They called him Bone Breaker

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Movie
German title They called him Bone Breaker
Original title 醉拳
Jui kuen
Country of production Hong Kong
original language Cantonese
Publishing year 1978
length approx. 89 minutes /
Extended Version :
approx. 106 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Yuen woo-ping
script Hsiao Lung
Yuen Woo-Ping
production Ng See-Yuen
music Wu Wai-lap
camera Hui Chang
occupation
chronology

Successor  →
Drunken Master II

They called him bone crusher (original title: Chinese  醉拳 , Pinyin Zuìquán , Jyutping Zeoi 3 kyun 4  - "literally drunk fist, analogous to the fighting technique of the drunken" 1 , international title: "Drunken Master - The Beginning", alternative title: "The superbomber with the quick fist ”) is a martial arts film with Jackie Chan , which was filmed in Hong Kong in 1978 by Yuen Woo-Ping . The film is the first in a film series in which the life of the popular Chinese doctor and national hero Wong Fei Hung is illuminated, even if the portrayal is exaggerated.

action

The film begins with the introduction of the fighter Yen Tie Hsin, also known as Thunder Foot. He is a very capable kung fu fighter, but also very notorious because he abuses his skills for his work as a contract killer. So he receives the order to kill the four door fist champion Charlie Wei. Thunderfuss rejects a counter offer, Weis to kill the client again and to collect double the sum, and carries out his deadly mission.

Wong Fei Hung is a student in his father Wong Kei Ying's kung fu school , where the group is taught by an incompetent teacher. The cocky Fei Hung makes fun of it, annoying the teacher and exposing his style as amateur. After class, the group spends their free time in their village where they are eating. They see a pretty girl. Fei Hung bets his pals that he can get the girl to kiss him. To do this, he pretends to have been accidentally stabbed in the eye of the girl with a hairpin, whereupon the girl kisses him involuntarily. When the girl is startled at the sight of a snake, she jumps into his arms. However, an older lady sees through the scene and accuses Fei Hung of molesting her. Injured in his pride, Fei Hung provokes a fight, which he surprisingly loses and flees. The mighty Lee's son is out and about at the village market and is rampaging around there. He tries to cheat a trader for his jade and beat him up. At that moment, Fei Hung appears and stands up for the dealer and gives Lee a beating.

Upon his return home, Fei Hung is shocked to discover that it is the old lady and the girl from the market, his aunt and her daughter. A short time later, Fei Hung's cousin explains the incidents at the market, which makes Kei Ying very angry and he is about to kill his son, which his sister prevents. At the same moment Lee appears with his injured son and demands redress from Kei Ying. However, Fei Hung's aunt suggests resolving the matter in a fight that Fei Hung can win. Nevertheless, Kei Ying is disappointed in his son and wants to discipline him more strictly. For this purpose, he should spend five hours every day in the horse position, where he also carries weights on his wrists and is supposed to juggle several tea bowls with hot water in different places. In addition, he is bullied by the vengeful teacher of the Kung Fu school. Fei Hung's buddy manages to organize a stool unnoticed, which makes his position more comfortable. However, Kei Ying finds out and is forced to hand over discipline to Fei Hung's great-uncle So Hai. After further disciplinary action, Fei Hung learns from his buddy that So Hai has a reputation for molesting, which is why Fei Hung runs away from home in fear.

But this is of no use to Fei Hung. After trying to snot his way through a restaurant, Fei Hung gets help from an old, drunk beggar who can easily cope with the lynch mob who wants to fuck the boy. Fei Hung and the old beggar escape, but he learns that the old beggar is So Hai of all people. Fei Hung is forced to go with him, where So Hai takes him to the basics of the case school. During the night Fei Hung tries to escape for the first time, but is stopped by So Hai. The next day, he is supposed to pour water from various jugs, which he uses to jump into a jug and pretend that he is drowning. So Hai falls for it, Fei Hung manages to pull him into the jug and locks the lid with a stone. When So Hai can free himself, Fei Hung is long gone.

Unfortunately, Fei Hung tries to dry his wet clothes in the same place Thunderfoot picks up his orders. So it happens that Thunder Foot actually appears and Fei Hung asks to leave, but this refuses. Thunderfoot attacks like this. Fei Hung has no chance and is quickly defeated and humiliated. Injured in his pride, he withdraws and returns to So Hai, who initially gave him the cold shoulder. However, he recognizes Fei Hung's remorse and accepts him again, even if Fei Hung accidentally burns his pants. Fei Hung is now submitting to So Hai's training, but continues to try to gloss over his results, which his master always finds out and makes the tasks more and more difficult.

