Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
大醉俠
Overview
"When an official's son is taken hostage by bandits exchanging him for their imprisoned leader, the formidable female warrior Golden Swallow is sent to rescue him. She is secretly aided by a drunken beggar who is actually a highly skilled martial arts master hiding from a traitor in his own sect."
Iconic Tracked Scenes
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Disguised as a man, Golden Swallow calmly sits in a tavern, effortlessly deflecting coins and attacks while remaining seated, before dispatching the thugs with brutal efficiency.
"golden swallow tavern fight""fighting while seated in the inn" - ▶
The seemingly bumbling Drunken Cat demonstrates his hidden mastery by catching deadly poison darts from the shadows using a small bamboo cup.
"catching poison darts in a cup""drunken master beggar" - ▶
A fierce battle in a beautiful temple courtyard where Drunken Cat must stop his traitorous senior martial brother, the corrupt Abbot.
"fighting the corrupt abbot""temple courtyard showdown"
Why It's Remembered
- ★Golden Swallow's incredibly calm, precise destruction of the thugs attempting to ambush her in the inn.
- ★The drunken beggar using seemingly magical techniques, like catching poison darts in a wine cup.
- ★The final showdown against the evil Abbott Liao Kung in the temple.
Cultural Context
- ◈King Hu's breakout film for Shaw Brothers, establishing many of the visual rules for wuxia cinema.
- ◈Made a superstar of 19-year-old Cheng Pei-pei as the stoic, lethal Golden Swallow.
- ◈Choreographer Han Ying-chieh combined Beijing opera acrobatics with Japanese samurai cinema pacing.
About the Action Elements
Come Drink With Me is widely celebrated among martial arts cinema fans for sequences involving inn, tavern, calm, deflection, seated. One of the most memorable sequences features Cheng Pei-pei naturally executing golden swallow tavern fight, where the choreography and unique set pieces become the unexpected highlight of the film.