Drunken Master
1978 Hong Kong martial arts film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Drunken Master and also known as Drunken Master The Beginning Chinese: 醉拳; lit. 'Drunken Fist and Jui Kuen' is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping.[1] The film features much of the same crew as Yuen's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow released earlier the same year, including lead actors Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, and Hwang Jang-lee; although narratively unrelated, Drunken Master bears similarities to Snake in the Eagle's Shadow in its story and style.
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Traditional Chinese | 醉拳 | ||||||
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Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping | ||||||
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Produced by | Ng See-yuen | ||||||
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Cinematography | Chang Hui | ||||||
Edited by | Pan Hsiung | ||||||
Music by | Chow Fu-liang | ||||||
Distributed by | Seasonal Film Corporation | ||||||
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Running time | 110 minutes | ||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||
Box office | US$16.5 million (est.) |
Drunken Master was a large success at the Hong Kong box office, earning two and a half times the revenue of the already-successful Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.[2][3] It is considered an early milestone of the kung fu comedy genre that established Jackie Chan as one of Asia's most popular actors, and popularised the Zui Quan ("drunken fist") infused with a unique animal-fighting style. In 2017, it was ranked number 3 on GamesRadar's list of 50 greatest kung fu movies of all time.[4] It spawned an official sequel, Drunken Master II (1994), and several spin-offs. It had a significant cultural impact, inspiring numerous later films, music, manga, anime and video games.