Mr. Vampire II
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Mr. Vampire II, also known as Mr. Vampire Part 2, is a 1986 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung
. The film is the second of a series of five films directed by Ricky Lau in the Mr. Vampire
franchise. The Chinese title of the film literally translates to Vampire Family.
While transporting the boy vampire, Kwok accidentally strips the talisman off its forehead and breaks the charm. The creature awakens and escapes. It enters a house by chance and befriends a little girl, who mistakes the young vampire for an illegal immigrant boy. Meanwhile back in the lab, one of Kwok's students mischievously removes the talismans from the adult vampires and revives them. The vampires start to "hop" around and attack people. It took the three men much trouble to put them back to rest temporarily.
One of Kwok's students was bitten by the male vampire while fighting it so he goes to see Dr. Lam for treatment. Lam recognises the bite marks and concludes that there are vampires running loose in town. Together with his daughter Gigi and prospective son-in-law Yen, Lam decides to embark on a quest to destroy the vampires.
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema...
. The film is the second of a series of five films directed by Ricky Lau in the Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire, also known as Geung-si Sin-sang, is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a Mr...
franchise. The Chinese title of the film literally translates to Vampire Family.
Plot
Archaeologist Kwok Tun-wong brings his two students with him in search of ancient artifacts. They stumble upon a cave and discover three geung sis (Chinese "hopping" vampires) - an adult male, an adult female, and a child male). The vampires are immobilised because they have Chinese talismans with spells written on them stuck to their foreheads. Kwok brings the corpses back to his lab and decides to sell the child vampire in the black market.While transporting the boy vampire, Kwok accidentally strips the talisman off its forehead and breaks the charm. The creature awakens and escapes. It enters a house by chance and befriends a little girl, who mistakes the young vampire for an illegal immigrant boy. Meanwhile back in the lab, one of Kwok's students mischievously removes the talismans from the adult vampires and revives them. The vampires start to "hop" around and attack people. It took the three men much trouble to put them back to rest temporarily.
One of Kwok's students was bitten by the male vampire while fighting it so he goes to see Dr. Lam for treatment. Lam recognises the bite marks and concludes that there are vampires running loose in town. Together with his daughter Gigi and prospective son-in-law Yen, Lam decides to embark on a quest to destroy the vampires.
Cast
- Lam Ching-ying as Dr. Lam Ching-ying (林正英), a physician who is also versed in Chinese supernatural arts
- Yuen BiaoYuen BiaoYuen Biao is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer...
as Yen (夏友仁), a reporter and Lam's prospective son-in-law - Moon LeeMoon LeeMoon Lee is a former Hong Kong actress who frequently played roles related to the action and martial arts genre in TV serials and films. She was particularly notable in the sub-genre known as girls with guns.-Biography:...
as Gigi, Lam's daughter - Chung Fat as Professor Kwok Tung-wong (郭敦煌), the archaeologist who discovers the vampires
- Billy Lau as Chicken, Kwok's student
- Ka Lee as Sashimi, Kwok's student
- Pauline Wong as the female adult vampire
- Cheung Wing-cheung as the male adult vampire
- Hoh Kin-wai as the little vampire
- Hon To-yue as Chia-chia, the girl who befriends the little vampire
- Choi Man-gam as Chia-chia's brother
- Wu Fung as Mr. Hu, Chia-chia's father
- Wu MaWu MaWu Ma is a Chinese actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 180 appearances to his name , Wu Ma is one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema...
as Mr. Hu's neighbour - Hsiao Ho as a lab technician
- James TienJames Tien (actor)James Tien Chun is a Hong Kong actor from Guangdong, China. He appeared in almost 70 films, primarily in Hong Kong action cinema, including roles in the films of martial arts stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. He often played villains or supporting roles...
as a police officer - Cho Tat-wahCho Tat-wahCho Tat-wah or Tso Tat-wah was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous for the roles he played in a number of Wuxia films in the 1950s and 1960s....
as the police chief - Manfred WongManfred WongManfred Wong Man-Chun , born on 1 January 1957 in Hong Kong is a Hong Kong radio personality, film producer, screenwriter, director and actor. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the Young and Dangerous film series.-Biography:...
as a coroner - Yuen Miu as a policeman
- Stanley Fung as an archaeologist
- Ban Yun-sang as a policeman at the traffic checkpoint
- Chow Gam-kong as a policeman
- Yiu Yau-hung as a fireman
- Lee Chi-git as Ping
- Lam Gwok-hung
- Yeung Ming
VHS
| Release date |
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| 19 June 1998 | United States | Unknown | Tai Seng Video | NTSC | Cantonese | English | ||
| 24 January 2000 | United Kingdom | 15 | Made in Hong Kong | PAL | Cantonese | English |
VCD
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| Unknown | Hong Kong | N/A | Megastar (HK)/ Media Asia |
NTSC | Cantonese | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | |
| 5 December 2003 | China | N/A | Guang Dong Yin Xiang Chu Ban She | NTSC | Mandarin | None | 2VCDs | |
| 21 September 2005 | Taiwan | N/A | Guang Dong Yin Xiang Chu Ban She | NTSC | Mandarin | Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | |
| 11 July 2008 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs |
DVD
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| Unknown | Hong Kong | N/A | Megastar | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese | Dolby Digital 5.1 | English, Simplified Chinese,Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
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| Unknown | Japan | N/A | Universal Pictures Japan | NTSC | 2 | Cantonese, Japanese | Dolby Digital Mono | Japanese | Digitally Re-mastered Box-set | |
| 3 August 2001 | Hong Kong | N/A | Deltamac (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital 2.0 | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
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| 5 December 2003 | China | N/A | Guang Dong Yin Xiang Chu Ban She | NTSC | ALL | Mandarin | Unknown | English, Simplified Chinese | ||
| 19 February 2004 | France | N/A | HK Video | PAL | 2 | Cantonese | Dolby Digital | French | Box-set | |
| 4 July 2006 | Taiwan | N/A | Catalyst Logic | NTSC | 3 | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital 5.0 | English, Traditional Chinese | ||
| 11 October 2009 | Japan | N/A | Geneon Universal Entertainment | NTSC | 2 | Cantonese | Unknown | Japanese | Digitally Remastered Edition | |
| 16 April 2009 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | 2 | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital 2.0 | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
Blu-ray
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| 26 July 2011 | Hong Kong | N/A | CMS Media Limited (HK) | NTSC | A | Cantonese, Mandarin | 6.1, 7.1, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital EX(TM) / THX Surround EX(TM) | English, Traditional Chinese |
External links
Mr. Vampire II on Baidu BaikeBaidu Baike
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