Taoism Drunkard
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鬼馬天師
Simplified Chinese鬼马天师
Directed byYuen Cheung-yan
Starring
  • Yuen Cheung-yan
  • Yuen Yat-chor
Production
company
Distributed byOcean Shores Video[1]
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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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