Taoism Drunkard

1984 Hong Kong film

Taoism Drunkard

Theatrical release poster

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

鬼馬天師

Simplified Chinese

鬼马天师

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^[1]

Release date

1984 (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

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

^ ^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.