Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) is sent to train under his uncle a wine-guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brutal teacher's cruel regime he flees but is confronted humiliated and beaten senseless by a hired assassin (Hwang Jang Lee). Angry ashamed hungry for revenge the wayward Fei Hung returns to his drunken master... The second collaboration between director Yuen Woo Ping and Jackie Chan was a huge box-office hit. A mind-bending blend of madcap martial arts action and demented slapstick Drunken Master ushered in the new genre... of comedy kung-fu and established Chan as its uncontested king. [show more]
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Seminal martial arts movie which capitalised on Jackie Chan's overnight success in 'Snake In the Eagle's Shadow' and firmly heralded the arrival of a new genre, comedy-kung fu. Chan apparently contributed re-writes to much of the film, notably the hilarious climatic 'Eight Drunken Fairies' fight sequence. Wong Fei Hung (Chan) is sent to train under his Uncle, a wine-guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brutal teacher's regime Fei Hung runs away but is confronted and beaten senseless by a hired assassin (Hwang Jang Lee). Angry and ashamed Fei Hung is forced to return to his drunken master.
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