''Mr. Vampire III'', (Chinese: 靈幻先生) also known as ''Mr. Vampire Part 3'', is a 1987 Hong Kong

comedy horror Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary genre, literary, television genre, television, and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy horror has been described as able to be categorized under three ty ...

film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by

Sammo Hung Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreog ...

. The film is the third of a series of five films directed by Ricky Lau in the '' Mr. Vampire'' franchise. The Chinese title of the film literally translates to ''Mr. Spiritual Fantasy''.

Plot

One dark night, Uncle Ming attempts to

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angry spirits in a haunted house but is unsuccessful and he narrowly escapes. He brings his two ghostly companions (Big Pao and Small Pao) with him to a nearby town. The town is under attack by a group of bandits with supernatural powers. The thugs are led by Devil Lady, a powerful evil witch doctor. When Ming and the Paos are having dinner in a restaurant, Captain Chiang comes to harass them, and the Paos take revenge by playing tricks on Chiang. Just then, Chiang's master, Uncle Nine, appears and he subdues the two ghosts and traps them inside a wine jar. As Ming is no match for Nine in magic powers, he pleads with Nine to release the Paos. Nine agrees to set the ghosts free but warns Ming that he must part ways with them. Big Pao is captured by Devil Lady later due to Chiang's act of mischief. Devil Lady casts a spell on Big Pao, making him see people dressed in Taoist robes as monster birds, and sends him to attack the town. During the chaos, Devil Lady breaks into the town prison to free two of her bandits who were captured earlier by the townspeople, but falls into a trap instead. Uncle Nine defeats Devil Lady in a fight and the evil sorceress falls into a well and dies. However, the spirits of the two bandits escape and possess two men, and go out to cause trouble again. Nine and Ming combine forces to contain the evil spirits in wine jars and fry them in hot oil. Just then, the coin sword binding Devil Lady shatters and the sorceress' spirit is set free to take revenge. Eventually after a long battle, with the help of the Pao ghosts, Nine and Ming succeed in destroying Devil Lady once and for all.

Cast

Lam Ching-ying Lam Ching-ying (; born Lam Gun-bo (); 27 December 1947 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, and action director. As a practitioner of martial arts Lam starred in a number of notable films that found recognition outside Hong Kong ...

as Uncle Nine, a

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ed Taoist priest *

Richard Ng Richard Ng Yiu-hon (born 17 December 1939), also known as Richard Woo, is a Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s. Film and television career Ng has appeared in 80 films to da ...

as Uncle Ming, an inept Taoist priest *

Billy Lau Billy Lau Nam Kwong (born 3 April 1954) is a Hong Kong film actor, director and writer. He is best known for playing the Police Captain in '' Mr. Vampire'' (1985) and went on to be cast in similar roles. He has appeared in many comedy and horr ...

as Captain Chiang, Uncle Nine's student *David Lui as Big Pao, one of Uncle Ming's two ghost companions *Agassi Wang as Devil Lady, a powerful evil witch doctor *Chow Gam-kong as Shou, one of the two possessed men *Tam Yat-ching as the haunted house's owner *Hoh Kin-wai as Small Pao, one of Uncle Ming's two ghost companions *Cheung Wing-cheung as Eagle Head, one of the bandits *Ka Lee as a townsman *Baan Yun-sang as Te, Uncle Nine's student killed by Devil Lady *Lee Chi-git as Fu, one of the two possessed men *Chu Tau as Wild Boar, one of the bandits *Gam Biu as a drunk villager *Pang Yun-cheung as a townsman *Siu Hung-moi as the female ghost in the wine jar set free by Uncle Ming *Yip So as a ghost in the haunted house *Chun Kwai-bo *Ha Kwok-wing *Lau Fong-sai *Lam Foo-wai

Guest stars

as Hung, one of Uncle Nine's birthday guests *

Wu Ma Fung Wang-yuen (22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014), better known by his stage name Wu Ma, was a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 240 appearances to his name (plus 49 directoria ...

as Uncle Nine's birthday guest *

Corey Yuen Corey Yuen (; born Ying Gang-ming (殷元奎); 15 February 1951) is a Hong Kong director, film director, producer, action choreographer, and former actor. Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As a ...

as Uncle Nine's birthday guest *Teddy Yip as Uncle Nine's birthday guest

Box office

''Mr Vampire 3'' ran 17 December 1987 to 6 January 1988 and grossed HK$19,460,536.00 at the box office.

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References

External links

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