Jui kuen (1978)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Woo-ping Yuen

Writers:

Hsiao Lung (writer)
See-Yuen Ng (writer)

Release Date:

5 October 1978 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Action

Plot:

An undisciplined boy must learn Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop an assassin.

Plot Keywords:

Master | Kung Fu | Fight | Slapstick | Revenge

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Wong Fei-Hung (as Jacky Chan)
Siu Tien Yuen	...	Su Hua Chi / Sam Seed
Jang Lee Hwang	...	Thunderleg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ching Chiang
Ging Man Fung	...	Mr. Li
Hsia Hsu	...	King of Bamboo
Chiao Lin
Linda Lin	...	Fei-hung's aunt
Ying Li
Chen Tien Loong	...	Bully
Dean Shek	...	Professor Kai-Hsien
Fu Tsan Shih
Kien Shih
Casanova Wong
Pan Pan Yeung
Brandy Yuen
Shun-Yee Yuen	...	Chen Kuo-Wei

Also Known As:

Challenge (India: English title)
Drunken Fist (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) (literal title)
Drunken Master (International: English title) (video title)
Drunken Monkey in the Tiger's Eyes (Hong Kong: English title)
Eagle Claw, Snake Fist, Cat's Paw, Part 2
The Drunken Master (Philippines: English title)
Zui quan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence and language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:12 | UK:12 (video rating) (2007) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | West Germany:16 (heavily cut) | UK:X (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) | USA:R (original rating)

Company:

Seasonal Film Corporation

Trivia:

For many of the more athletic sequences, the 66-year-old Siu Tien Yuen was doubled by his sons, Cheung-Yan Yuen and director Woo-ping Yuen.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Won Fei Hung is beaten by Thunderleg and offered Beggar Su some wine, he drops the bowl, and Su catches it. If you slow-mo the DVD, for a split second you can see that the bowl goes past Su's foot, which is coming up to catch it. The film then cuts to a shot where the bowl is on Su's foot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fight Science (2006) (TV)

Original kung-fu comedy with Jackie Chan at his finest

All I have to say about this one…just amazing. To think that Jackie Chan has fallen so far from Grace, from this masterpiece to the likes of The Tuxedo, The Medallion, and Around the World in 80 Days. This was one of the first movies to combine slapstick humor with awesome kung-fu, and it does a superb job of it.

This is the story of a young misfit who, instead of being kicked out of his home by his father for his mischief, is sentenced to stay with his great uncle to learn discipline. Upon knowing how notorious this man is, Jackie Chan runs away only to accidentally run into him and learn the ways of the Drunken Master. The combat scenes are very well acted, and this movie includes some funny and terrific dialogue. The final battle scene where Jackie Chan demonstrates what he learned of the Eight Drunken Gods to battle a famed assassin is both humorous and suspenseful. I recommend this movie to lovers of action and comedy alike. 8/10