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Mr. Vampire is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts with Lam Ching Ying
Mr. Vampire (1985)
Geung si sin sang
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Add to a movie listMr. Vampire is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau in his directorial debut, and also produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a Mr. Vampire franchise, with the release of four sequels directed by Ricky Lau from 1986 to 1992, and subsequent similarly themed films with different directors released between 1987 and 1991. The vampire of the film is based on the jiangshi, the hopping corpses of Chinese folklore. The film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: Hold Your Breath for a Moment) in Taiwan. The film was the breakthrough success of the jiangshi genre, a trend popular in Hong Kong during the 1980s, and established many of the genre's recognisable tropes.
Synopsis
Mr. Kau is a Taoist priest who performs magic that maintains control over spirits and irrepressible vampires. Together with his inept students, Man Choi and Chau-Sang, he resides in a large house protected from the spiritual world with talismans and amulets.Actors
Lam Ching Ying
(Master Gau)
Ricky Hui
(Man Choi)
Chin Siu-ho (錢小豪)
(Chou)
Moon Lee
(Ting-ting (婷婷), Master Yam's daughter)
Anthony Chan
(Taoist Priest)
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The film starts with Bold Cheung having a nightmare about ghosts. Bold Cheung is challenged to spend the night in an abandoned house where he must peel an apple in front of a mirror. If he breaks the skin then something bad will happen. Upholding his mantle as the boldest he accepts. However, that night whilst peeling the apple his friends trick him. Whilst scolding his friend for the prank a real ghost appears and snatches Cheung's friend away. The ghost reaches for Cheung but he cuts its hand off and then quickly shattering the mirror, causing the house to collapse.
, 1h25Origin Hong kong
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Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films
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