Shaolin Drunkard

Name: Tian shi zhuang xie
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1983-08-24
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Cheung-Yan Yuen, Lung Chin, Tin-Shing Ho

Original title: Tian shi zhuang xie

1983
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

330

YOUR RATING

Thriller

A half man/demon is being guarded by a drunken Shaolin magician named Chan at the Shaolin temple. One day, Chan sneaks out to go on a drinking splurge, and the man/demon escapes. Chan, and h... Read allA half man/demon is being guarded by a drunken Shaolin magician named Chan at the Shaolin temple. One day, Chan sneaks out to go on a drinking splurge, and the man/demon escapes. Chan, and his friend Ah Yuen, and his bride-to-be, plus Grandma Yau, help Chan to capture the evil ma... Read allA half man/demon is being guarded by a drunken Shaolin magician named Chan at the Shaolin temple. One day, Chan sneaks out to go on a drinking splurge, and the man/demon escapes. Chan, and his friend Ah Yuen, and his bride-to-be, plus Grandma Yau, help Chan to capture the evil magician and return him back to Shaolin.

Director
- Woo-Ping Yuen
Writers
- Chung-Hsing Chao
- Woo-Ping Yuen
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

330

YOUR RATING

Director
- Woo-Ping Yuen
Writers
- Chung-Hsing Chao
- Woo-Ping Yuen
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Featured review

7/10

Hooray, Drunkard saves the Day!

Absolutely bizarre.

This film wastes no time getting started and never really lets up. Lots of magic kung fu. Lots of crude silly 80's HK humor. Over the top acting, insane set design, lots of puppets and a giant poisonous frog! The filming is fast and cheap so some of the editing and continuity is haphazard. The martial arts are silly most of the time but the last big fight scene is very good in it's own weird way. If you like films with some sort of serious subtext then run fast from this one. Nothing is serious here. At one point early on, the Drunkard sinks into the stone floor until his feet are by his face! No explanation on what's going on or why he's doing it! If you can't stand a film this weird, you've been warned.

The same team did Taoism Drunkard and Young Taoism Fighter. All recommended.