Mr. Vampire

Mr. Vampire

  • Director: Ricky Lau
  • Writer: Ricky Lau,Cheuk-Hon Szeto,Barry Wong
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Release date: September 28, 1985
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 殭屍先生
  • "Mr. Vampire丨Jiang shi xian sheng丨Mr. Stiff Corpse丨Geung si sin sang"(Mr. Vampire) is a ghost zombie film released by Media Asia Group Film Distribution (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. The pinnacle of the film, produced and executive produced by Sammo Hung , directed by Liu Guanwei , co-written by Barry Wong Ping-Yiu , Chuek-Hon Szeto , Ching-Ying Lam , Ricky Hui , Chin Siu-Ho , Moon Lee , Pauline Wong , Yuan Wah , Billy Lau , Wu Ma , Anthony "Friend" Chan , Frog , Curry and more   .
    The story background of the film is set in the early years of the Republic of China. The rich and noble squire Ren Fa's late father coerced and lured to obtain a treasure land of feng shui. According to the instructions of the feng shui master, after 20 years of burial, the tomb must be relocated so that the quilt can be used for future generations. Ren Fa invites the ninth uncle, a Taoist priest played by Ching-Ying Lam, and his two apprentices to relocate. Unexpectedly, the corpses have turned into zombies, and a fierce battle begins. 
    The film was released in Hong Kong on November 7, 1985. 

    Details

    • Release date September 28, 1985
    • Production companies Bo Ho Film Company Ltd., Golden Harvest Company, Paragon Films Ltd.

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $2,427,442

    Movie reviews

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    • By Laurie 2022-07-31 13:39:41

      Mr. Zombie: The Works are So Funny, Super Decompressing!

      These two works are too funny and super decompressing! The face of the zombie old man in the first part is indescribable, and the female ghost is quite amazing. I prefer to watch their fight scenes, the fight scene where the zombies go home to their granddaughter, and the scene in the prison, it's so fun, everyone, really relies on the mountains to run away, and they are foolish and jump up and down. lively! Master Katou and Lun's ventilation are amazing, when I think about it, I feel...

    • By Derick 2022-06-13 10:04:54

      Mr. Zombie: The Originator of Zombie Movies

      Lin Zhengying's zombie films are really good, everyone is very good to watch, and they are still very good after watching them many times. The zombies and actors in it are very dedicated and act very real. I like Uncle Ying. The script and actors are very suitable. An absolute classic! Kung Fu work is so real that it doesn't feel fake at all. I like watching Lin Zhengying's zombie films, and acting in zombie films is still the best of Lin Zhengying's. I have seen proper memories when I was a...

    • By Harley 2022-04-24 07:01:24

      impression

      I don't remember much about the later installments of the "Mr. Zombie" series, so I don't dare to comment randomly. After Lin Zhengying's death, the film industry felt a sense of "no Chu Liuxiang in the world". Lin Zhengying is considered to be the first person to catch ghosts. It is a pity that he passed away so early. He is probably the number one in the ghost film industry. As a memory of him, he filmed a popular drama "I A Date with a Zombie", but the style is no longer local, preferring...

    • By Floy 2022-04-23 07:04:34

      fantasy comedy

      Released in 1985, Mr. Zombie is undoubtedly the representative work of Hong Kong's fantasy comedy. After the millennium, the mainland's censorship system, Hollywood's vampire films and South Korea's zombie films such as Train to Busan, Hong Kong's local fantasy comedy. It has long since faded away. Re-watching Mr. Zombie, except for the red thread glutinous rice is still there today, and the feelings of Lin Zhengying in the world are not seen. This film is still the last well-made genre...

    • By Chet 2022-04-23 07:04:34

      classic!

      Lin Zhengying's zombie movie is a classic among classics! Everyone's acting skills in the play are very online, not deliberately terrifying, but also with a funny element. I was convinced of the zombies after watching it before! Hahaha! Many of the methods used to deal with zombies are very practical and realistic because they have been heard by the older generation of folks! Now these ghost movies can basically guess the ending or Uncle Ying's zombie movies are good! Ying never gets tired...

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    • By Nina 2023-09-26 03:26:14

      After reading it on Huya, it can only be said that the classics cannot be surpassed. Lin Zhengying is a pity for a movie that is one round older than me. There is also a deep memory - open the door, I am your captain, Wei....

    • By Alessia 2023-09-19 03:06:30

      3.5 Review: In the genre of Hong Kong zombie films, Lin Zhengying is more suitable for the name of the cold-faced comedian than Xu Guanying, especially in the face of the helplessness of two apprentices when one of them is infected and is about to become a zombie, and the other is fascinated by female ghosts. Behind the sound and color, it seems that ten thousand expressions are temporarily released; Wang Xiaofeng's female ghost fragrance and Yan are both indebted. When I was young, I often...

    • By Hannah 2023-09-14 10:35:19

      There are too many zombie Taoist series, and we can only rely on recognizing the female characters to recall which one they watched back then. But it seems that Li Saifeng didn't fight in this...

    • By Kasandra 2023-09-02 01:07:34

      Revisiting this series recently, a classic is a classic, forever Ninth Uncle! Forever Uncle...

    • By Holden 2023-08-29 00:44:52

      It opened a precedent for Hong Kong's zombie movies, and it sold well at the box office. The most classic zombie movie. The image of the Taoist priest of Jiushu is deeply rooted in the hearts of the...

    Movie plot

    A wealthy family, Mr. Ren, was instructed by Feng Shui at the time of his father's burial that he had to lift the coffin and move the burial after 20 years, so he asked the local Maoshan master Jiu Shu to help him in this matter. On the day when the coffin was lifted, it was found that Mr. Ren's cemetery was a water hole, and his body showed no signs of corruption in the past 20 years. This made the ninth uncle suspicious, so he...
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    ● "Mr. Vampire丨Jiang shi xian sheng丨Mr. Stiff Corpse丨Geung si sin sang" filmed in 1985 is a zombie kung fu film, or a "fantasy kung fu film". The film’s box office in Hong Kong is as high as 20 million. No one of the same type has broken this record so far, and it has also attracted numerous follow-up works. From 1986 to 1991, there were more than 100 supernatural movies about zombies shot by Hong Kong and Taiwan, but none of them were...
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    "Mr. Vampire丨Jiang shi xian sheng丨Mr. Stiff Corpse丨Geung si sin sang" is the pinnacle of Hong Kong fantasy kung fu films. (Phoenix Net Review ) 
    "Mr. Vampire丨Jiang shi xian sheng丨Mr. Stiff Corpse丨Geung si sin sang" opened the "Zombie Era" in Hong Kong. "Mr. Vampire丨Jiang shi xian sheng丨Mr. Stiff Corpse丨Geung si sin sang" is literally the first zombie coping guide, and we learned a lot of tricks from it. On one side is the professional...
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