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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow () is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his directorial debut, and starring Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang Lee and Yuen Woo-ping's real life father, Yuen Siu Tien.
Right after this film, Yuen Woo-ping directed "Drunken Master", released in the same year, which also starred Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang Lee and Yuen Siu Tien, and followed a similar plot.
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Sequels and spinoffs.
- "Drunken Master" was a semi-sequel to the 1978 film "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow", which featured the same cast and director.
- "Drunken Master II" (1994) did star Jackie Chan, and is considered the only official sequel. However the film is a reboot and doesn't treat the first film's plot as canon, despite Chan portraying the same character. The US release of the film in 2000 was entitled "The Legend Of