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{{About| Drunken Monkey (Film)|the Chinese Martial Art|Drunken Monkey|the smoothie bar chain|Drunken Monkey (Smoothie Bar Chain)}}
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| name = Drunken Monkey
| name = Drunken Monkey
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| traditional = 醉馬騮
| t = 醉馬騮
| simplified = 醉马骝
| s = 醉马骝
| pinyin = Zuì Mǎliú
| p = Zuì Mǎliú
| jyutping = Zeoi3 Maa3lau4}}
| j = Zeoi3 Maa3lau4}}
| image = DrunkenMonkey2002FilmDVDCover.jpg
| image = DrunkenMonkey2002FilmDVDCover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Lau Kar-leung]]
| director = [[Lau Kar-leung]]
| producer = [[Mona Fong]]
| producer = [[Mona Fong]]
| writer = [[Li Pak-ling]]
| writer = Li Pak-ling
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| starring = Lau Kar-leung<br>[[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]]<br/>Shannon Yao<br/>[[Chi Kuan Chun|Chik Kun-kwan]]
| narrator =
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| starring = [[Lau Kar-leung]]<br>[[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]]<br/>[[Shannon Yao]]<br/>[[Chi Kuan Chun|Chik Kun-kwan]]
| music = Tommy Wai
| music = Tommy Wai
| cinematography = Wong Po Man
| cinematography = Wong Po-man
| editing = Kit-Wai Kai
| editing = Kai Kit-wai
| studio = [[Shaw Brothers Studio]]
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released =
| released = {{film date|2003|05|05|df=yes}}
| runtime = 97 min
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| language = Cantonese
| budget =
| gross = HK$ 153,560
| gross = HK$ 153,560
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'''''Drunken Monkey''''' is a 2003 [[kung fu]] film directed by [[Lau Kar-leung]]. It was the first kung fu film released by the [[Shaw Brothers Studio]] in two decades.<ref>West, 2006. p.119</ref>
'''''Drunken Monkey''''' is a 2003 Hong Kong [[martial arts film|martial arts]] [[comedy film]] starring and directed by [[Lau Kar-leung]] in his last film directorial effort before his death on 25 June 2013.{{sfn|West|2006|p=119}} The film co-stars [[Wu Jing (actor)|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 as well as the first Shaw Brothers movie to be released in the 21st century.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
*[[Lau Kar-leung]] as Master Man Bill
* [[Lau Kar-leung]] as Master Man Bill
*[[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]] as Great Uncle Tak
* [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]] as Great Uncle Tak
*[[Lau Wing Kin]] as Chan Kai Yip
* Lau Wing-kin as Chan Kai-yip
*[[Shannon Yao]] as Siu-Ma
* Shannon Yao as Siu-ma
*[[Chi Kuan Chun|Kuan-Chun Chi]] as Yui Hoi-Yeung
* [[Chi Kuan-chun]] as Yui Hoi-yeung
*[[Gordon Liu]] as Detective Hung Yat Fu
* [[Gordon Liu]] as Detective Hung Yat Fu
*[[Lau Kar Wing]] as Fighter in the beginning
* [[Lau Kar-wing]] as Fighter in the beginning
*[[Li Hai Tao]]
* Li Hai-tao


==Release==
== Release ==
''Drunken Monkey'' was released in Hong Kong on 5 May 2003.<ref name="hkfa">{{cite web|url=http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12958H9J44U85.155&profile=hkfa&uri=full=3100024@!42237@!0&ri=2&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&source=192.168.110.61@!horizon&ipp=20&staffonly=&term=Drunken+monkey&index=FILMBRP&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2|work=Hong Kong Film Archive|accessdate=24 January 2011|title=Drunken Monkey}}</ref> It grossed a total of HK$ 153,560.<ref name="hkfa" />
''Drunken Monkey'' was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 5 May 2003.<ref name="hkfa">{{cite web|url=http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12958H9J44U85.155&profile=hkfa&uri=full=3100024@!42237@!0&ri=2&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&source=192.168.110.61@!horizon&ipp=20&staffonly=&term=Drunken+monkey&index=FILMBRP&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2|work=Hong Kong Film Archive|access-date=24 January 2011|title=Drunken Monkey|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516182507/http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12958H9J44U85.155&profile=hkfa&uri=full%3D3100024%40%2142237%40%210&ri=2&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&source=192.168.110.61%40%21horizon&ipp=20&staffonly=&term=Drunken+monkey&index=FILMBRP&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2|archive-date=16 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It grossed a total of HK$153,560.<ref name="hkfa" />


==Notes==
== Reception ==
Ken Eisner of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that the film's fight choreography overcomes its cheesiness and derivative story.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/drunken-monkey-1200536855/|title=Review: 'Drunken Monkey'|last=Eisner|first=Ken|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=23 January 2004|access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/29794/drunken-monkey/|title=Drunken Monkey|last=Cornelius|first=David|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=13 August 2007|access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref>

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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


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===References===
* {{Cite book
* {{Cite book
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| last= West
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|year= 2006
|year= 2006
|isbn= 0-7864-4460-6
|isbn= 0-7864-4460-6
|url=https://archive.org/details/chasingdragonsin0000west
|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=vZFWu7EZwNEC
| url-access= registration
|accessdate=24 January 2011
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0367602}}


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{{Lau Kar-leung}}


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Latest revision as of 12:38, 10 December 2024

This article is about Drunken Monkey (Film). For the Chinese Martial Art, see Drunken Monkey. For the smoothie bar chain, see Drunken Monkey (Smoothie Bar Chain).

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
company
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 as well as the first Shaw Brothers movie to be released in the 21st century.

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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