Drunken Monkey (film)

Drunken Monkey


Traditional	醉馬騮
Simplified	醉马骝
Mandarin	Zuì Mǎliú
Cantonese	Zeoi³ Maa³lau⁴
Directed by	Lau Kar-leung
Produced by	Mona Fong
Written by	Li Pak-ling
Starring	Lau Kar-leung Wu Jing Shannon Yao Chik Kun-kwan
Music by	Tommy Wai
Cinematography	Wong Po Man
Edited by	Kit-Wai Kai
Production company	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates	5 May 2003 (2003-05-05)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$ 153,560

Drunken Monkey is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Lau Kar-leung. It was the first kung fu film released by the Shaw Brothers Studio in two decades. This was the final film Kar-leung directed before dying on June 25, 2013.^[1]

Cast

Lau Kar-leung as Master Man Bill
Wu Jing as Great Uncle Tak
Lau Wing-kin as Chan Kai-yip
Shannon Yao as Siu-Ma
Chi Kuan-chun as Yui Hoi-Yeung
Gordon Liu as Detective Hung Yat Fu
Lau Kar-wing as Fighter in the beginning
Li Hai-tao

Release

Drunken Monkey was released in Hong Kong on 5 May 2003.^[2] It grossed a total of HK$153,560.^[2]

Reception

Ken Eisner of Variety wrote that the film's fight choreography overcomes its cheesiness and derivative story.^[3] David Cornelius of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "When the action's on, "Drunken Monkey" is a total blast. When the action's off, Drunken Monkey is a total snooze."^[4]

References

↑ West 2006, p. 119.
1 2 "Drunken Monkey". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
↑ Eisner, Ken (23 January 2004). "Review: 'Drunken Monkey'". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
↑ Cornelius, David (13 August 2007). "Drunken Monkey". DVD Talk. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

West, David (2006). Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 0-7864-4460-6.

External links

Drunken Monkey at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Lau Kar-leung

Challenge of the Masters (1976)
Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
The Deadly Mantis (1978)
Heroes of the East (1978)
Deadly Strike (1978)
Dirty Ho (1979)
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
My Young Auntie (1981)
Martial Club (1981)
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
Cat vs Rat (1982)
Lady Is the Boss (1983)
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
Tiger on Beat (1988)
Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Drunken Master III (1994)
Drunken Monkey (2003)

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