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|title=<center>The Big Boss Part II (1976)</center>
|title=<center>The Big Boss Part II</center>
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|imagecaption=Poster for the film.
|imagecaption=Poster for the film.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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'''''The Big Boss Part II''''', released on April 2nd, 1976, was a sequel to the 1971 Bruce Lee film ''The Big Boss''. The film also starred martial arts stars Lo Lieh and Chan Wai Man. The film is often confused with another film known as ''Big Boss II'', also released in 1976. However, that film stars [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruceploitation "Bruceploitation"] star Dragon Lee and is unrelated to this film.


'''''The Big Boss Part II''''', released in 1976, was a sequel to the 1971 Bruce Lee film ''The Big Boss''. The film starred martial arts stars Lo Lieh, Bruce Le and Chan Wai Man. The film is often confused for another film known as ''Big Boss II'', also released in 1976, however that film stars Bruceploitation star Dragon Lee, and is unrelated to this film.
==Release==
At least one print of the film, dubbed in English, is known to exist and is owned by a Zambian cinema.<ref>[http://backyard-asia.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/big-boss-part-2-hong-kongthailand-1976.html 2011 blog post regarding a known copy of the film that was sold to a cinema in Zambia.] Retrieved 25 Jun '13.</ref> The previous owner of said print (from South Africa) has posted a ten-minute segment of the film on YouTube, refusing to release the entire film to the public.


The film was never released on home video or DVD, and it has not turned up in any bootleg format online. However at least one print of the film, dubbed into English, is known to exist and is owned by a Zambian cinema.<ref>[http://backyard-asia.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/big-boss-part-2-hong-kongthailand-1976.html 2011 blog post regarding a known copy of the film that was sold to a cinema in Zambia.] Retrieved 25 Jun '13.</ref> The previous South African owner of said print has posted ten minutes of the film on YouTube, but has refused to release the entire film to the public.
A truncated VHS copy of the film was uploaded to YouTube on August 2nd, 2021 by 老孫與小米 Mr & Mrs Sun. Compared to the movie's 100 minute runtime, this copy is only 47 minutes long.


Members of the fan forum Kung Fu Cinema attempted to get this South African print released in 2010,<ref>[http://kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10190 2010 kungfucinema.com search effort for the film (34 pages).] Retrieved 25 Jun '13.</ref> however the master reel was subsequently sold to the aforementioned Zambian cinema, and the film remains effectively lost. An English dubbed trailer for the film exists, and multiple posters and magazine scans exist, but no other print of the film has been found.
==Search Attempts==
Members of the Kung Fu Cinema forum attempted to get the South African owner's print in 2010.<ref>[http://www.shaolinchamber36.com/kungfufandom/index.php?/topic/9784-the-big-boss-part-ii/ 2010 kungfucinema.com search effort for the film, recovered by the newer Kung Fu Fandom Forum.] Retrieved 25 May '17.</ref> However, the master reel was sold to the aforementioned Zambian cinema, and the film remains effectively lost. An English dubbed trailer for the film exists, and multiple posters and magazine article scans exist, but no other print of the film has been found.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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BruceLeeTheBigBossPartIIHKPressbook.jpg|Pressbook for the movie.
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 23 May 2022

BruceLeeTheBigBossPartII-InfoboxPoster.jpg

Poster for the film.

Status: Partially Found

The Big Boss Part II, released on April 2nd, 1976, was a sequel to the 1971 Bruce Lee film The Big Boss. The film also starred martial arts stars Lo Lieh and Chan Wai Man. The film is often confused with another film known as Big Boss II, also released in 1976. However, that film stars "Bruceploitation" star Dragon Lee and is unrelated to this film.

Release

At least one print of the film, dubbed in English, is known to exist and is owned by a Zambian cinema.[1] The previous owner of said print (from South Africa) has posted a ten-minute segment of the film on YouTube, refusing to release the entire film to the public.

A truncated VHS copy of the film was uploaded to YouTube on August 2nd, 2021 by 老孫與小米 Mr & Mrs Sun. Compared to the movie's 100 minute runtime, this copy is only 47 minutes long.

Search Attempts

Members of the Kung Fu Cinema forum attempted to get the South African owner's print in 2010.[2] However, the master reel was sold to the aforementioned Zambian cinema, and the film remains effectively lost. An English dubbed trailer for the film exists, and multiple posters and magazine article scans exist, but no other print of the film has been found.

Gallery

47 minute VHS.

English trailer for the film.

Ten minutes of the film.

1 minute of the fight at the ice factory.

High Quality Screencaps

References