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Summary When Chan mixes up his luggage during a train trip, he finds himself at odds with evil foreigners trying to steal sacred imperial treasures. Never before have such elaborate, acrobatic fight sequences been captured on film. (Dimension Films)

Directed By: Chia-Liang Liu, Jackie Chan

Written By: Edward Tang, Man-Ming Tong, Kai-Chi Yuen, Rod Dean

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The Legend of Drunken Master

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 87 User Ratings
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Summary When Chan mixes up his luggage during a train trip, he finds himself at odds with evil foreigners trying to steal sacred imperial treasures. Never before have such elaborate, acrobatic fight sequences been captured on film. (Dimension Films)

Directed By: Chia-Liang Liu, Jackie Chan

Written By: Edward Tang, Man-Ming Tong, Kai-Chi Yuen, Rod Dean

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
24 Reviews
11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
74
89% Positive
24 Reviews
11% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Has enough going on to make it a classic. You'll want to own it.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
88
A pleasure, chock full of creatively choreographed fight scenes.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 87 User Ratings
8.1
86% Positive
75 Ratings
3% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 87 User Ratings
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3% Mixed
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10% Negative
9 Ratings

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80
Undiluted Jackie Chan, not the watered-down stuff he's been doing stateside.
By Sean Means FULL REVIEW
78
The film delivers some of the most spectacular and intricately choreographed martial arts fighting ever seen on film.
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75
He (Lee) combines the daredeviltry of Buster Keaton with the devil-may-care of Errol Flynn.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
63
Goes down easily enough.
By Lawrence Toppman FULL REVIEW
50
A half-baked classic.
By Paul Malcolm FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Golden Harvest Company, Hong Kong Stuntman Association, Paragon Films Ltd.
Release Date Oct 20, 2000
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Old wine in a new bottle
Website http://www.miramax.com/movie/the-legend-of-drunken-master
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fantasia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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