The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 1h 42m movie Film Hong Kong

The Legend of Drunken Master

醉拳二

“He's got a secret weapon with a lot of kick.”

The Legend of Drunken Master sits in the top 6% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #46 of 836 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

醉拳二

“He's got a secret weapon with a lot of kick.”

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window

71 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Legend of Drunken Master sits at position #5.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994

  2. The Condor Heroes 95
    #2

    The Condor Heroes 95

    ★ 7.6 · 1995

  3. Fist of Legend
    #3

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994

  4. A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
    #4

    A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

    ★ 7.5 · 1995

  5. The Legend of Drunken Master

    #5

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994

  6. Iron Monkey
    #6

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993

  7. Flirting Scholar
    #7

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993

  8. Tai-Chi Master
    #8

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Legend of Drunken Master. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Legend of Drunken Master premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$10.0M
Budget
$11.6M
Revenue
$1.6M
Net Profit
1.2×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $98K per minute on screen and earned $113K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
862
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #46 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #22 of 516 (top 4%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Hong Kong Stuntman Association, Paragon Films Ltd.
Runtime 1h 42m
Release Date February 3, 1994
IMDb tt0111512

Themes & Motifs

  • friendship
  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • showdown
  • china
  • alcohol
  • parent child relationship
  • fistfight
  • duel
  • drinking
  • drunken master
  • early republican china
  • drunken boxing

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