Drunken Master

Drunken Master
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	醉拳
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zeoi3 Kyun4
Directed by	Yuen Woo-ping
Written by	Siao Lung Ng See-yuen
Produced by	Ng See-yuen
Starring	Jackie Chan Yuen Siu-tien Hwang Jang-lee Dean Shek
Cinematography	Chang Hui
Edited by	Pan Hsiung
Music by	Chow Fu-liang
Distributed by	Seasonal Film Corporation
Release date	5 October 1978 (1978-10-05)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	US$16.5 million (est.)

Drunken Master and also known as Drunken Master The Beginning Chinese: 醉拳; lit. 'Drunken Fist and Jui Kuen' is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping.^[1] The film features much of the same crew as Yuen's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow released earlier the same year, including lead actors Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, and Hwang Jang-lee; although narratively unrelated, Drunken Master bears similarities to Snake in the Eagle's Shadow in its story and style.

Drunken Master was a large success at the Hong Kong box office, earning two and a half times the revenue of the already-successful Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.^[2][3] It is considered an early milestone of the kung fu comedy genre that established Jackie Chan as one of Asia's most popular actors, and popularised the Zui Quan ("drunken fist") infused with a unique animal-fighting style. In 2017, it was ranked number 3 on GamesRadar's list of 50 greatest kung fu movies of all time.^[4] It spawned an official sequel, Drunken Master II (1994), and several spin-offs. It had a significant cultural impact, inspiring numerous later films, music, manga, anime and video games.