a difference.

-There won't be any huge improvement. -Do you have any suggestions?

During the filming of Fist of Fury,

I want the same authority as the director.

This...

Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok