Original Chinese
Title MO GAO YI ZHANG [Resurrection of the Demon]
director: Ying Wong
starring: Charlie Cho · Dick Wei · Wu Ma · Shing
Fui-On · Emily Chu · Chan Pak-Cheung
Three
treasure hunters accidentally wake a sleeping demon in a Chinese village.
The devil then goes on a rampage in an attempt to find the souls of
49 people so he can become immortal. Along the way, through a series
of curses [including a very effective werewolf spell] he causes mayhem
and carnage for everyone involved. Similar to MR VAMPIRE (which
was also written by Ying Wong), the main story focuses on a Taoist priest
master and his disciple as they attempt to stop the demon.
This
effective horror comedy was obviously inspired by the success of similar
films like HAUNTED
COP SHOP and OPERATION
PINK SQUAD in the late '80s. This one benefits from a strong
cast which includes perennial badguy Shing Fui-On as the hero (in a
role similar to his in BLUE
JEANS MONSTER), quirky Charlie Cho (from DEVIL
OF RAPE) as Kin, Taiwanese villain Dick Wei [the star of 100+
films including GODFATHER'S
DAUGHTER MAFIA BLUES, HORRIBLE
HIGH HEELS and most every Jackie Chan opus] plus the legendary
Wu Ma.
A Hong
Kong/Chinese
film with Chinese and English subtitles; widescreen format, uncut (92
minutes)
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC FORMAT; Extras include selected trailers.