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The Dead and the Deadly

1982·Movie
1h 39min
59
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Rotten Tomatoes–54%

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A , horror movie: .

Good for friends night · pure escapism · adults

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About

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.
Hong Kong Horror ComedyJiangshiChinese FolkloreFuneral ServicesSupernatural MysteryMartial ArtsDark HumorEccentric CharactersSpiritual Investigation

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Directed by:
Wu Ma
Written by:
Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Barry Wong Ping-yiu
Produced by:
Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Raymond Chow
Composed by:
Michael Lai Siu-Tin, Joseph Koo

Sequels and Prequels

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Mr. Vampire III
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Mr Vampire Saga 4
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Where can I stream The Dead and the Deadly?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is The Dead and the Deadly worth watching?

59
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 6.3).

Is The Dead and the Deadly a sequel?

  1. Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
  2. The Dead and the Deadly (1982)
  3. Hocus Pocus (1984)
  4. Those Merry Souls (1985)
  5. Mr. Vampire (1985)
  6. Mr. Vampire II (1986)
  7. Mr. Vampire III (1987)
  8. Mr Vampire Saga 4 (1988)
  9. Vampire vs. Vampire (1989)
  10. Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (1990)
  11. Mortuary Blues (1990)
  12. Magic Cop (1990)
  13. The Ultimate Vampire (1991)
  14. Spiritual Trinity (1991)
  15. An Eternal Combat (1991)
  16. Forced Nightmare (1992)
  17. Wizard's Curse (1992)
  18. Mr Vampire 1992 (1992)
  19. The Musical Vampire (1992)
  20. Mad Mad Ghost (1992)
  21. Exorcist Master (1993)

Yes: it's movie 2 of 21 in its series, after Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) and before Hocus Pocus (1984).

Will The Dead and the Deadly scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.

Will The Dead and the Deadly make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly slapstick (6 of 10) and dark humor (6 of 10).

Is The Dead and the Deadly in English?

cnChinese

No, it was made in cn, with some Chinese.