Vampire vs Vampire
{{Short description|1989 Hong Kong film by Lam Ching-ying}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vampire Vs Vampire
| image = Vampire Vs Vampire.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| t = 一眉道人
| s = 一眉道人
| p = yī méi dàorén
| j = jat1 mei4 dou3 jan4}}
| director = Lam Ching-ying
| producer = Chua Lam
| writer = Sam Chi-leung
Chan Kam-cheong
Sze Mei-yee
| starring = Lam Ching-ying
Chin Siu-ho
David Lui
Sandra Ng
Billy Lau
Maria Cordero
| music = Anders Nelsson
The Melody Bank
Alastair Monteith-Hodge
Tim Nugent
| cinematography = Cho On-sun
Kwan Chi-kam
| editing = Peter Cheung
| studio = Diagonal Pictures
Paragon Films
| distributor = Golden Harvest
| released = {{Film date|1989|7|26|df=yes}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| budget =
| gross = HK$11.19 million
}}
Vampire Vs Vampire (一眉道人; {{literal translation|One Eyebrow Daoist Priest}}){{cite AV media notes
|last1 = Djeng
|first1 = Frank
|date = 21 May 2023
|title = Audio commentary
|work = Hopping Mad: The Mr Vampire Sequels
|publisher = Eureka Video
|at = 0:00:39
|quote = The Chinese title: 一眉道人, literally means: One Eyebrow Priest, or actually, One Eyebrow Daoist Priest because dou3 jan4 means Daoist Priest.}} is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by and starring Lam Ching-ying. The title references the interaction in the film between a jiangshi child, a creature from Chinese "hopping" corpse fiction, and a British vampire based on Western vampire fiction.{{cite book|last=Hudson|first=Dale|title="Modernity as Crisis: Goeng si and Vampires in Hong Kong Cinema." Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms|year=2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-6696-6|pages=218–220}}
Plot
Chinese exorcist One-Eyebrow Priest (Lam Ching-ying) leads a peaceful life with two disciples Ah Ho (Chin Siu-ho) and Ah Fong (David Lui) in a small town together with a mischievous miniature jiangshi. While finding new water sources one day, the priest encounters a European vampire in the nearby church who is aided by a dead countess. Although the priest manages to get rid of the countess, his Chinese exorcism fails on the European vampire.
Cast
- Lam Ching-ying as One Eyebrow Priest
- Chin Siu-ho as Ah Hoo
- David Lui as Ah Fong
- Maria Cordero as Mother Superior
- Billy Lau as General
- Sandra Ng as General's Cousin
- Regina Kent as Nun
- Frank Juhas as European vampire
Home media
=Laserdisc=
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| Release date ! Country ! Classifaction ! Publisher ! Catalog No ! Format ! Language ! Subtitles ! Notes ! REF | ||||||||||
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| style="text-align:center;" | Unknown | Japan | N/A | Towa Video | CLV / NTSC | Cantonese | Japaneses | Audio Mono | {{cite web |url=http://www.urabanchou.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=64373 |title=Vampire vs. Vampire (Yi men dao ren) [IV20] |publisher=urabanchou.com |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=5 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405230826/http://www.urabanchou.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=64373 |url-status=dead }} | |
| style="text-align:center;" | 1993 | Hong Kong | N/A | ML091 | CLV / NTSC | Cantonese | English / Chinese | Audio Mono |
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| Release date ! Country ! Classifaction ! Publisher ! Format ! Language ! Subtitles ! Notes ! REF | |||||||||
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1 March 2000 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | {{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/vampire-vs-vampire-hong-kong-version/1000006302-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=Vampire VS Vampire (Hong Kong Version) VCD |publisher=yesasia.com |access-date=3 December 2011}} |
=DVD=
=Blu-ray=
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| Release date ! Country ! Classifaction ! Publisher ! Format ! Language ! Subtitles ! Notes ! REF | |||||||||
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| style="text-align:center;" | 21 May 2023 | United Kingdom | 15 | Eureka Video | Region B | Cantonese | English | Included in set of four of the Mr. Vampire sequels. | {{cite web|url=https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/hopping-mad-the-mr-vampire-sequels/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241126193143/https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/hopping-mad-the-mr-vampire-sequels/|archive-date=26 November 2024|title=Hopping Mad: The Mr. Vampire Sequels |publisher=eurekavideo.co.uk |access-date=21 January 2025}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0098690}}
- {{hkmdb title|id=7119}}
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=1124 Vampire Vs. Vampire] at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/vampire_vs_vampire.htm Vampire Vs. Vampire] at Love Hong Kong Film
{{Mr Vampire franchise}}
Category:1989 comedy horror films
Category:1989 action comedy films
Category:1980s martial arts comedy films
Category:1989 martial arts films
Category:Films directed by Lam Ching Ying
Category:Hong Kong action comedy films
Category:Hong Kong martial arts films
Category:Martial arts horror films
Category:1989 directorial debut films