Drunken Monkey (film)

Drunken Monkey
Traditional Chinese醉馬騮
Simplified Chinese醉马骝
Hanyu PinyinZuì Mǎliú
JyutpingZeoi3 Maa3lau4
Directed byLau Kar-leung
Written byLi Pak-ling
Produced byMona Fong
StarringLau Kar-leung
Wu Jing
Shannon Yao
Chik Kun-kwan
CinematographyWong Po-man
Edited byKai Kit-wai
Music byTommy Wai
Production
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Release date
  • 5 May 2003 (2003-05-05)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$ 153,560

Drunken Monkey is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Lau Kar-leung in his last film directorial effort before his death on 25 June 2013.[1]. The film co-stars Wu Jing, Lau Wing-kina, and Shannon Yao. It was the first kung fu film released by the Shaw Brothers Studio in over 2 decades.

Cast

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Release

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

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ West 2006, p. 119.
  2. ^ a b "Drunken Monkey". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. 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.
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