Dance of the Drunk Mantis
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Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping |
Written by | Ng See-yuen Lung Hsiao |
Produced by | Ng See-yuen |
Starring | Yuen Siu-tien Hwang Jang-lee Linda Lin Yuen Shun-yi Charlie Shek Yuen Kwai |
Cinematography | Cheung Hoi |
Edited by | Pan Hsiung Allan Poon |
Music by | Chen Fei-chi |
Distributed by | Seasonal Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Dance of the Drunk Mantis (Chinese: 南北醉拳) is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Yuen Siu-tien's real-life son Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Ng See-yuen, who also writer with Lung Hsiao. It stars Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, Linda Lin, Yuen Shun-yi, Charlie Shek and Yuen Kwai. This was Yuen Siu-tien's final film appearance before his death on 8 January 1979 from a heart attack. The film was released on 27 June 1979.
Plot
One year after training a young
However, Foggy returns home to warn Beggar So, who has been injured by Rubber Legs. Beggar So sends Foggy to a sickness teacher for herbs to cure him, and the doctor teaches him a dreaded style called 'Sickness Boxing'. Now, armed with this sick form of fighting, Foggy is ready for Drunk Mantis. In the end, Foggy goes berserk and kills Rubber Legs. Unable to escape from his trance, he sees Rubber Legs when he looks at Beggar So and attacks him. The film closes with a freeze frame as Foggy leaps after his adopted father as the doctor watches on.
Cast
- Beggar So/ Sam Seed
- Hwang Jang-lee – Rubber Legs
- Linda Lin Ying – Beggar So's wife
- Yuen Shun-yi – Foggy
- Charlie Shek – Moneybags
- Yuen Kwai – Rubber Legs' student
- David Wu – Pickpocket
- Yen Shi-kwan – Sickness Master
- Brandy Yuen – Fake Sam Seed
- Sharon Noble – Various Women
See also
- List of Hong Kong films
- Wong Fei-hung filmography
External links