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.[1]
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Traditional | 醉馬騮 |
Simplified | 醉马骝 |
Mandarin | Zuì Mǎliú |
Cantonese | Zeoi3 Maa3lau4 |
Directed by | Lau Kar-leung |
Written by | Li Pak-ling |
Produced by | Mona Fong |
Starring | Lau Kar-leung Wu Jing Shannon Yao Chik Kun-kwan |
Cinematography | Wong Po Man |
Edited by | Kit-Wai Kai |
Music by | Tommy Wai |
Production company | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$ 153,560 |
Drunken Monkey was released in Hong Kong on 5 May 2003.[2] It grossed a total of HK$153,560.[2]
Ken Eisner of Variety wrote that the film's fight choreography overcomes its cheesiness and derivative story.[3] 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."[4]
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