''Shaolin Vs. Evil Dead'' (''Shao Lin jiang shi'') is a kung fu vampire movie starring
Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-fai ); born Sin Kam-hei () August 22, 1951) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial artist. He played the lead role of San Te in '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (1978) and its sequels, and later played two roles in ...
. The movie title itself exploits the film ''
Evil Dead
''Evil Dead'' is an American horror film franchise created by Sam Raimi consisting of four feature films and a television series. The series revolves around the ''Necronomicon Ex-Mortis'', an ancient Sumerian text that wreaks havoc upon a gro ...
'', however, there is actually no relationship between two films. The film also heavily references the style of ''
Mr. Vampire
''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 di ...
'', though it has a unique plot.
The film ends abruptly, without resolution, because of a planned sequel, which is previewed in the end credits. The funding for the sequel was approved in 2005, and the second half of the film, ''
Shaolin Vs. Dead: Ultimate Power'' was released the same year.
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Cast
*Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-fai ); born Sin Kam-hei () August 22, 1951) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial artist. He played the lead role of San Te in '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (1978) and its sequels, and later played two roles in ...
as "Pak"
*Fan Siu-Wong
Louis Fan Siu-wong (born 19 June 1973) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is best known worldwide for his starring role as Ricky in '' Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky'' (1991) and as Jin Shanzhao in ''Ip Man'' (2008) and ''Ip Man 2'' (201 ...
as "Hak/Black"
* Jacky Woo
*Shannon Yoh
Other credits
*Executive producer: Sharon Yang Pan Pan
*Special effects makeup: Kwok Lai Lai
*Visual effects supervisor: Alan Chow
References
External links
*
Hong Kong Movie Database
2004 films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Kung fu films
2000s action horror films
Vampires in film
2000s Hong Kong films
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