Drunken Master (1994)
Movie | |
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German title | Drunken Master |
Original title | Jui kuen II |
Country of production | Hong Kong |
original language | Cantonese |
Publishing year | 1994 |
length | 102 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
Rod | |
Director |
Liu Chia Liang Jackie Chan |
script |
Edward Tang Man-Ming Tong Gai Chi Yuen |
production | Golden Harvest |
music | Wu Wai Lap |
camera |
Tony Cheung Yiu-Tsou Cheung , Jingle Ma Man-wan Wong |
cut | Peter Cheung |
occupation | |
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Drunken Master (English: Drunken Master II , other titles see below) is an action and martial arts film with Jackie Chan, shot in Hong Kong in 1994 . It's after you called him Bone Breaker the second part of the Drunken Masters series.
action
Wong Fei Hung is on a train with his father and friends when he sees an old Manchurian officer rummaging through strange suitcases. When he tries to confront the old man, he flees under the standing train, where the two of them fight. The fight comes to an end when Hung's train leaves and he escapes the officer. When it is already too late, they both notice a mix-up: Hung has the old man's package which contains an old jade seal and he has Hung's ginseng.
When the two meet again a little later, it turns out that the officer of a gang around a corrupt English diplomat who want to move old cultural goods out of the country is on the heels. When Hung and the officer meet in a tea house, the two are attacked by the diplomat's henchmen, and Wong Fei Hung just manages to escape while the old man is killed. Thereupon Wong Fei Hung and his allies go to the hideout of the gangsters, a steelworks, where the big final battle takes place, which the protagonist can win thanks to his drunken boxing and lots of alcohol.
criticism
"The initially parodistic attitude of the film soon changes and is overlaid by a dull, brutal atmosphere, whereby the whole film looks like a single vehicle for Kung Fu old master Jackie Chan."
useful information
- The German distribution companies named the original Drunken Master film 16 years earlier. They called it Bone Breaker and the second part Drunken Master , which can lead to confusion. Other titles in this film are Drunken Monkey 2 , Drunken Fist 2 and The Legend of Drunken Master .
- During the filming of the final battle in the steel mill, Jackie Chan suffered severe burns on his scalp.
- The final 20-minute fight takes place between Jackie Chan and Ken Lo, who has been Jackie Chan's bodyguard since 1986.
- Jackie Chan fell out while filming with director Liu Chia Liang (also known as Lau Kar-leung). He then left the production and Chan took over the directing for the rest of the film (almost half) himself.
- Jackie Chan was almost 40 years old when it was shot and plays a 20 year old boy. His father is played by Ti Lung, who is only slightly older. Anita Mui, his stepmother in the film, is about 10 years younger than Chan.
- The film is on Time magazine's list of 100 best films .
- Jackie Chan's character was the model for the character of Lei Wulong from the Tekken game series , which can be recognized especially by the fighting style and some of the combat suits of the character.
- One of Chan's opponents is Ho-Sung Pak, who played the part of Liu Kang and Shang Tsung in the first Mortal Kombat video game.
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards 1995: Nominated in the category “Best Editing” (Peter Cheung). Winner in the category "Best Action Choreography" (Liu Chia Liang and Jackie Chan)
Web links
- Drunken Master in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Drunken Master in the online film database
- Comparison of the cut versions US Version - China DVD , International Version - China DVD by Drunken Master at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drunken Master. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .