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Dance of the Drunk Mantis

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

19797.21h 34m

Overview

A year after training young Jackie Chan in the Drunken Fist, Sam the Seed discovers he has a son, Foggy. He tries to train Foggy but to no avail. Foggy is then trained in Drunken Fist from his uncle as he must face his father's rival, Rubber Legs, another Drunken Fist master who combines it with Mantis Fist to create a deadly style.

Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping
Written by Ng See-Yuen
Produced by Ng See-Yuen
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Top Cast

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Sam the Seed / Beggar Su

Yuen Shun-Yi

Yuen Shun-Yi

Foggy

Hwang Jang-Lee

Hwang Jang-Lee

Rubber Legs

Corey Yuen

Corey Yuen

Rubber Legs' Student

Linda Lin Ying

Linda Lin Ying

Sam's Wife

Yen Shi-Kwan

Yen Shi-Kwan

Sick Fist Master

Chin Yuet-Sang

Chin Yuet-Sang

Loan Shark

Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung

Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung

Fake Sam Seed / Fake Beggar So

Dean Shek Tin

Dean Shek Tin

Moneybags

David Wu

David Wu

Pickpocket

Themes & Keywords

martial artsdrunkadopted son

About Dance of the Drunk Mantis

Dance of the Drunk Mantis is a action, comedy film released in 1979 exploring themes of martial arts, drunk, adopted son. Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, it stars Simon Yuen Siu-Tien, Yuen Shun-Yi, Hwang Jang-Lee. A year after training young Jackie Chan in the Drunken Fist, Sam the Seed discovers he has a son, Foggy. He tries to train Foggy but to no avail. Foggy is then trained in Drunken Fist from his uncle as he must face his father's rival, Rubber Legs, another Drunken Fist master who combines it with Mantis Fist to create a deadly style.

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