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MASTER SCORE 59.7 / 100
1982·Action / Comedy / Horror·1h 37m

THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY

Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.

Above the Line
Wu Ma·DirectorSammo Hung Kam-Bo·ScreenplayBarry Wong Ping-Yiu·ScreenplayRicky Lau·Director of PhotographyMichael Lai Siu-Tin·Original Music ComposerPeter Cheung Yiu-Chung·Editor
Cast
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo·Chu Wang-Lee / Fat Boy / OafWu Ma·Ma Lun-Cheung (Ma Lucho)Lam Ching-Ying·Uncle KoCherie Chung Cho-Hung·Siu YuenHui Leung-Mei·Lee Yuet YingChin Yuet-Sang·Chin Ba-TatTo Siu-Ming·Scholar YeungChang Ching-Po·MayorHui Ying-Ying·Lady ChoiPaul Chung Fat·Taoist Priest
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Wu Ma·DirectorChang Ching-Po·Assistant DirectorWellson Chin Sing-Wai·Assistant DirectorLo Po-Shan·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo·ScreenplayBarry Wong Ping-Yiu·Screenplay
Camera· 4
Ricky Lau·Director of PhotographyDanny Lee Yau-Tong·Director of PhotographyCheung Yiu-Cho·Director of PhotographyYuen Chun-Wah·Focus Puller
Editing· 1
Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Michael Lai Siu-Tin·Original Music ComposerJoseph Koo·Original Music ComposerChow Shao-Lung·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Chu Sheng-Shi·Costume DesignChin Sam·Art DirectionMai Ho·Art DirectionSimon Chan Kwok-Hong·Makeup ArtistWong Shun-Chang·PropsLeung Yui-Nung·Props
Production· 4
Raymond Chow·ProducerSammo Hung Kam-Bo·ProducerJessica Chan Pui-Wah·Production ManagerLau Chi-Chung·Production Manager
Other Departments· 6
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo·Martial Arts ChoreographerYuen Biao·Martial Arts ChoreographerLam Ching-Ying·Martial Arts ChoreographerBilly Chan Wui-Ngai·Martial Arts ChoreographerHuang Wei-Shing·GafferChoi Wah·Gaffer
By the Numbers
59.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
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