Hong Kong kung fu film, Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) is directed by Yuen Siu-tien’s real life son Woo-ping Yuen. The film stars Siu-tien Yuen, Jang-Lee Hwang, Linda Lin, Shun-yee Yuen, Corey Yuen, Dean Shek. This was Siu-tien Yuen’s final film appearance before his death from a heart attack on January 8, 1979.
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.
Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) was released in Hong Kong on June 27, 1979.
