New Mr. Vampire

New Mr. Vampire (Chinese title: 殭屍翻生; lit. "The Vampire Revived") a.k.a. The New Mr. Vampire is a 1987 Hong Kong horror film directed by Billy Chan and Leung Chung. It stars Chin Siu-ho (as Hsiao Hau Chien) and Lu Fang (as Tai-Fa) as the disciples and Chung Fat and Huang Ha as the rival masters Chin and Wu.

Not to be confused with Mr. Vampire 1992.

New Mr. Vampire
Traditional Chinese殭屍翻生
Simplified Chinese僵尸翻生
Hanyu Pinyinjiāngshī fān shēng
Jyutpinggoeng1 si1 faan1 saang1
Directed byBilly Chan
Produced byWilliam Cheung Kei
Release date
1987
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$13,073,563.00

Synopsis

The brother of a local business baron is killed by a hopping corpse, a creature from Chinese jiangshi fiction. Chin and his disciple set to bury the corpse but their plans are foiled by Wu who allows the corpse to turn into a vampire. Meanwhile, Hsiao in a grave robbery attempt accidentally awakens a female corpse (Wong Siu Fung) who eventually turns out to be the Marshal's (Shum Wai) wife. During the commotion, Wu steals the vampire and sets it loose but is restrained by Chin who transports and hides the vampire in a hotel run by Wu Ma. The Marshal discovers them and his reanimated wife but the vampire is let loose once more by Wu and they all team up with the Marshal and his army to stop it.


Cast

Box office

New Mr. Vampire ran from 8 to 25 May 1986 and grossed HK$13,073,563.00 at the box office.[1][2]

References
  1. "New Mr. Vampire 1986 box office". cinemasie.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. "Ruby movies". mx8gw.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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