Qu mo jing cha (1990)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Wei Tung

Writer:

Kan-Cheung Tsang (writer)

Release Date:

11 February 1990 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A former cop rejoins the police department to investigate a drug ring that employs ghosts and vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Vampire | Taoist Priest | Martial Arts | Smuggling

Cast

Ching-Ying Lam	...	Uncle Feng
Kiu Wai Miu	...	Sergeant No. 2237
Wilson Lam	...	Detective Lam
Mei Way Wong	...	Lin
Michiko Nishiwaki	...	Mysterious Woman
Ma Wu	...	Ma
Billy Chow	...	Servant
Frankie Chin	...	Eddie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yue Fong	...	Woman witnessing spell

Also Known As:

Kui moh ging chaat (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Magic Cop (Hong Kong: English title)
Mr. Vampire 5

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious fire proof suit for Michiko Nishiwaki's character when Uncle Feng sets her on fire in the slow motion shot.

My all-time favorite modern HK fantasy

When a famous actor dies, I usually think, "oh, that's sad", and pretty much forget about it. When Lam Ching Ying died, I was truly sad, and this movie is one of the major reasons why. In Magic Cop, Lam brings his Taoist Priest persona out of the hopping vampire genre and into a modern setting. The film masterfully combines the best elements of films like Mr. Vampire and A Chinese Ghost Story with modern Hong Kong police action films.

Somebody tell me if this one ever comes out on DVD!