Mr. Vampire

1985

Mr. Vampire

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Movie Info

This Hong Kong-produced black comedy was originally released as Mr. Vampire, back when a sequel was far from anyone's thoughts. The blood-suckers depicted herein are just as dedicated to "inviting" others to join them in the netherworld as their Transylvanian counterparts. It's just that they honor a different protocol. Instead of fearing crucifixes and stakes, the oriental vampires live in mortal terror of coagulated rice. Oh, and they do indulge in kung-fu warfare from time to time. It's that kind of picture.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy, Horror, Special Interest
Directed By:

Ricky Lau
Written By:

Bing Yiu Wong
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1985 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 19, 1999
Runtime:

99 minutes
Studio:

Tai Seng

Cast

Ching-Ying Lam
as Master Gau

Ricky Hui
as Man Choi

Siu-Ho Chin

Moon Lee
as Ting-Ting

Chin Siu-Ho

Pauline Wong
as Jade

Billy Lau

Huang Ha

Ma Wu

Anthony Chan
as Taoist Priest

Biao Yuen

Richard Ng

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Aug 30, 2013

Not our average vampire movie. The title is a little misleading as well since the main character is not the vampire, and there are ghosts in the movie as well as vampires. Having said that, this is a fun, humorous, and somewhat creepy horror flick. A wonderful combination of action, comedy and horror genres. Plus if you don't know a lot about Asian culture, you get to see how they deal with the supernatural. A good movie, I recommend it.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Nov 29, 2008

Fun and fast moving horror/comedy with some fantastic moments. I'm really beginning to love a lot of these Hong Kong horrors.

Christopher B Super Reviewer
Sep 11, 2008

A Vampire/Kung-Fu/Comedy/Fantasy. One of the most original and entertaining films to come out of Hong Kong. Also, probably one of the best movies to come out of the 80's.

Wu C Super Reviewer
Jul 04, 2008

Extemely silly chop-socky fun featuring incompetent monks battling hopping chinese vampires. Yet another film Quentin Tarantino "borrowed" from in his script for From Dusk Til Dawn

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