I heard King Hu directed Come Drink With Me, as a way to make a cheap and profitable film for Run-Run Shaw after his box office flop, Sons of Good Earth, his second film. Before the film could be finished King Hu was ending his relationship with Shaw Brothers Production. Problems arose, when once again, King Hu went over time and budget. Run-Run Shaw put his hand down and King Hu felt as if he was losing his creative freedom. This movie might be the rebirth of modern martial arts cinema and Wuxia films. Thank you King Hu.
The master is captured in the clutches of the governor
the big villain send out number two to do his dirty work
a tiger with a jade face do a stick up on a caravan
they take down the warriors of the governors only son
its all interrogation
where did you put our leader
tell us or you’ll met your maker
one tiger smiles and the other with a jade face
says send a letter to his father
to release our boss or his son is dead meat.
Meet us at the inn
a swallow sent to be a savior
she comes with letter sent by tiger
and a thirst for wine to savor
well here’s the deal
you’re gonna die if you don’t release our boss
wine jugs, chairs, and fist fly
before the villains fall
It really is the Golden Swallow
a warrior dressed in drag
a woman dressed as man
but no man can realize that
busting through the door is a dirty drunken beggar
who speaks in riddles and sings with children
but secretly is a kung fu master
it’s the swallow’s guardian angel
who saves her from the villains
that bust through her window at the inn when the try to kill her while she’s sleeping
the dirty drunken master
who hides in secret as a beggar
sings in riddles of swallows brother
being kept captive at the temple
The hour is upon our hero to save her brother from his captors
the swallow lets her hair down and the men begin to clamor
boss it’s a lady
she’s probably crazy
thinking she can beat us guys
lets take this woman by surprise
she looks um dead right in their eyes
and says I’ll take you all on in a fight
it’s the showdown at the temple
and our hero needs a hand
the drunken master tosses a bun
and a bad guy falls right on his ass
fast speed
our king hu ballet dancer
kung fu master
trick of cinema reborn Wuxia
Cheung Pei-Pei
hit by a poison dart
close to heart but don’t kill her
drunken master suck the poison to keep her living
— I want to make a film about a drunken master in Hawaii — this is all I could think about while watching this film.
