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Drunken Master II (Jui Kuen II) is a martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-Leung and starring Jackie Chan as Wong Fei Hung, a legendary Chinese folk hero. The film was originally released in Hong Kong in 1994. After Chan became an established star in the United States, it was dubbed into English and released there in 2000 under the title Legend of Drunken Master. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x822, 143 KB) Summary http://images. ...
Lau Kar Leung 劉家良 (Mandarin: Liu Jialiang) is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts director and actor. ...
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Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ...
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Lau Kar Leung 劉家良 (Mandarin: Liu Jialiang) is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts director and actor. ...
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DVD cover Drunken Master (醉拳, zuì quán--literally drunken fist) is a movie directed by Yuen Wo Ping, starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu Tien (aka Simon Yuen), and Hwang Jang-Lee, first released in 1978. ...
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Lau Kar Leung 劉家良 (Mandarin: Liu Jialiang) is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts director and actor. ...
Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ...
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Although it is the follow up to Drunken Master (1978), it is not a direct storyline sequel and is more of a retelling of the original story. It is widely regarded by Chan's fans as being arguably his best film. DVD cover Drunken Master (醉拳, zuì quán--literally drunken fist) is a movie directed by Yuen Wo Ping, starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu Tien (aka Simon Yuen), and Hwang Jang-Lee, first released in 1978. ...
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Synopsis
The story concerns the misadventures of Wong Fei Hung as he accidentally becomes involved with the affairs of the British consul who is smuggling ancient Chinese artifacts out of the country. Wong Fei Hung battles the henchmen of the consul using the Zui Quan ("Drunken Boxing") style of martial arts. An added twist is that Wong Fei Hung becomes a more powerful fighter by consuming alcohol. But when he consumes too much alcohol, he becomes very sluggish, drunk, and unable to fight. That was what lead to his near downfall in the beginning of the movie. For the uses of Consul as Chief Magistrate of a (city) state, see Consul. ...
Zui Quan (Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 醉拳; pinyin: Zuì Quán, literally Drunken Fist, also known as Drunken Boxing or Drunkards Boxing) is a traditional Chinese martial art. ...
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The film ends with a fight scene lasting over 10 minutes against Ken Lo, who was one of Jackie Chan's bodyguards. The fight has been lauded as one of the most intense and technically astute scenes in movie history. It has been compared (favorably) to Chan's fights against kickboxer Benny Urquidez in Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever. Ken Low Wai-kwong (Chinese: ç›§æƒ å…‰, also known as Kenneth Low or Low Houi Kang) nickname Kwong Jai : Height 6ft , 165 lbs , Blood type : O , is a Hong Kong stuntman and actor born in Stung Treng , Cambodia on March 17th , 1959 . ...
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International versions Only the original region 0 release of the film is entirely uncut.
Of all the films in Chan's back-catalogue that received North American theatrical distribution, Drunken Master II was arguably tampered with the least. Apart from the title change to Legend of Drunken Master, English dubbing (Chan dubbed himself), and a new musical score, 35 seconds of the film were cut. The redubbed soundtrack also means the sound effects were changed, in some instances completely altering the rhythm of the fight scenes.[1] The cut was from the concluding scene in the Hong Kong print, which showed Chan's character having become blind and mentally challenged as a result of drinking industrial alcohol in the film's ultimate fight. Played for laughs, the scene was considered to be in bad taste by the American distributor, Dimension (a subsidiary of Miramax). 2-dimensional renderings (ie. ...
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The Australian (region 4) and Japanese (region 2) release featured the same cuts and re-scoring as the US release. The region 3 release had the original music intact, but the film was cut further.
The film has still not received a release on DVD in Europe, and no DVD preserving the original aspect ratio and the uncut version of the film with the original audio track have been made available to date.
Critical reception The Dimension release of The Legend of Drunken Master received strong reviews from North American critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds a 78% approval rating, with an 89% approval rating among the 'Cream of the Crop'.[2] 2-dimensional renderings (ie. ...
Roger Ebert, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of a possible four: Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...
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"When I did a seminar at the Hawaii Film Festival several years ago, comparing the physical comedy of Chan and Buster Keaton, martial arts fans brought in their bootleg Hong Kong laser discs of this film and told me that I had to see the final 20-minute fight sequence. They were correct. Coming at the end of a film filled with jaw-dropping action scenes, this extended virtuoso effort sets some kind of benchmark: It may not be possible to film a better fight scene."[3] Buster Keaton (born Joseph Frank Keaton, October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American silent film comic actor and filmmaker. ...
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"A half dozen years after its Asian release, and over two decades after the original Drunken Master made Jackie Chan a star in Hong Kong, The Legend of Drunken Master may be the most kick-ass demonstration yet, for the majority of American moviegoers, of what the fuss is all about: To many aficionados (who know the video as Drunken Master II), this 1994 favorite, remastered and dubbed in "classic" bad Chinese-accented English, showcases Chan in his impish glory, dazzling in his ability to make serious, complicated fighting look like devil-may-care fun."[4] DVD cover Drunken Master (醉拳, zuì quán--literally drunken fist) is a movie directed by Yuen Wo Ping, starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu Tien (aka Simon Yuen), and Hwang Jang-Lee, first released in 1978. ...
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"The Legend of Drunken Master is pretty typical Hong Kong Chan fare - five superior action sequences with a lot of failed comedy and mindless drivel padding out the running length. Most of the expository and character-building scenes fall into one of three categories: (1) inane, (2) incomprehensible, or (3) dull. The tone is also wildly inconsistent. Some sequences are laced with slapstick comedy while others are acutely uncomfortable as a result of torture and the nearly-abusive disciplining of a grown child by a parent. (Differences in culture make the latter seem more incongruous to American viewers than to Chinese movie-goers.) So it's up to the action to redeem the film - a feat it succeeds at, at least to a point."[5]
Box office Drunken Master II was an enormous success in Hong Kong, grossing HK$40,971,484 during its theatrical run. The success was somewhat surprising, considering reports of tension on the set between Chan and Lau Kar Leung, and that the 90s kung fu-vogue had more-or-less passed. ISO 4217 Code HKD User(s) Hong Kong Inflation 2. ...
Six years later, Drunken Master II was released in 1,345 North American theatres under the title, The Legend of Drunken Master. This slightly re-edited version received rave reviews, but it made only US$3,845,278 ($2,865 per screen) in its opening weekend, on its way to a US$11,555,430 total. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...
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Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ...
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lau (劉) Lau Kar-Leung (劉家良; Mandarin: Liu Jialiang, Liu Chia-Liang) (born August 1936) is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts film director, choreographer and actor. ...
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- 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Winner: Best Action Choreography (Chia-Liang Liu)
- Nomination: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lau (劉) Lau Kar-Leung (劉家良; Mandarin: Liu Jialiang, Liu Chia-Liang) (born August 1936) is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts film director, choreographer and actor. ...
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lau (劉) Lau Kar-Leung (劉家良; Mandarin: Liu Jialiang, Liu Chia-Liang) (born August 1936) is a famous Hong Kong Chinese martial arts film director, choreographer and actor. ...
Trivia - In the last scene, Jackie falls onto a pile of hot coals. According to his biography, I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action, those were real embers; he refused to use any special effects or substitutes, though a close examination of the scene reveals that he wore some protective equipment.
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