This wildly popular horror-comedy virtually established the jiang shi zombie genre, spawned numerous sequels, and served as the inspiration for Rigor Mortis (screening at 3:30 pm). In it, a feng shui expert and his bungling assistant make the mistake of agreeing to rebury a rich man’s corpse, and they find themselves under assault by hordes of hopping vampires attracted to human breath.
“For viewers who think they've seen it all, or anyone wondering where Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon came up with the notion of pairing martial arts and bloodsucking villains, Mr. Vampire is a must-see” (Keith Phipps, The Onion AV Club). One of the Hong Kong Film Archive’s 100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies. © 2010 Fortune Star Media Limited (Dir.: Ricky Lau, Hong Kong, 1985, 96 min., Digibeta, Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles)
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