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66-396: Mr. Vampire (Chinese: 殭屍先生) 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. Vampire franchise, with the release of four sequels directed by Ricky Lau from 1986 to 1992, and subsequent similarly themed films with different directors released between 1987 and 1992, with Lam Ching-ying as

132-403: A Chinese Studio by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling . Mr. Vampire is based on a story of a resurrected corpse. The script was not written by Ricky Lau alone. It was written by many script writers, including Roy Szeto (Chak Han), Wong Ying and Barry Wong (Ping-Yiu). When the script was finished, Eric Tsang reviewed it. Sammo Hung also reviewed it and gave Lau some ideas. In an interview

198-487: A chair and prepares to capture and eliminate the spirit. Sure enough, she arrives at their house and Kau chases her throughout. As Sang tries to free himself, Choi turns into a vampire and attacks him. Amidst the chaos, Kau restrains Choi and almost terminates the spirit, but stops when Sang begs him to let her go. Saddened she can no longer be with Sang, the spirit flies away. Over the next few days, Kau restores Choi's health and turns him back to human. Wai brings in news that

264-726: A decline, quality roles for Lam also began to dry. However, he continued to take on his usual role as the Taoist priest as well as supporting roles in low budget movies. In 1990, Lam became the film producer for Magic Cop (1990). He starred in and action directed the movie. Some of his other ghost movies during these years are Crazy Safari (1991), An Eternal Combat (1991), The Ultimate Vampire (1991) Spiritual Trinity (1991), Mad Mad Ghost (1992), Banana Spirit (1992). Again, his serious acting side can be seen in Pom Pom and Hot Hot (1992), Lover's Tear (1992). In 1995, although

330-732: A favorite for audiences. Lam was to reprise this role many times throughout his career. In the following years, Lam starred as the Taoist Priest in countless sequels and spin-offs of Mr. Vampire such as Mr. Vampire II (1986), Mr. Vampire III (1987), Vampire Vs. Vampire (1989), Magic Cop (1990), Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (1990) He also appeared in different movie genres such as The Return of Pom Pom (1984), School on Fire (1988), Painted Faces (1988), and Her Vengeance (1988). In 1989, Lam directed his first movie Vampire Vs. Vampire . The movie starred him as

396-424: A fresh-faced girl whom people were unfamiliar with to play the role of Mr Yam's daughter so he avoided choosing a well-known actress. He spotted dancer Moon Lee at a performance and approached her and asked "Are you interested in acting as you'd fit into a part I have?" Lam Ching-ying was recommend to the director by Sammo Hung to play the main role. The director had seen Lam before on The Prodigal Son which

462-585: A relationship with his co-star Kingdom Yuen . In the series, Yuen played a female priest who fell in love with Mo Siu Fong (Lam Ching Ying). At the end of the filming, they were actually in love. The second series was filmed and aired in 1996. The series starred Lam Ching Ying again as the humble priest, Mang Hoi , Frankie Lam and Annie Man as his disciples. Like the first series, the second series received high ratings and support from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Soon after that, Lam signed for another TV series called Coincidentally (情定阴阳界). The series borrowed

528-509: A relationship. However in 1996, Lam broke up with Yuen when they were in love. He then packed up and moved to his sister's house. Yuen talked about Lam after his death: During the summer of 1997 Lam had been repeatedly going to the hospital for tests. Rumours were spreading that he had liver cancer. He stubbornly insisted on leaving the hospital immediately and finishing his job, unwilling to be hospitalised. He received worried phone calls from friends, but he told them not to listen to gossip. It

594-613: A standing set. It took one week in Taiwan to set up the sets mentioned above. The Golden Harvest studios were used as the set for the scene where Master Kau is in jail. The scene where the body is being exhumed was filmed just out of the New Territories in Hong Kong. The background has been used in movies such as The Young Master and the end fight in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin . Also filmed in

660-623: A story in a different direction. Examples of comedy horror films include Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), An American Werewolf in London (1981), the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present), Gremlins (1984), Shaun of the Dead (2004), and The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Horror and comedy have been associated with each other since the early days of horror novels. Author Bruce G. Hallenbeck cites

