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Drunken Master features Chan and Yuen Siu-tien as fictionalized versions of martial artists Wong Fei-hung and Beggar So; in the film, Wong is an irreverent young man forced under the fierce tutelage of So, master of the drunken fighting style; although the two do not originally get along, Wong eventually gains humility and respect for So.
Articles relating to the film Drunken Master (1978), its sequels, and its spin-offs. The first film Drunken Master features fictionalized versions of the martial artists Wong Fei-hung and Beggar So; in the film, Wong is an irreverent young man forced under the fierce tutelage of So, master of the drunken fighting style; although the two do not originally get along, Wong eventually gains ...
Born during the late Qing Dynasty, So Chan was from Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, or Hunan according to one source, [1] he was skilled in unarmed Chinese martial arts skills, Drunken Eight Immortals Boxing (醉八仙), Shaolin staff (少林棍棒) said to be taught by the Shaolin monk Chan Fook, [2] and also brutal boxing (殘拳).
In the late 1970s, Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So (a.k.a. Sam Seed) in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in several films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real-life son Yuen Woo-ping .
The film is a sequel to Chan's 1978 film Drunken Master, directed by Yuen Woo-ping. Another film, Drunken Master III (1994, directed by Lau Kar-Leung) features little in common with either this or its predecessor, and is not considered a sequel. [by whom?] In 2005, Drunken Master II was named one of the top 100 best films of all time by Time ...
Drunken Master III is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Andy Lau, Michelle Reis, Willie Chi and Adam Cheng.This film was quickly produced after director Lau and Jackie Chan fell out on the set of Drunken Master II with the style of action and Lau decided to produce a more authentic entry in the Drunken Master film series. [1]
Dean Shek (17 June 1949 [1] – 20 September 2021), [2] also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong film actor and producer with over 72 film credits to his name.Shek was perhaps best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 film Drunken Master, Lung Sei in the 1987 film A Better Tomorrow II, and Snooker in the 1990 film The Dragon from Russia.
Lau was the third child of Lau Cham (Lau Jaam, 劉湛), a martial arts master who studied Hung Gar under Lam Sai-wing, a student of Wong Fei-hung. [8] He has a brother who makes a living in the film industry, actor/choreographer Lau Kar-wing , as does Gordon Liu , Lau's pupil and adopted godson to Lau's father, Lau Cham.