Taoism Drunkard

Taoism Drunkard
Taoism Drunkard
	Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鬼馬天師
Simplified Chinese	鬼马天师
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǐ mǎ tiān shī
Directed by	Yuen Cheung-yan
Starring	Yuen Cheung-yan; Yuen Yat-chor;
Production; company	Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
Distributed by	Ocean Shores Video
Release date	1984;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Taoism Drunkard (鬼馬天師; Guǐ mǎ tiān shī), also known as Drunken Wu-Tang,^[1] is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Cheung-yan, who also stars in the film alongside his brother Yuen Yat-chor;^[2] the two are part of the sibling filmmaking team known as the Yuen Brothers or the Yuen Clan, who produced the similarly themed Shaolin Drunkard (1983).^[3]

Reception[edit]

In their 1995 book The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, authors Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer and Ric Meyers gave Taoism Drunkard a score of two-and-a-half out of four stars, calling it "one of the strangest kung fu comedies we've ever seen".^[4]

Home media[edit]

Taoism Drunkard was released on LaserDisc by Ocean Shores Video, and Video CD (VCD) by Mega Star Video Distribution.^[1] In the United States, the film was released on VHS by Arena Home Video under the title Drunken Wu-Tang.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Arena Aretitlings Galore". Video Watchdog. No. 49–54. 1999. p. 5. ISSN 1070-9991.
^ Stokes, Lisa Odham; Rachel, Braaten (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema (Second ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 581. ISBN 978-1538120613.
^ McGee, Scott (2022). Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts (Turner Classic Movies). Running Press. ISBN 978-0762474844.
^ Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0810830271.

External links[edit]

Taoism Drunkard at IMDb

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[Video_Watchdog_1999-1] "Arena Aretitlings Galore". Video Watchdog. No. 49–54. 1999. p. 5. ISSN 1070-9991.

[2] Stokes, Lisa Odham; Rachel, Braaten (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema (Second ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 581. ISBN 978-1538120613.

[3] McGee, Scott (2022). Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts (Turner Classic Movies). Running Press. ISBN 978-0762474844.

[4] Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0810830271.

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