Drunken Monkey (film)

Drunken Monkey is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Lau Kar-leung. It was the first kung fu film released by the Shaw Brothers Studio in two decades. This was the final film Lau directed before dying on June 25, 2013.

Cast

 * Lau Kar-leung as Master Man Bill
 * Wu Jing as Great Uncle Tak
 * Lau Wing-kin as Chan Kai-yip
 * Shannon Yao as Siu-Ma
 * Chi Kuan-chun as Yui Hoi-Yeung
 * Gordon Liu as Detective Hung Yat Fu
 * Lau Kar-wing as Fighter in the beginning
 * Li Hai-tao

Release
Drunken Monkey was released in Hong Kong on 5 May 2003. It grossed a total of HK$153,560.

Reception
Ken Eisner of Variety wrote that the film's fight choreography overcomes its cheesiness and derivative story. David Cornelius of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "When the action's on, 'Drunken Monkey' is a total blast. When the action's off, 'Drunken Monkey' is a total snooze."