When
The Big Boss was being prepared for American distribution, the U.S. release was to be re-titled
The Chinese Connection, a play on the popular
The French Connection, since both dealt with drug trafficking. The U.S. title of Lee's second film,
Fist of Fury was to be kept nearly the same, except for being
Fists of Fury plural. However, the titles were accidentally reversed.
The Big Boss was released as
Fists of Fury and
Fist of Fury became
The Chinese Connection.
[4] Film purists refer to the films by their original titles. Recent American TV showings and the official US DVD release from
20th Century Fox have restored the original titles of all Bruce Lee films.