After a series of exercises in which Fei Hung has to crack walnuts with his bare fingers, the two of them go to the village, where they bet on their money at an illegal shell game stand. Thanks to So Hai's reflexes, he wins game after game. When another game master takes over, So Hai finds that he is trying to cheat on him, which leads to a fight. It becomes clear that the second game master has a fighting style that is built around his hard head butts. So Hai and Fei Hung only manage to defeat him with the help of a hammer. Back in So Hai's hut, he notices that his supply of wine has run out and asks Fei Hung to get new ones. With the money, however, Fei Hung goes to eat extensively in a restaurant and has no more money for the wine. So he fills the wine jug with water. On his return, Fei Hung discovers that So Hai is being attacked by the game master and a second attacker, the so-called bamboo king Hsu Chieng-Tien, who is fighting with a large bamboo stick. He throws the jug to So Hai, who is shocked to discover that it is only filled with water. In this way, the Spielmeister and Bambusking can put So Hai and Fei Hung in trouble who can only flee.

After Bambusking and his companion have left, Fei Hung and So Hai have a discussion over dinner. So Hai explains that he only desecrated Fei Hung in order to harden him and make him a better martial artist who is learning to appreciate the basics. So Hai sees the time has come to initiate Fei Hung into the depths of his martial art, the style of the eight drunken gods (see Eight Immortals ). But this is only possible if Fei Hung has drunk plenty of alcohol, which starts immediately. So Hai teaches style at the right level, with Fei Hung neglecting the effeminate style of the drunken goddess Ho.

Meanwhile, Kei Yang gets another visit from Lee. He wants to buy a piece of land from him, after which some of his ancestors were buried there and thus a curse on the family. But Kei Yang knows the real reason, so this area is rich in raw materials, which would make their owners extremely rich. Lee tries to persuade Kei Yang to sell with a generous offer, but he finally refuses. Angry, Lee threatens Kei Yang and leaves his property. Shortly afterwards, he hires Donnerfuß to kill Kei Yang.

Fei Hung has now entered Bambusking's property, where a party is being prepared. When Bambusking sees him, he has his stick brought and begins a fight with Fei Hung. Equipped with his new martial arts and with plenty of alcohol in his blood, Fei Hung has no more problems. Bambusking allows himself to be confused and is thus defeated. Fei Hung wounded Bambusking badly. He then grabs two large amphorae with wine and wants to surprise So Hai with them. However, he is no longer in his hut. Fei Hung finds a farewell letter, after which So Hai goes out into the world again and thanks him for the time he has spent with him. With the advice of practicing regularly and being a good son to his father, he leaves him his wine jug. However, Fei Hung So Hai tries to run after him.

Meanwhile, Kei Yung has been lured from his property by a man who reports that he has been attacked by bandits. Kei Yung mobilizes his students and goes ahead. When he suddenly stands alone in a clearing, it turns out that this is a trap from Thunderfoot. This attacks him immediately and puts him in dire straits. Fei Hung appears shortly afterwards and comes to his father's aid. In doing so, he realizes that Donnerfuß is the type of yore who humiliated him. Before the fight between Fei Hung and Thunderfoot begins, So Hai appears, who wants to watch the fight and the progress of Fei Hung. He gives him a bottle of strong sake so that he can better implement the style. Fei Hung can stand up to Donnerfuß. But when he started using new techniques, he surprised Fei Hung and even impressed So Hai. In the process, Fei Hung learns the importance of the style of the goddess Ho and can turn the tide. In the end, he can defeat Thunderboot and kill.

criticism

"Kung Fu film that does not take itself very seriously, but is too weak in its criticism to be considered a parody of the genre."

- Lexicon of international film

Trivia

  • The film was a huge commercial success in Asia, it helped Jackie Chan to a contract with the successful production company Golden Harvest and led to a significant increase in the budget of his films.
  • One of the novelties of the film was the exaggerated portrayal of the famous doctor and national hero Wong Fei Hung as a naughty boy.
  • The Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama was inspired by the film for his manga Dragonball . On closer inspection, you can see certain finger positions of the characters, which are similar to those of Jackie Chan in this film.
  • The extended version was re-dubbed and the name of the protagonist was taken from the English version. Chan's represented character is no longer called Wong Fan An, but Freddy Wong.
  • Speech sequences from the film are used in the piece "Half drunk" by the English dubstep artist FuntCase.
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1The character “Zui - 醉 ” means to be drunk, while the character “Quan - 拳 ” means “Quanfa - 拳法 ” in the context of martial arts and not just the anatomical fist alone. The Chinese term "Quanfa" is linguistically a "compound word" a syllable word that stands for " 拳術的技法  /  拳术的技法 - Chinese technique of boxing is". It is often, "Chinese with" Chinese fist fighting technique "," Chinese box technique " boxes ", "Technology of the Chinese martial art ", " Kungfu " translated etc..

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Drunken Master (1978). In: hkmdb.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  2. ↑ They called him Bone Breaker. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ^ Term "zui - 醉". In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, English, French).
  4. ^ Term "zui - 醉". In: leo.org . Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, German).
  5. ↑ Term “quan - 拳”. In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, English, French).
  6. ↑ Term “quan - 拳”. In: leo.org . Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, German).
  7. ↑ term "quanfa -拳法". In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, English, French).
  8. ↑ term "quanfa -拳法". In: xh.5156edu.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese).
  9. ↑ term "Quanshu -拳术(拳術)". In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  10. ↑ Term “jifa - 技法”. In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Chinese, German, English).