Jui kuen II (1994)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Edward Tang (screenplay) &
Man-Ming Tong (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

He's got a secret weapon with a lot of kick.

Plot:

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in...

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Kung Fu Master | Father Son Relationship | Embassy | Philosophy

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Wong Fei-hung
Lung Ti	...	Wong Kei-ying, Wong's Father
Anita Mui	...	Mrs. Wong, Fei-hung's Step-Mother
Felix Wong	...	Tsang
Chia-Liang Liu	...	General Fu Wen-Chi (as Lau Kar-Leung)
Ken Lo	...	John
Kar Lok Chin	...	Fo Sang
Ho-Sung Pak	...	Henry
Chi-Kwong Cheung	...	Tso
Yee San Hon	...	Hing
Andy Lau	...	Counter Intelligence Officer
Wing-Fong Ho	...	Fun
Chia Yung Liu	...	Marlon (as Kar Yung Lau)
Siu-Ming Lau	...	Chiu
Suki Kwan	...	Chiu's Wife

Also Known As:

Drunken Fist II (literal English title)
Drunken Master II (Hong Kong: English title)
Legend of the Drunken Master (USA)
Sui ken 2
The Legend of Drunken Master (USA) (new title)
Zui quan II (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content.

Runtime:

102 min | USA:99 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (US version) | Mono (original version) | Dolby Digital (US version) | DTS (US version)

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate #37367) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:12 | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Jackie Chan actually crawled over the burning hot coals two times. He felt he "didn't have the right rhythm" the first time he did it.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Fei-Hung gets pushed into the pit of fiery coals, his clothes get singed and filthy. As he gets out of the pit and tumbles down some stairs, his clothing is perfectly intact. When we see him at the bottom of the stairs, his clothes are tattered and dirty again.

Quotes:

Wong Fei-hong: Drinking gives Herculean strength!

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) (VG)

An amazing Chan vehicle; one of his best

Jackie Chan shows off (and delivers) the goods in this film. It follows a tradition of Chan starring movies in America (Rumble In the Bronx, Supercop, Supercop II, First Strike, Who Am I, Operation Condor and Operation Condor) that were hits in China some time ago and have been re-released here (in fact, except for Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon all of Chan's films are China made). This is one of his best.

The plot follows Chan as a young man who is a master in the art of drunken fighting (drinking before and druing a fight to gain action) who has to go up against art theieves and family betrayers. This plot is somewhat thin, and the dubbing makes The Crippled Masters look like Das Boot. But, the entertainment factor kicks in, and we see terrific fun. Only liability: this is a remake of the film that originally made Chan a celebrity in China, but in this film he is playing the same character (and he's 40). But still, it is a good enough film to almost not notice. A-