Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
To find out more and book tickets visit thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/drunker-master
Join us for an exclusive live recording of the popular Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast, in which host Ben Johnson will be joined by Life of Action author Mike Fury to share the secrets behind the stunts.
The film that helped to make Jackie Chan a household name in Hong Kong, Drunken Master is a kung fu comedy classic which set the foundations for his future successes, from Police Story to Rush Hour. After one scrape too many, Wong Fei Hung (Chan) – a talented but arrogant young martial artist – is sentenced by his father to become an apprentice of Beggar So (Simon Yuen), a merciless and frequently inebriated master of ‘drunken boxing’. Dripping with hilarious set-pieces, this is an essential film in the development of Hong Kong action cinema.
The Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast will break down how this film revolutionised the kung fu movie genre, establishing a new star and kick-starting the career of Yuen Woo Ping, who would later become known for his outstanding fight choreography in huge international films including The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.
Part of Art of Action, a BFI FAN initiative supported through National Lottery.
To find out more and book tickets visit thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/drunker-master
Join us for an exclusive live recording of the popular Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast, in which host Ben Johnson will be joined by Life of Action author Mike Fury to share the secrets behind the stunts.
The film that helped to make Jackie Chan a household name in Hong Kong, Drunken Master is a kung fu comedy classic which set the foundations for his future successes, from Police Story to Rush Hour. After one scrape too many, Wong Fei Hung (Chan) – a talented but arrogant young martial artist – is sentenced by his father to become an apprentice of Beggar So (Simon Yuen), a merciless and frequently inebriated master of ‘drunken boxing’. Dripping with hilarious set-pieces, this is an essential film in the development of Hong Kong action cinema.
The Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast will break down how this film revolutionised the kung fu movie genre, establishing a new star and kick-starting the career of Yuen Woo Ping, who would later become known for his outstanding fight choreography in huge international films including The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.
Part of Art of Action, a BFI FAN initiative supported through National Lottery.
