Drunken Monkey (film)

Drunken Monkey
Traditional	醉馬騮
Simplified	醉马骝
Mandarin	Zuì Mǎliú
Cantonese	Zeoi^3 Maa^3lau^4
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
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

1. West 2006, p. 119.
2. "Drunken Monkey". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
3. Eisner, Ken (23 January 2004). "Review: 'Drunken Monkey'". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
4. 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