726-582: A television series produced by ATV , was specially dedicated to Lam, and the story was based on future events in Vampire Expert . Comedy horror Comedy horror (also called horror comedy ) is a literary , television , and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction . Comedy horror has been described as having three types: " black comedy , parody and spoof." Comedy horror can also parody or subtly spoof horror clichés as its main source of humour or use those elements to take

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792-432: A total of HK$ 20,092,129. This was the same year that Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan 's movies were at the box office, with My Lucky Stars , Police Story and Heart of Dragon all exceeding Mr. Vampire 's considerable takings. Mr. Vampire was given a midnight premier at Grand Ocean (Hong Kong). The director was so worried about the success of this movie as well as his directing career, he stood outside during

858-529: A vampire. He orders Sang to feed Choi glutinous rice, claiming it may decrease the vampire's venom in Choi's body and bring him back to his normal state. While purchasing the rice, however, the shady merchant deliberately mixes different kinds of rice in the bag, and an unwitting Sang accepts it. Before Sang can get home, he is lured by a mysterious woman into her house. He soon deduces she is a spirit, but she uses her supernatural power to seduce him. They sleep together for

924-452: A vampire. Kau and Sang manage to kill it after engaging it in battle. Wai realizes his mistake in framing Kau earlier and accepts the fact that another vampire is on the loose. The vampire again invades Yam's house. Kau and Sang arrive in time to wound it and forcing it to flee, but not before it critically wounds Choi. Kau invites Ting to stay at his house for safety. The next morning, after examining Choi's wounds, Kau claims he too may become

990-548: Is low quality, redubbing the characters with bland mid American accents. The sound effects are inadequate, clomping footsteps are added as a distracting effect. This version of the film is not widely circulated. Mr. Vampire made the Hong Kong Film Archive's "100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies" at number 77. This list is in chronological order from 1916 to 1999 rather than order of importance. Golden Harvest attempted to make an English-language version of Mr. Vampire under

1056-531: Is unknown when Lam was diagnosed with cancer for the first time since he forbid his close family to reveal his illness. Some of his close friends stated that they noticed his illness, but no-one dared to ask him directly. Chin Kar Lok said in an interview: Lam broke up with his girlfriend Kingdom Yuen . Two weeks before his death, Lam moved to his sister's house. He refused visits from his children and friends. Lam started to lose his consciousness over and over again at

1122-729: The Scary Movie series or A Haunted House also function as parodies of popular horror films. Well-known director Peter Jackson began his film career with the comedy horror classics Bad Taste , Meet the Feebles and Braindead . Stree2 , Roohi , Bhoot Police and bhool Bhulaiyaa are some popular horror comedy films in Bollywood . Examples of horror comedy on television date back to sitcoms The Munsters and The Addams Family and more recently include gruesome slapsticks Ash vs Evil Dead and Stan Against Evil , mockumentary

1188-697: The What We Do in the Shadows (franchise) , Wellington Paranormal , comedies Todd and the Book of Pure Evil , Shining Vale and Santa Clarita Diet , and cartoons Beetlejuice , Courage the Cowardly Dog , School for Vampires , and Scooby-Doo . More recent examples include The Owl House , Wednesday , Don't Hug Me I'm Scared , Gravity Falls , Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss . Lam Ching-ying He

1254-480: The Manitoba Film Classification Board classified the film as 14 for Festival Cinema, Ontario Film Review Board classified Mr. Vampire 1 April 1986 as Restricted (18 years of age or older) and Régie du cinéma du Québec was classified 1986 as 14 and then reclassified 9 September 2004 as Visa général (General Rating, all ages) In Singapore the movie was cut and classified as PG and later

1320-449: The Mr. Vampire franchise. In addition, Lam uses his real name for his character in some of the films he acted in. A related television series titled Vampire Expert (殭屍道長) starring Lam Ching-ying was broadcast from 1996 to 1997. However, during the filming of the third season, Lam developed liver cancer and died before the project was completed. The first season of My Date with a Vampire ,

1386-541: The Peking Opera style under the guidance of Madame Fan Fok-fa . Due to his slender and fragile body structure, Lam specialized in female roles and often performed stunt-doubling for actresses. However, he was reported as a mischievous and disobedient child. Thus, after half a year of training, Madame sent him on stage to express himself and control his drive. Lam's first show was called "White Beach", but his Beijing Opera career only lasted for 5 years. He realized that there

