The Drunken Master (1978)
AMERICAN BROS, DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH “DRUNKEN MASTER” (1978) TONIGHT – THE MOVIE THAT TURNED A NOBODY INTO JACKIE CHAN 🍺🥋🦅
Title: Drunken Master (original: 醉拳)
Director: Yuen Woo-ping – yeah, the SAME guy who choreographed The Matrix, Kill Bill, and Crouching Tiger
Released: October 5, 1978 (47 years ago and still kicks Marvel’s ass)
Runtime: 111 minutes of non-stop “holy sh*t” moments
THE PLOT (zero spoilers, just vibes)
Wong Fei-hung (Jackie Chan at 24) is the original rich frat boy: skips school, starts bar fights, embarrasses his dad. Dad loses it and ships him off to train with the craziest, drunkest, most savage master in China – Beggar So (real-life 65-year-old legend Simon Yuen who was actually hammered on rice wine every single day of filming).
What you’re about to witness:
Training scenes so brutal Jackie couldn’t walk for 3 days (100% real, no stunt double)
The birth of the Eight Drunken Gods style – 8 different drunk personalities, 8 weapons, 8 ways to make grown men cry
A final fight that’s been copied in EVERY action movie you love… but never beaten
FIGHT SCENES THAT LIVE RENT-FREE IN EVERY 90s KID’S HEAD
Teahouse chaos – Jackie turns chopsticks, benches, and a ladder into weapons of mass destruction
Under-the-table kick war – you’ll never eat at a restaurant the same way
Thunderleg vs Drunken God – Hwang Jang-lee’s kicks go literal head-height while Jackie slips around like he’s on ice. Still the most rewatched 7 minutes on YouTube in 2025
INSANE FACTS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SCREAM
Jackie got paid $380 USD for the entire movie
The old master was 65, drunk 24/7, and still did backflips
That “female stance” training? Jackie sat in it for 4 REAL hours. Crew carried him to the bathroom.
Shot in 18 days to save the studio from bankruptcy
After Bruce Lee died, everyone said “kung fu is dead.” This movie said “hold my beer” and made $6 million HKD (top 2 of 1978)
WHERE TO WATCH RIGHT NOW
🔥Youtube:
WATCH PARTY KIT
🍺 6-pack of whatever you got
🥡 Order Chinese takeout (extra dumplings – trust me)
🪑 Push the coffee table aside – you WILL attempt the drunken boxing
📴 Phones on Do Not Disturb – this is sacred
One last thing
If you grew up thinking Jackie Chan was just the “Rush Hour guy”…
Tonight you’re about to meet the 24-year-old animal who invented modern action comedy.
Your dad probably had this on bootleg VHS. Time to understand why he still quotes it.
11:00 PM – lights out, volume max, subtitles ON.
Let’s freaking GO.
Drop 🥃 if you’re hitting play RIGHT NOW
Drop 👊 if you can name all 8 Drunken Gods
Drop 😭 if this movie was your childhood
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