Magic Cop

"He's a Modern Day Devil Hunter He's a Master of the Martial Arts He's... MR VAMPIRE!"

1990 1h 28m CN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 38

ActionComedyFantasyHorror

Synopsis

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A Taoist former cop is called to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation of of a series of strange murders. Aided by two local officers, he runs afoul of an evil sorceress.

“He's a Modern Day Devil Hunter He's a Master of the Martial Arts He's... MR VAMPIRE!”

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Cast

Lam Ching-Ying
Uncle Feng
Wilson Lam Chun-Yin
Sergeant Lam
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Sergeant No. 2237
Wong Mei-Wah
Lin
Wu Ma
Chief Inspector Ma
Michiko Nishiwaki
The Sorceress
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Servant to the Sorceress
Frankie Chan Chi-Leung
Eddie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Tung Wai
Writers: Sam Chi-Leung, Tsang Kan-Cheong
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Tung Wai, shot by Raymond Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kwok Ting-Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lam Ching-Ying and Wilson Lam Chun-Yin and Michael Miu Kiu-Wai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's a Modern Day Devil Hunter He's a Master of the Martial Arts He's... MR VAMPIRE!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098150 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Tung Wai directs. Raymond Lam behind the camera. Kwok Ting-Hung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Stephen Tung Wai, shot by Raymond Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kwok Ting-Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lam Ching-Ying and Wilson Lam Chun-Yin and Michael Miu Kiu-Wai carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He's a Modern Day Devil Hunter He's a Master of the Martial Arts He's... MR VAMPIRE!".
8IMDB entry: tt0098150 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "martial arts", "drug smuggling", "magic", "cop".

The technical file

Cinematography: Raymond Lam
Editing: Kwok Ting-Hung
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Magic Cop (1990)

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.