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1452-469: The "modern" uniforms, but the vampire's costume belonged to the previous dynasty, the Qing dynasty , contrary to a commentator's notes. Oddly in one scene after Chau-sang woke up, Ting-ting had a white flower in her hair which signifies morning but it is night time in the film. Action scenes in the movie were designed by both the director and Chiny-Ying, who was an action director as well. There wasn't much time for

1518-406: The 1820 short story " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " by Washington Irving as "the first great comedy horror story". The story made readers "laugh one moment and scream the next" and its premise was based on mischief typically found during the holiday Halloween . Shortly after the publication of Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein , comedic parodies appeared. Edgar Allan Poe put humor and horror on

1584-553: The Dragon , Way of the Dragon , and Game of Death . In his youth, Lam seemed to have quite a temper and always got into fights. During the filming of The Big Boss , Lam was arrested for fighting, and Lee had to bail him out of jail. Despite having little education, Lam impressed Lee with interesting philosophical discussions. Although they hardly talked about their relationship, Lee liked good conversations, and this self-willed young man soon became Lee's favorite. When Lee died, Lam

1650-457: The New Territories were scenes where the police went to find the vampire in the cave and the scene in which a body is being burnt. Producer Sammo Hung visited the set less frequently to promote a relaxed atmosphere as he was aware that his presence may make the cast and crew nervous. Hung took a hands-off role on the film and entrusted Mr Vampire to protégé director Ricky Lau. A real snake

1716-539: The beginning of November. His family moved him to the St. Teresa's Hospital in Kowloon. He was already in a semi-comatose state, and his situation gradually declined. Lam died on November 8, 1997, at 12:30 am at St. Theresa's Hospital in Hong Kong, the cause of death being cancer of the liver. He was 49 years old. Ricky Hui who was Lam's partner in "Mr. Vampire", died on November 8, 2011, the same date, 14 years later. Lam's request

1782-473: The cast of Vampire Expert and had Lam in a supporting role. Lam played a priest who tried to prevent a man from becoming a cruel spirit. However, this series didn't mark the end of his career. Lam's last role was in A Monk at Thirty (一枝花和尚). In 1996, production on the third series of Vampire Expert began. The production was halted due to Lam's health condition. During the filming of Vampire Expert in 1995, Lam and his co-star Kingdom Yuen developed

1848-527: The cast. Initially Tanya Roberts from Charlie's Angels and Sheena: Queen of the Jungle was chosen but it did not work out so she was replaced by Michelle Phillips , a singer from the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas . They all flew out to Hong Kong to start filming at Golden Harvest studios. After several weeks filming was abandoned because Yuen Wah could not speak English very well. Raymond Chow pulled

1914-410: The characters down a mountain. Filming lasted more than five months to almost half a year. On the set, the actors would sometimes crack jokes, and if director Ricky Lau liked them, he would retain those scenes in the film. The love scene that contained no violence took two weeks to complete, in addition to a further three weeks of shooting in Taiwan. The production team built a village that appeared in

1980-478: The cinematic graveyard and feel secure in the knowledge that the monsters can't get you". In the era of silent film , the source material for early comedy horror films came from stage performances instead of literature. One example, The Ghost Breaker (1914), was based on a 1909 play, though the film's horror elements were more interesting to the audience than the comedy elements. In the United States following

2046-400: The director and actors to sleep. The director and actors had 2 shifts (12 hours per shift). The Day shift is from seven in the morning until seven in the evening. The Night shift is from seven in the evening work until seven in the morning and many actors didn't really sleep for maybe two weeks. During filming in the extremely hot summer months, Yuen Wah suffered as he was not allowed to remove

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2112-562: The director had worked on. The director noted in an interview that "He seems cold but actually he is with a good heart" that was why he was suitable for the role. The director had still not settled on an actress to play the ghost's role. The role ended up going to Wong Siu-fung, who impressed Ricky Lau in her previous film Person at the End . Chin Siu-ho was chosen because he knew Kung Fu and all about action scenes. The director noted in an interview "he

2178-439: The director mentioned "Compared with nowadays, the situation was different because now they often use less time to finish the script." In the original script, the ghost (Jade) was written to die during the film but during filming, Lau decided to change the ending and keep her alive so that could it would be more romantic. The director and writers used a cheap gimmick only once, when they made a man in poor quality gorilla suit chase

