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Drunken Monkey (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Drunken Monkey' is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Lau Kar-leung. It was the first kung fu film released by the Shaw Brothers Studio in two decades. This was the final film Kar-leung directed before dying on June 25, 2013.
Cast
* Lau Kar-leung as Master Man Bill
* Wu Jing as Great Uncle Tak
* Lau Wing-kin as Chan Kai-yip
* Shannon Yao as Siu-Ma
* Chi Kuan-chun as Yui Hoi-Yeung
* Gordon Liu as Detective Hung Yat Fu
* Lau Kar-wing as Fighter in the beginning
* Li Hai-tao
Release
'Drunken Monkey' was released in Hong Kong on 5 May 2003. It grossed a total of HK$153,560.
Reception
Ken Eisner of 'Variety' wrote that the film's fight choreography overcomes its cheesiness and derivative story. 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."
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