The Dead and the Deadly

1h 39min

Comedy

Horror

Fantasy

Action

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.

Production Companies

Bo Ho Films

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Cast

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Chu Wang-Lee / Fat Boy / Oaf
Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Ma Lun-Cheung (Ma Lucho)
Hui Leung-Mei

Hui Leung-Mei

Lee Yuet Ying
Chin Yuet-Sang

Chin Yuet-Sang

Chin Ba-Tat
To Siu-Ming

To Siu-Ming

Scholar Yeung
Hui Ying-Ying

Hui Ying-Ying

Lady Choi
Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Taoist Priest
Kwon Yeong-Moon

Kwon Yeong-Moon

Taoist Priest's Man
Yuen Miu

Yuen Miu

Taoist Priest's Man
Leung Suet-Mei

Leung Suet-Mei

Adulteress
Yue Tau-Wan

Yue Tau-Wan

Visit Uncle Ko
Lau Yat-Fan

Lau Yat-Fan

Villager
Peter Chan Lung

Peter Chan Lung

Mao-Mao, Uncle Ko's Worker
Ka Lee

Ka Lee

Uncle Ko's Worker
Chow Gam-Kong

Chow Gam-Kong

Uncle Ko's Worker
Ng Min-Kan

Ng Min-Kan

Uncle Ko's Worker
Lee Chi-Kit

Lee Chi-Kit

Uncle Ko's Worker
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai

Billy Chan Wui-Ngai

Uncle Ko's Worker
Pang Yun-Cheung

Pang Yun-Cheung

Uncle Ko's Worker / Brother Chun's Ghost
Tai Bo

Tai Bo

Villager
Chow Kong

Chow Kong

Street Vendor
Sham Chin-Bo

Sham Chin-Bo

Street Vendor
Ma Hon-Yuen

Ma Hon-Yuen

Street Vendor
Fong Yue

Fong Yue

Wife of Scholar Yeung
Hoh Wan

Hoh Wan

Father of Naughty Kid at Funeral
Gam Tin-Chue

Gam Tin-Chue

Funeral Guest
Man Ngai-Tik

Man Ngai-Tik

Funeral Guest
Lo Po-Shan

Lo Po-Shan

Street Vendor

Release date

22nd Dec 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话