2244-544: The film Prodigal Son . Lam played the strict kung fu master Leung Yee-tai . He also played a frail, elderly Taoist priest in The Dead and the Deadly (1983). Lam's star did not rise until 1985, with the release of Mr. Vampire , the movie that fueled the hopping vampire genre. Lam was nominated for Best Actor for his role as the Taoist priest. The character was an engaging mixture of naivety and stoic authority, and became

2310-425: The film market was in depression, ATV offered Lam the starring role in a television series called Vampire Expert (殭屍道長). He was hired with a million HK dollars salary to work in the series. It was a far cry from his time as HK$ 60 a day stuntman. The series was a success and revived Lam's career. The story followed Mo Siu Fong (Lam Ching Ying) who destroyed ghosts and saved the day. During the filming, Lam developed

2376-692: The genre including Encounters of the Spooky Kind , Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain , Esprit d'amour , Spiritual Love and Rouge . In a DVD commentary of Mr. Vampire , Bey Logan said " Mr. Vampire is very basic visual effects and was only really the start of visual effects in Hong Kong filmmaking." LoveHKFilm described it as "quite possibly the seminal entry in HK's famous horror-comedy genre" and "a fun movie that showcases Lam Ching-Ying at his best." The English language soundtrack made for Mr vampire

2442-475: The genre's recognisable tropes. In Republican-era China , Master Kau makes a living as a Taoist priest who performs magic that maintains control over spirits and irrepressible vampires. Together with his inept students, Man-choi and Chau-sang, he resides in a large house protected from the spiritual world with talismans and amulets. One day, he accepts an assignment from a wealthy businessman, Yam, to remove Yam's deceased father from his grave and rebury him, with

2508-458: The hopes that doing so will bring more prosperity to the Yam family. However, during the raising of the coffin, Kau notices the body, instead of in a decomposed state, is still intact. Knowing it has become a vampire, he has it moved to his house for further study. Once in the house, Choi and Sang line the coffin with enchanted ink to safeguard the body, but forget to line the bottom of the coffin, causing

2574-468: The lead for the majority of them. The vampire of the film is based on the jiangshi , the hopping corpses of Chinese folklore (similar to both zombies and vampires ). The film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: Hold Your Breath for a Moment ) in Taiwan. The film was the breakthrough success of the jiangshi genre , a trend popular in Hong Kong during the 1980s, and established many of

2640-413: The night. When Sang returns to Kau's house, the priest is quick to notice his student's predicament. That night, he silently follows Sang to the spirit's house. The spirit transforms into a hideous ghoul and attempts to kill Kau, but fails at the hands of his talismans. She bewitches Sang to turn on his master, but after a brief fight, Kau breaks the spell and she escapes. The next night, Kau ties Sang to

2706-480: The opening and ending scenes of the film, while a few scenes were shot on a standing set near Taipei because they lacked a good studio set of a long street running into the distance, which could be done by CGI in more recent times. The scene in which a dead body was found was shot in Taiwan on a set with stone arches. In that set, a real street was constructed from stone, and has been reused for other films and television series. In Hong Kong, most studios could not afford

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2772-402: The plastic from his face. After several hours in the make-up chair, he would spend the working day unable to move, talk or eat properly. Ironically, Ricky Lau cut out many of Yuen's footage from the finished film, as he felt that too many vampire hopping would slow down the pace. Near the end of shooting, Mr. Vampire , the cast and crew came under pressure to work faster, as the movie screening

2838-558: The plug, saying "we started but we need not finish". The Demon Hunters filmed footage still exists and is kept in Golden Harvest's archives. Since the failed English version of Mr. Vampire Michelle Yeoh 's company, Han Entertainment, is planning to do a similar movie. Highly successful at the time, both in Hong Kong and as a cult film favourite with overseas enthusiasts of Hong Kong cinema , It inspired numerous parodies and homage films. The film launched Lam Ching-ying 's character,

2904-406: The same continuum, and many nineteenth century authors used black humor in their horror stories. Author Robert Bloch called them "opposite sides of the same coin". In comedy horror film, gallows humor is a common element. While comedy horror films provide scares for audiences, they also provide something that dramatic horror films do not: "the permission to laugh at your fears, to whistle past

