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Drunken Master

1978 · 111 min

A buoyant, knockabout kung fu comedy where slapstick training and acrobatic fights keep you grinning from start to finish.

Tagline
The Original Kung Fu Comedy!
Overview
After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Yuen Woo-ping
Written by
Ng See-yuen, Hsiao Lung
Starring
Jackie Chan, Simon Yuen Siu-Tien, Hwang Jang-Lee, Dean Shek Tin, Hsu Hsia, Linda Lin Ying, Lam Kau, Max Lee Chiu-Chun
Music
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Cinematography
Cheung Hoi
Runtime
111 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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