The Musical Vampire

1992 1h 30m CN

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 14

ActionComedyHorror

Synopsis

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A crazy white scientist resurrects a corpse with a werid chemical creating a super hopping ghost. The only thing that can somewhat control it is the sound of music. A Taoist and his two assistants try and stop it from destroying the countryside.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lam Ching-Ying
Uncle Master
Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
Chu-Chu
Dickson Lee Kar-Sing
Ah Hoo
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Master
Charlie Cho Cha-Lee
Captain Tsao
Xiong Xinxin
Keung
Tai Bo
Little Three
Wong Chi-Keung
Vampire Yam Tin-Long

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Writers: Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Lam Ching-Ying and Loletta Lee Lai-Chun and Dickson Lee Kar-Sing carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0121906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wilson Tong Wai-Shing directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Lam Ching-Ying and Loletta Lee Lai-Chun and Dickson Lee Kar-Sing carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0121906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
IMDB: The Musical Vampire (1992)

Part of

Mr. Vampire Collection

Mr Vampire is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and 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 film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: Hold Your Breath for a Moment) in Taiwan.