Taoism Drunkard

Not to be confused with Shaolin Drunkard.
Taoism Drunkard
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鬼馬天師
Simplified Chinese鬼马天师
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǐ mǎ tiān shī
Directed byYuen Cheung-yan
Starring
  • Yuen Cheung-yan
  • Yuen Yat-chor
Production
company
Distributed byOcean Shores Video[1]
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Taoism Drunkard (鬼馬天師; Guǐ mǎ tiān shī), also known as Drunken Wu-Tang,[1] is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Cheung-yan, who also stars in the film alongside his brother Yuen Yat-chor;[2] the two are part of the sibling filmmaking team known as the Yuen Brothers or the Yuen Clan, who produced the similarly themed Shaolin Drunkard (1983).[3]

Reception

In their 1995 book The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, authors Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer and Ric Meyers gave Taoism Drunkard a score of two-and-a-half out of four stars, calling it "one of the strangest kung fu comedies we've ever seen".[4]

Home media

Taoism Drunkard was released on LaserDisc by Ocean Shores Video, and Video CD (VCD) by Mega Star Video Distribution.[1] In the United States, the film was released on VHS by Arena Home Video under the title Drunken Wu-Tang.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Arena Aretitlings Galore". Video Watchdog. No. 49–54. 1999. p. 5. ISSN 1070-9991.
  2. ^ Stokes, Lisa Odham; Rachel, Braaten (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema (Second ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 581. ISBN 978-1538120613.
  3. ^ McGee, Scott (2022). Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts (Turner Classic Movies). Running Press. ISBN 978-0762474844.
  4. ^ Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0810830271.


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