羅維與李小龍一次成功的合作
ᆞ著名旅美華人拳師和國際明星的李小龍,替「嘉禾」公司拍攝「唐山大兄」一片,在泰國的外景部份,全部煞靑,李小龍和「嘉禾」影星苗可秀、衣依、李昆等一行,在九月三日乘搭國泰航空公司班機返抵香港了。
李小龍的工作十分繁忙,在香港只勾留數天,拍攝廠景,立即飛返美國,替「派拉蒙」公司拍攝電視片,大槪要到今年十一月,方才再由美國來港,拍攝「嘉禾」另外一部武俠片「大俠霍元甲」改編的「精武門」。
這次李 小龍留泰凡四十天,除了拍攝「唐山大兄」之外,還跟「嘉禾公主」苗可秀拍攝了一部短片「截拳道」,據說留泰期間,李小龍和製片何冠昌,導演羅維,武術指導韓英傑合作愉快。
至於「嘉禾」準備拍攝的第二部「精武門」,是描寫民國初年一代奇俠霍元甲的事跡。李小龍留美多年,很久以來,已經想拍攝一部純粹表揚中國武術的影片,未能如願,這次「嘉禾」公司以每部一萬美元的片酬,邀請李小龍東來拍片,薪酬不可謂不高。但是以李小龍在美國豐富的收入比較,那是滿不在乎的。不過,李小龍認爲中國武術,積累數 千年的光榮歷史,應予發揚光大。
「唐山大兄」本事
像一般的華僑一樣,年靑時候到了僑居地,首先是幹着艱苦的工作,經過一番奮鬥,才漸漸去改變他們的命運。鄭潮安被母親送去泰國謀生,原是爲了避免武林中恩恩怨怨的殺戮,他第一個工作 ,是在一間冰廠中做苦工。
這間冰廠的東主,來頭甚大,是泰國華僑社會的巨富,也是地方上的大紳士。但是,揭穿了,却是一個走私販毒,開賭設娼的大惡霸。他名叫沙密,手下養了不少武功高強的打手,專事暗殺,欺壓善良的勾當。
鄭潮安初進冰廠 ,爲了聽從母親的囑咐,不再惹事與人打架,雖然身受侮辱毒打,也都強忍了下來。後來,冰廠的秘密偶然被幾個工友發現,而這幾位工友,正是對「初到貴境」的鄭潮安最友善的,當他們欲進一步去看看可疑的冰塊時,却給沙密的手下發覺,於是先後被叫進廠,而告 離奇失踪。這件事,引起全廠善良工人的不安與鼓噪,紛紛向廠方要求交出人來,廠方老羞成怒,着令打手用殘酷手段鎭壓,鄭潮安終於忍無可忍,遂把那些惡狠狠的打手迎頭痛擊。沙密的師爺吳斌,見潮安武功高強,人又老實,遂建議沙密升任他做管工,實行收買政 策,並藉此平息工潮。而經上述一役,工人頗敬慕潮安,奉爲「大兄」。工人和鄭潮安怎知道這是沙密一箭雙雕的鬼計?經沙密召見,潮安更認沙密爲慈祥長者,卻不知道他口蜜腹劍,比想像還壞上千萬倍。
當潮安對沙密的長者風度印象猶新,囘到他所棲息的廣肇會館,卻親看到一個被賭塲的人打得半死的工人,抬到了他的面前,要求他出頭主持公道,原來,這工人爲賭塲「老千術」所騙,輸了大錢而揭穿了賭塲的騙局。可是,潮安趕到賭塲,發現賭塲後台老闆便是沙密,其子正主持着這塲喪盡天良的打人罪行。此刻,他心 裏不免在矛盾交戰,要忠於老闆呢?還是站在正義的一邊?當下,他只得着令在賭塲內鼓噪的冰廠工友們囘家。這就不免受工友們的誤解,朋友們的誤解,甚至愛人林巧梅的誤解,他陷進孤立與進退維谷的痛楚。
他在萬分痛苦中又聽了妓女烏曼的辛酸史,明白認識了這位風塵女子原來就是受過沙密蹂躪的可憐人,也知道了沙密的無惡不作。於是,他暗中到冰廠調査,掲發這冰廠竟是藏毒與運毒機關,大批的毒品,是藏在冰塊裏面運出去,而在秘密的製冰房中,更赫然發現失踪工友的屍體!於是,一塲險惡的血戰是無可避免地 展開,激鬥竟夜,他消滅了一羣爲虎作倀的惡魔,當他淸晨囘到廣肇會館,發現横屍遍野,連他的小朋友小弟也不倖免,他的愛人林巧梅也失踪了,他知道這罪行是沙密幹的。
淸晨,沙密正在他的花園別墅中享受着鳥語花香,鄭潮安卻如死神憤怒的形狀那麽可怕地衝了進來,沙密奔走江湖一生,豈是泛泛之輩?其武功是深不可測,這塲戰鬥,直打得天愁地慘,但鄭潮安卒以一雙拔自小弟身上染滿血債的短刀,以其人之道還治其身,把沙密除去,並在此處找囘了林巧梅。爲了紀念鄭潮安爲地方除害,爲正義仲張的偉蹟,當地政 府在公園裏豎立了銅像,名曰:「唐山大兄」。
唐山大兄
衣依飾李小龍的愛人林巧悔,被老板囚禁,受盡委屈,她向小龍哭訴,小龍聽了不禁怒憤填膺。
田俊飾演許劍,和李小龍是工友,本也有幾手武功,但終被奸人殺害。
苗可秀客串「攤販女 」,因美色為飛仔覬覦,李小龍終於打抱不平,將飛仔痛毆一頓。
羅維大讚衣依
「百萬導演」羅維飛到泰國去拍攝「唐山大兄」,工作一個多月之後,囘到香港時,對於衣依讚不絕口。「唐山大兄」的男主角李小龍,曾經對人說過這樣的一番話:「我們合作得愉快極了,衣依是 一個很聰明而又很可愛的女孩子!」香港的影劇專欄作家,曾經寫下這幾行:「看過『追擊』的試片之後,發現衣依的潛質眞是無可限量。」……衆口交譽,絕非偶然,現在衣依主演的片子還沒有問世,但一般人對於她的期望之高,大槪也不是「嘉禾」諸公所能料想得 到的呢?
李小龍演出很成功
李小龍在香港,其實是必然會得到熱烈歡迎的,原因是他在香港的潛力,絕不可以輕視。香港的老粤語片觀衆,十個有六個裏面,還牢牢地記得少年時代的李小龍,那剛毅不拔的李小龍形象,如 今,李小龍長大起來,還更揚名異國,觀衆自然有一份關心,李小龍會受到觀衆們的歡迎,其所以必然的理由在此。
