Movie
The Dead and the Deadly
1982 · 99 min
A playful, spooky romp mixing slapstick comedy with ghostly mischief and martial-arts action, never taking itself too seriously.
- Directed by
- Wu Ma
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
- Starring
- Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Wu Ma, Lam Ching-ying
- Overview
- Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.
- How it feels
- Whimsical, eerie, campy and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Mystery, deception, friendship, death
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Wu Ma
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
- Starring
- Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Wu Ma, Lam Ching-ying
