The Weird Man
1983Movie1 h 27 min
Summary
Chang is known for his lone swordsman and hero movies and strangely The Weird Man still reflects this. Cheng plays a righteous, beheaded priest with supernatural powers that returns from the dead to wreak havoc against one of the corrupt kingdoms, making Cheng a heroic swords-ghost.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −21 min on the typical 108
typical 10887Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 41 more
Released
1983
January 1, 1983
43 years ago
Genres
ActionFantasyLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more24 people
- Ricky Cheng Tien-ChiTaoist Yu Ji
- Jason Pai PiaoPrime Minister Cao
- Kwan FungToaist Zuo Ci
- Eddie Koo Koon ChungGuo Jia, Cao's advisor
- Dennis Chiu GwokGeneral Sun Ce
- Wong Man-YeeXiao Qiao
- Lau Yuk-PokDa Qiao
- Wong LikMagistrate Xu Gong
Yu Tai-PingDuan
Chu KoGuo Rang
Ai FeiGovernor Zhou Yu
Wong Ching-HoTaoist Priest
Wang Han-ChenEmisarry Chen Zhen of He Bei
Alan Sit Chun-waiXu Gong's bodyguard
Gam Tin-ChueSun Ce's official
Wan Seung-LamXu Gong's thug
Ngai Tim-ChoiWu Chao
Ting TungSun Ce's servant
Lee Yiu-kingSun Ce's bodyguard
Chan Hungmother of sick boy- YCYu Chiang TangXu Gong's thug
- SLSek Lap-FaiXu Gong's thug
- LSLai Sing-ChiuSoldier
- LWLiu Wah-CheongPeasant
Directing · 1
- Chang Cheh Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Mona Fong Yat-Wah Producer
Camera · 1
- Cho Wai-Kei Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chiang Hsing-Lung Editor
Sound · 2
- So Jan-Hau Original Music Composer
- Shing Chin-Yung Original Music Composer
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