另一個理由,就是嘉禾的出品,觀衆有一貫的信心,以李小龍的聲譽加上嘉禾的信譽,「唐山大兄」賣座理想,必然成爲事實的了。
THE BIG BOSS
(SYNOPSIS)
Cheng Chao-an, a Chinese young man, hopes to start life anew in Bangkok, where he works in an ice factory.
The factory owner, Hsa Mi, is known as a prominent figure in the overseas Chinese society. But, in secret, he is an underground boss operating a huge chain of vice dens.
One day, several fellow workers of Cheng's run into their boss's secret deeds. They notice something unusual inside several ice blocks. But they are summoned away to the management while trying to take a close look. They are never seen again.
The incident has started quite a stir inside the factory, where the action hots up with the management resorting to violence. Cheng springs to the workers' defence. He turns out to be an able fighter. In order to iron out the situation, Hsa promotes Cheng to the post of a foreman. The young man is led into thinking that Hsa is a kind, elderly man.
Cheng returns to his quarters. He is soon informed of the rough treatment a worker received inside a local casino. The man has been cheated and beaten up. Cheng rushes to the scene. He finds out the man being held responsible is no body but Hsa, who also runs the casino. Undecided on which side he should take, Cheng sends the workers home. This results in his being misunderstood by his friends, including his sweetheart Lin Hau-mei.
While being tortured by the desolation, Cheng comes to know a prostitute named Wu Meng. She pours out her grievances—all pointing to the fact that. Hsa is a wicked character. Fully convinced, Cheng sets out to investigate. Hsa's evil deeds eventually come to light. The ice factory is used as a cover-up and actually manufactures drugs. Cheng finds drug parcels—and even dead bodies of the missing workers—stuffed inside the ice blocks. In a fit of anger, Cheng cracks down on the set-up, killing many racketeers. But his girlfriend is later found to have been abducted.
Cheng confronts Hsa at his quiet villa. A clash ensues. Having dispatched Hsa in a deadly duel, he leaves in the company of his love.
……end……