Drunken Master (1978)

Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by Beggar So (Yuen Siu-Tien), a master of drunken martial arts.

Director:

Woo-Ping Yuen

Writers:

Lung Hsiao (as Hua-An Hsi), See-Yuen Ng

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Siu Tin Yuen, Jang Lee Hwang

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Wong Fei-Hung (as Jacky Chan)
Siu Tin Yuen	...	Beggar So (as Yuen Hsiao Tien)
Jang Lee Hwang	...	Jim Ti-Sam (as Huang Cheng Li)
Dean Shek	...	Ko Choi (as Shih Tien)
Kau Lam	...	Wong Kei-Ying (as Chiao Lin)
Linda Lin	...	Fei-Hung's Aunt
Tien Lung Chen	...	Bully (as Chiang Wang)
Hsia Hsu	...	Ceoi King-Tin
Chiu Jun Lee	...	(as Shih Fu-Tsai)
Han Chen Wang	...	Restaurant Boss
Kwai Shan	...	Iron Head Rat (as Yung Liu)
Chin Chiang	...	Da Kuai-Dai
Shun-Yee Yuen	...	Chen Kuo-Wei
Ging Man Fung	...	Li Wan-Hao
Hui Tsai

Storyline

The father of Wong Fei-hong, who has been attempting to teach his son kung-fu, but has found him too disobedient to teach and decides to send him off to his uncle, a cruel and torturous master of the 8-Drunken Genii kung-fu. After much suffering the son comes back to rescue the father from an assassin.

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Plot Keywords:

kung fu | kung fu classic | kung fu master | cult film | martial arts | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence and language

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

5 October 1978 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Drunken Master

Filming Locations:

Jardim de Lou Lim Ioc - 10 Estrada de Adolfo de Loureiro, Sao Lazaro, Macau, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seasonal Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Woo-Ping Yuen: Man with Bucket of Greens.

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Goofs

The wire enabling Beggar So to pull Fei-Hung underneath the table at the restaurant.

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Connections

Featured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)

User Reviews

Two Thumbs Up, and Kicking the Crap Out of You, Like a Drunk...

What a wonderful film. This film has to rank amongst Chan's ultimate. There are so many incredible fights in this film, that you will certainly feel you're getting your money's worth.

The action is entertaining and beautiful. The comedy is rich and memorable.

I love the different factors that make a Hong Kong movie what it is. One of these factors is the quick zoom out from a shocked face, to the completed action. My favourite of these is in the restaurant, when Yuen Woo Ping's father laughs, then stops, as a fist comes into shot. The punch is blocked, and the camera zooms out, for the rest of the moves in the take. It's wonderful to watch, as it adds personality to the film, and tells you, "I'm from seventies Hong Kong, and I'm not gonna change for you!" Overall, one of my favourite films, and definitely one of Jackie's best.