Magic Cop

{{Infobox film

| name = Magic Cop

| image = Magic-cop-poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t = 驅魔警察

| s = 驱魔警察

| p = Qū Mó Jǐngchá

| j = Keoi1 Mo1 Ging2 Caat3}}

| director = Stephen Tung

| producer = Lam Ching-ying

| writer = Sam Chi-leung
Tsang Kan-cheung

| starring = Lam Ching-ying
Wilson Lam
Michael Miu

| music = BMG Melody Bank

| cinematography = Cho On-sun
Kwan Chi-kan
Lam Fai-tai

| editing = Kwok Ting-hung
Woo Kei-chan

| studio = Movie Impact Ltd.
Millifame Productions Ltd.

| distributor = Media Asia

| released = {{film date|1990|2|11|df=y}}

| runtime = 87 minutes

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

| budget =

| gross = HK$3,645,000

}}

Magic Cop, also informally known as Mr. Vampire 5, is a 1990 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by, and starring, Lam Ching-ying. It was released in Hong Kong on 11 February 1990, and in the Philippines on 18 June 1992.

Plot

Uncle Feng, an experienced policeman, lives a quiet and beautiful life in Tung Ping Chau. One day, the old lady living next door comes to ask him to go to Hong Kong Island to return the body of her daughter, a stewardess killed by the police after being suspected of being a drug smuggler. Feng finds that the "stewardess" had actually been killed before her return to Hong Kong. She had been turned into a "living corpse", and is being controlled by a Japanese magician for drug smuggling. With Feng's supernatural skills and detective techniques, they finally find the location of the secret altar of the Japanese magician.

Cast

Lam Ching-ying as Uncle Feng, police constable and exorcist expert
Wilson Lam as Inspector Lam
Michael Miu as Sergeant No. 2237
Wong Mei-way as Lin, Uncle Feng's niece
Michiko Nishiwaki as Japanese magician
Wu Ma as Senior Superintendent Ma
Billy Chow as Japanese magician's henchman
Frankie Chin as Eddie

List of cast {{cite web |last= |first= |title=Qu mo jing cha (1990)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098150/ |date= |publisher= imdb.com |accessdate=7 October 2011}}

Release

Magic Cop was released in Hong Kong on 11 February 1990. In the Philippines, the film was released with the same name on 18 June 1992; Lam Ching-ying is credited as Michael Lee.{{cite news|title=Opens Tomorrow|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19920617&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=November 3, 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=17 June 1992|page=19|quote=The New Action Star Sensation... Michael Lee Action Choreographer, Martial Arts Instructor, Director, And Newly-Acclaimed Star Of Golden Harvest!}}

Critical reception

LoveHKFilm remarked, "The action scenes are fun (as one would expect from Stephen Tung), and the cultural connections are cool-as-can-be."{{cite web|url=https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/magic_cop.htm |title=LoveHKFilm Review of Magic Cop|publisher=lovehkfilm.com|accessdate=3 March 2020}}

Home media

=VCD releases=

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style="text-align:center;"	Unknown	Hong Kong	II	Megastar (HK)	NTSC	Cantonese	Cantonese/English	2VCDs	{{cite web\|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/magic-cop/1000004382-0-0-0-en/info.html \|title=Magic Cop VCD\|publisher=yesasia.com\|accessdate=7 October 2011}}

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Unknown

Hong Kong

Megastar (HK)

NTSC

Cantonese

Cantonese/English

2VCDs

{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/magic-cop/1000004382-0-0-0-en/info.html |title=Magic Cop VCD|publisher=yesasia.com|accessdate=7 October 2011}}

=DVD releases=

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Release date ! Country ! Classification ! Publisher ! Format ! Region ! Language ! Sound ! Subtitles ! Notes ! Ref.
style="text-align:center;"	20 April 2004	Hong Kong	N/A	Mega Star (HK)	NTSC	ALL	Cantonese, Mandarin	Dolby Digital 5.1	English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese	{{cite web\|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/magic-cop/1003334740-0-0-0-en/info.html\|title=Magic Cop DVD Region All\|publisher=yesasia.com \|accessdate=7 October 2011}}

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20 April 2004

Hong Kong

N/A

Mega Star (HK)

NTSC

ALL

Cantonese, Mandarin

Dolby Digital 5.1

English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese

{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/magic-cop/1003334740-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=Magic Cop DVD Region All|publisher=yesasia.com |accessdate=7 October 2011}}