Jui kuen II (1994)

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Edward Tang (screenplay) &
Man-Ming Tong (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

He's got a secret weapon with a lot of kick.

Plot:

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in...

Plot Keywords:

Mahjong | Drunkenness | Embassy | Father Son Relationship | Steel Mill

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Wong Fei-hung
Lung Ti	...	Wong Kei-ying, Wong's Father
Anita Mui	...	Mrs. Wong, Fei-hung's Step-Mother
Felix Wong	...	Tsang
Chia-Liang Liu	...	General Fu Wen-Chi (as Lau Kar-Leung)
Ken Lo	...	John
Kar Lok Chin	...	Fo Sang
Ho Sung Pak	...	Henry
Chi-Kwong Cheung	...	Tso
Yee San Hon	...	Hing
Andy Lau	...	Counter Intelligence Officer
Wing-Fong Ho	...	Fun
Kar-Ying Law	...	Marlon (as Kar Ying Lau)
Siu-Ming Lau	...	Chiu
Suki Kwan	...	Chiu's Wife

Also Known As:

Drunken Fist II (literal English title)
Drunken Master II (Hong Kong: English title)
Legend of the Drunken Master (USA)
Sui ken 2
The Legend of Drunken Master (USA) (new title)
Zui quan II (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content.

Runtime:

102 min | USA:99 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (US version) | Dolby Digital (US version) | DTS (US version) | Mono (original version)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37367) | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

The seven-minute fight at the end of the film took nearly four months to shoot. Chan indicated that one day's filming typically produces three seconds of usable film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Just at the beginning of the first street fight drunken boxing scene, Fei-hung's Step-Mother pushes past a tall blond man in a grey suit and tie to go inside with her girlfriends and get Fei-hung some wine. In the next scene, we see them go up to the bar and grab some bottles, first pushing past the exact same blond man from outside.

Quotes:

Wong Fei-hung: [Drinking some very strong alcohol in the middle of a fight] What the hell is that?
Mrs. Wong: What does it mean when there's a picture of a skull?
Wong Fei-hung: Good stuff!!!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Fights (#1.6)" (2007)

A martial arts' classic

This film is all the more fantastic because it is, however loosely, based on fact. Chan is in one of his finest roles as Chinese hero Wong Fei Hung, fighting foreigners who wish to take artefacts out of China during the Ching dynasty.

An appreciation of turn-of-the-century China does help, but even without it, the film remains incredibly entertaining. The kung-fu choreography is interwoven with a well-written story which should instil pride in any Chinese moviegoer.

Even Chan's acting is excellent, as the young Wong Fei Hung who develops his "drunken boxing" style - a type of kung-fu which is aided by the consumption of alcohol. However, his father forbids his son's drinking, fearing that he will not know when to stop. His stepmother is encouraging, hoping to put her stepson on the map in the local community. The rapport between the characters is superb and realistically acted by the players. The martial arts' choreography here is among the best in any film.

Of Chan's movies set in an earlier time period, Jui Kuen II must rank as his best. An excellent example of the genre.