Dance of the Drunk Mantis

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping

Produced by Seasonal Film Corporation

197994 min7.4 / 10

A lighthearted martial arts comedy centered on a father-son relationship, where training in the Drunken Fist style becomes the vehicle for both humor and action spectacle.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dance of the Drunk Mantis violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Dance of the Drunk Mantis scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Dance of the Drunk Mantis sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Dance of the Drunk Mantis end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Dance of the Drunk Mantis easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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