Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979)

Original title

Nan bei zui quan

Directed by

Yuen Woo-ping

Genre

comedy film, action film, martial arts film, kung fu film

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

18A

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A kung fu master teaches his unique drunken style to a young student. The student must use this unusual fighting technique to face off against a deadly opponent.

comedicenergeticwhimsicallightheartedplayfulfast-pacedsillychaotic

What happens

Dance of the Drunk Mantis (Chinese: 南北醉拳) is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu comedy film directed by Yuen Siu-tien's real life son Yuen Woo-ping and written by Ng See-yuen and Lung Hsiao. It stars Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, Linda Lin, Yuen Shun-yi, Charlie Shek and Yuen Kwai. This was Yuen Siu-tien's final film appearance before his death on 8 January 1979. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 27 June 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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