Drunken Wu Tang aka Taoism Drunkard Miracle Fighters Shaolin Drunkard

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] The Miracle Fighters (Chinese: 奇門遁甲; pinyin: Qí Mén Dùn Jiǎ; Jyutping: Kei4 Mun4 Deon6 Gaap3; lit. 'Mysterious Gates Escape Technique') is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Bryan Leung, Yuen Cheung-yan and Yuen Yat-cho.[1] The film's action sequences features various elements of fantasy, including magic. It was followed by two thematic sequels, Shaolin Drunkard (1983) and Taoism Drunkard (1984), which are similar in style with unrelated storylines. Plot During the Qing Dynasty, Han Chinese and Manchu people were not allowed to marry each other. After he is found to have taken a Han wife, the Emperor commands Manchu soldier Ko Hung (Eddy Ko) to kill her.[3] When he refuses, he has to see his wife executed by soldiers. Ko Hung engages in a battle with the guards, and faces the powerful Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun-yi). Ko Hung takes the child prince hostage and flees the palace, but discovers during his escape that he has accidentally suffocated the prince to death. Ko Hung soon finds an infant under a tree. He adopts the boy and names him "Shu-kan", which is literally translated as "Tree Root". To cover up what he has done, he puts the prince's jade medallion on Shu-kan. Over a decade later, Sorcerer Bat discovers a drunken Ko and tries to kill him; during the battle Ko is blinded by an assassin’s poison powder. Shu-kan attempts to find medicine to cure Ko’s blindness, and meets two elderly Taoist priests, Kei-moon (Bryan Leung) and Tun-kap (Yuen Cheung-yan). Kei-moon and Tun-kap are disciples of the same master (Yuen Siu-tien), and are always quarreling with each other. Shu-Kan is able to cure Ko, who tries to drive him away to protect him; however Bat catches up with them, kills Ko, and kidnaps Shu-kan. To pass him off as the prince and control the throne, Bat tattoos the royal insignia on Shu-Kan’s foot, but he is able to escape the palace while befriending a strange monster creature living in a jar. Returning to the priests, the two teach Shu-kan their martial arts and magic skills. The Sorcerer Bat and his assassin disciples try hard to get rid of the two to get Shu-kan, but later he manages to kill Tun-kap. Kei-moon then tells Shu-kan to enter a sorcerer’s competition to obtain the “Supreme Command”. Shu-kan, using the skills he learned, enters the competition and goes through many different obstacles before he faces off with the Sorcerer Bat. He eventually kills the Sorcerer Bat, wins the competition and brings the supreme command with him. As he returns, he and Kei-moon discover that Tun-kap actually faked her death to fool them to obtain the Supreme Command. The two elders then quarrel again over the Supreme Command, deciding who will take it in a game of rock paper scissors. First, they both hand gesture "rock", then "paper" but Shu-kan gestures "scissors" and beats them both. With the Supreme Command, Shu-kan orders them to stop quarreling. Cast Cast Role Bryan Leung Kei-moon / Old Man 奇門 Yuen Cheung-yan Tun-kap / Old Woman 遁甲 Yuen Yat-cho Shu-kan 樹根 Eddy Ko Ko Hung 高雄 Yuen Shun-yi Sorcerer Bat 蝙蝠法師 Brandy Yuen Clown in the jar 罈子裡的人 Huang Ha Rainmaker Tino Wong One of Sorcerer Bat's men 蝙蝠法師手下 Yuen Siu-tien Master 師父 Production According to assistant director Fish Fong, "maybe over 20,000" snakes were used for the film, and most of them died because of the dry ice used in a scene towards the end suffocating them.[4] Critical reception Rick Baker and Ken Miller give the film a positive write-up, stating that it is "one of the most original, inventive and well-directed comedy-kung-fu movies ever".[1] Award nomination 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards Nominated: Best Action Choreography (Yuen Woo-ping, Brandy Yuen, Yuen Shun-yee, Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Yat-cho, Chiu Chung-hing) Shaolin Drunkard (Chinese: 天師撞邪; Orig. Tian shi zhuang xie, a.k.a. Wu Tang Master, a.k.a. Miracle Fighters 2) is a 1983 kung fu comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, written by Yuen Woo-ping and Chung Hing Chiu, and starring Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Yat-cho Eddy Ko, and Yuen Shun-yi.[1][2] Plot At a Shaolin temple, an evil magician demon is being held prisoner. A drunken shaolin sorcerer, Chan, shirks his duty to go drinking, leading to the demon escaping. At the same time, Ah Yuen, another sorcerer, is being hassled by his grandmother Yau to find a wife. He sets out to find his potential bride, and battles another magician who's using his powers to con local townsfolk. After winning, he finds out there's a competition to wed the bride of a local magistrate. He wins the competition, but it turns out the magistrate is actually being threatened by the evil magician to find lunar-born virgins so he can drink their blood and gain their powers. After avoiding a death-trap to steal his blood and fleeing, he eventually crosses paths with Chan, who recruits him to help re-capture the evil magician.

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