Shaolin Drunkard

"Two brothers, one magician... and the fight of their lives!"

1983 1h 32m ZH

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 11

ActionComedyFantasyThriller

Synopsis

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A half man, half demon is guarded by a drunken Shaolin magician named Chan. One day, Chan sneaks out to go on a drinking splurge, and the man/demon escapes. Chan and his friend Ah Yuen work to capture the evil magician and return him back to Shaolin before it's too late.

“Two brothers, one magician... and the fight of their lives!”

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Cast

Yuen Yat-Choh
Yau Pai Yuen
Yuen Shun-Yi
Evil Magician
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Granny/ Shaolin Drunkard Chan
Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung
Evil Magician's student
Eddy Ko Hung
Master Lee
Yeung Hoi-Yee
Ah Yuen's wife
Yuen Woo-ping
Night watchman [cameo]
Chin Lung
Asks for noodles [cameo]

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writers: Yuen Woo-ping, Chiu Chung-Hing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Miracle Fighters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tang Siu-Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yuen Yat-Choh and Yuen Shun-Yi and Yuen Cheung-Yan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two brothers, one magician... and the fight of their lives!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuen Woo-ping directs. Ma Koon-Wah behind the camera. Tang Siu-Lam scores. Kwok Ting-Hung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Part of the "The Miracle Fighters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Ma Koon-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tang Siu-Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kwok Ting-Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yuen Yat-Choh and Yuen Shun-Yi and Yuen Cheung-Yan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Two brothers, one magician... and the fight of their lives!".
9IMDB entry: tt0086303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.