Drunken Master and also known as Drunken Master The Beginning Chinese: 醉拳; lit. 'Drunken Fist and Jui Kuen' is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping.[1] The film features much of the same crew as Yuen's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow released earlier the same year, including lead actors Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, and Hwang Jang-lee; although narratively unrelated, Drunken Master bears similarities to Snake in the Eagle's Shadow in its story and style.
Drunken Master was a large success at the Hong Kong box office, earning two and a half times the revenue of the already-successful Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.[2][3] It is considered an early milestone of the kung fu comedy genre that established Jackie Chan as one of Asia's most popular actors, and popularised the Zui Quan ("drunken fist") infused with a unique animal-fighting style. In 2017, it was ranked number 3 on GamesRadar's list of 50 greatest kung fu movies of all time.[4] It spawned an official sequel, Drunken Master II (1994), and several spin-offs. It had a significant cultural impact, inspiring numerous later films, music, manga, anime and video games.
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^"HKMDb entry". Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978). Retrieved 17 April 2008.
^"The 25 best kung fu movies you have to see". GamesRadar. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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