2970-474: The scene where actor Chin Siu-ho performed a back-flip up the door. Action director Yuen Wah doubled as a vampire for some of the more acrobatic shots, such as the end scene depicting the vampire being burnt (the flames and oil were real). Most of Mr. Vampire 's atmospheric scores that were both spooky and humorous was mainly supplied by Anders Nelsson 's music production company The Melody Bank. Jade's theme song, Gwai San Noeng (鬼新娘; Ghost Bride ),

3036-581: The screening, greeting guests until he heard the audience starting to laugh. Sino Cine Co Ltd bought the UK distribution rights to Mr. Vampire and the BBFC classified the film as ' 15 ' without any cuts and then it was released March 1986. The following year Chinatown Cinema bought the Australia distribution rights and the movie was classified ' M '(mature no one under the age of 15) it was classified 1 January 1986 In Canada

3102-474: The sequels has been compounded not only by the names of the films but also by the fact that the films share some cast members, though often recast in different roles. There are also other films of the Chinese vampire genre starring Lam Ching-ying , such as Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (1990) and Magic Cop (1990), or directed by Lam himself, such as Vampire vs Vampire (1989), which are all separate from

3168-488: The story and Chin Siu Ho has confirmed Ricky Lau as the true director of Mr. Vampire . At different parts of the movie, wires were used. The production staff had to take care of the wires. To ensure they do not show on screen, they would spray the wires in the same colour as the set background. If the wires were shown, they would have to take it overseas for editing which was not popular at that time. However, no wires were used in

3234-403: The title Demon Hunters . The film was produced by David Chan. However, the team could not get Lam Ching-ying to reprise his role because the latter was busy with another film overseas. Yuen Wah , who worked on the original Mr. Vampire , replaced Lam and handled the action sequences as well. American actor Jack Scalia , who acted in the 1978 television series Dallas , was also recruited into

3300-427: The trauma of World War I , film audiences sought to see horror on screen but tempered with humor. The "pioneering" comedy horror film was One Exciting Night (1922), written, directed and produced by D. W. Griffith , who noticed the stage success of the genre and foresaw a cinematic translation. The film included comedic blackface performances and footage of a hurricane for a climactic storm. As an early experiment,

3366-438: The unibrowed Taoist exorcist, whom he would portray not only in the Mr. Vampire sequels, but also in many other films, including unrelated ones. Mr. Vampire sequels included Mr. Vampire II , Mr. Vampire III and Mr. Vampire IV . However, most do not relate to the first film, instead simply being set on the same themes. There is in fact only one canonical sequel, Ricky Lau's own Mr. Vampire 1992 . Confusion regarding

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3432-430: The usual One Eyebrow Priest, Chin Siu Ho and Liu Fong as his naughty disciples. Due to the production cost going over budget, he didn't take his director's fee. The movie showed light of his moving-making style which was prone to realistic fights and dark humor. The success of Mr. Vampire eventually became burdensome on Lam, who found himself typecast in the role. As the Hong Kong movie industry began to experience

3498-409: The vampire is now active again. When Kau leaves to investigate, the vampire, now in an almost demonic form, invades Kau's place. After pushing Choi off a balcony, it turns its attention to Ting and Wai, but Kau and Sang again divert its attention. Finally, Kau's fellow Taoist priest, Four Eyes, shows up by coincidence, and they manage to destroy the vampire by burning it alive. Director Ricky Lau wanted

3564-436: The vampire to break out. It heads straight for Yam's home and savagely kills his son before going into hiding by dawn. Wai, an incompetent police inspector who is smitten with Yam's daughter Ting, blames Kau for murdering Yam and arrests him. Kau is imprisoned and Yam's body is placed in a makeshift morgue near the jailhouse. Choi stays at Yam's house to protect Ting while Sang frees his master, only to witness Yam reawakening as

3630-402: The various genres were not well-balanced with horror and comedy, and later films improved the balance and took more sophisticated approaches. Charles Bramesco of Vulture.com identifies Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein as the first commercially successful comedy horror film. Its success legitimized the genre and established it as commercially viable. Some comedy horror movies, such as

