Shaolin Vs. Evil Dead is a kung fu vampire movie starring Gordon Liu

Gordon Liu

Gordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels...

. The work is one of Liu's most recent and was released between the time of Kill Bill

Kill Bill

Kill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2....

volumes 1 & 2 and exploited his acting in the two films on the North American DVD cover. The movie title itself exploits the film Evil Dead, however there is actually no relationship between two films. The film also heavily references the style of 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...

, though has a unique plot.

The film ends abruptly, without resolution, because of a planned sequel, which is previewed in the end credits. The funding for the sequel was approved in 2005, and the second half of the film, Shaolin Vs. Dead: Ultimate Power was released the same year.

Other credits

• Executive producer: Sharon Yang Pan Pan
• Special effects makeup: Kwok Lai Lai
• Visual effects supervisor: Alan Chow