Drunken Master

"The Original Kung Fu Comedy!"

1978 1h 51m CN

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7.4

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81%

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 1,180🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★7.4IMDB · 46,835

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Synopsis

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After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

“The Original Kung Fu Comedy!”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Wong Fei-hung
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Beggar So
Hwang Jang-Lee
Thunderleg Yen Tieh-hsin
Dean Shek Tin
Kai Hsin
Hsu Hsia
King of Sticks Hsu Ching-tien
Linda Lin Ying
Fei-hung's Aunt
Lam Kau
Wong Kei-ying
Max Lee Chiu-Chun
Kei-ying's Student

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writers: Hsiao Lung, Ng See-Yuen
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Drunken Master Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Cheung Hoi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stanley Chow Fook-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jackie Chan and Simon Yuen Siu-Tien and Hwang Jang-Lee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Original Kung Fu Comedy!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuen Woo-ping directs. Cheung Hoi behind the camera. Stanley Chow Fook-Leung scores. Poon Hung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Drunken Master Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Cheung Hoi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stanley Chow Fook-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jackie Chan and Simon Yuen Siu-Tien and Hwang Jang-Lee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Original Kung Fu Comedy!".
8IMDB entry: tt0080179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "martial arts", "kung fu", "trainer", "sake".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.