3696-492: Was a story that Lam challenged Bruce Lee in a hotel room because he didn't believe Lee was as strong as the rumors said. Lam put a pillow over his chest and stomach, then Bruce struck the pillow and sent him flying across the room. Bruce Lee was so impressed that he hired Lam as his personal assistant. Lam was 19 at the time. Lam started to work as an co-action choreographer, and personal assistant to Bruce Lee on Lee's movies including The Big Boss , Fist of Fury , Enter

3762-404: Was around the corner. Moon Lee recalls the Mr. Vampire shoot as a largely enjoyable experience. Lam Ching Ying always looked serious during filming. He was dedicated and professional, although friends have brought up his sense of humour. It is long been rumoured that Hung effectively directed Mr Vampire on his own with the inexperienced Ricky Lau serving as his assistant. Hung has always denied

3828-531: Was born Lam Gun-bo (林根寶) on 27 December 1952 in the year of the Dragon, in Hong Kong. His family originated from Shanghai , in the People's Republic of China . Both of his parents made a living by doing catering services. Lam was the third child of six children. His family was poor, and his parents weren't educated. Lam attended Shun Yi Association Elementary School in Hong Kong, but eventually dropped out after 2 years. His father sent him to Chun Chau Drama Society to learn

3894-614: Was devastated. He later joined Hung's stuntman association (known as the Hung Kar Pan ). Lam worked behind the camera as assistant director and became Sammo Hung 's right-hand man of the stunt team. His talent as an actor and martial artist was revealed in The Magnificent Butcher . Lam played the fan-wielding assassin who fought against Yuen Biao . In 1982, Lam won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Director, in

3960-431: Was finally finished, it cost HKD 8.5 million. Sammo estimated the film would cost a HKD 2 to 3 million loss to Golden Harvest Mr. Vampire was nominated for thirteen awards, including two for Best Supporting Actor (Billy Lau and Lam Ching-ying). Out of the thirteen nominations the film only received one award for Best Original Film Score. Mr, Vampire ran in cinemas from 7 November 1985 to 4 December 1985 and grossed

4026-577: Was not much demand for opera styles anymore. Through a friend's introduction, Lam joined the film industry. At age 17, Lam became a stuntman and martial arts coach at the Shaw Brothers Studio . Due to his slender build, he was often called upon to substitute female actors. He received HK$ 60 a day, HK$ 20 of which went to his master, and another HK$ 20 he took home to his parents. Lam used the remaining money to treat his brothers to snacks. Lam once mentioned those were his happiest days in his life. There

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4092-449: Was performed by the Jie'er Choir (傑兒合唱團). The music was written by Lee On-Tat and lyrics were written by Cheng Kwok-Kong. Mr. Vampire was originally given a budget of HKD 4.5 million, but halfway through production, it was already depleted. The director then had to ask for more money and was given a further HKD 1 million to finish the film. After one week, the money was also spent. When the film

4158-461: Was reclassified to NC16 (Not suitable for children under 16) Mr. Vampire was well received in Taiwan, southeast Asia, and especially in Japan, where it inspired a vampire craze with toys and a lot of other merchandise that had a vampire on them. The film was featured as part of Channel 4 's Chinese Ghost Story season in 1990 introduced by Johnathan Ross being played alongside some similar movies in

4224-420: Was serious and used no stuntman." Sammo Hung (producer) hired Billy Lau to provide additional comedy to Mr Vampire . According to the producer Sammo Hung , the idea for Mr. Vampire originated through childhood stories he heard from his mother who was also an actress. One of the major sources of inspiration for the film Mr. Vampire came from a collection of supernatural tales called Strange Stories from

4290-517: Was to have a low-profile funeral. His funeral was attended by his parents, close family and school-mate friends. The Buddhist ceremony was held in the evening of the 13th at around 7 am. His Priest robe, shoes and top-hat were buried with him, along with his favorite clothes and sunglasses. Lam's pallbearers were Yuen Shiu Hung, Chin Yuet Sun, Ng Ming Hoi, Lam King Chu, Chan Wui Ngai, Chung Fat, Sammo Hung , Chan Wing Hong, Chin Kar Lok and Wu Ma . After

4356-465: Was used in the scene which showed one being cut, and was later used to make snake soup . This was because the production team could not afford a fake snake. This was also the case in a scene where a chicken's blood is needed and its throat is cut and a bowl is held under its neck to collect the blood. Mr. Vampire is set in the Early Republic, as can be seen from the five-coloured-star cap emblems on

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