A Taoist ritual, an unusually specific recruitment task and a sacred manuscript collide in a whirl of martial-arts nonsense. The physical comedy is purposeful and inventive; following the plot is optional, keeping up with the next impossible gag is the sport.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
7/10
Plot
10/10
Effects
5/10
Dialogue
8/10
Rewatchability
9/10
“The ritual instructions have been replaced by kung-fu chaos.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 78
Synopsis and movie facts
A Taoist priest is ordered to find a Cherry Boy to appease his temple's ancestors. The boy in question is a young man who lives with his grandmother, trying to protect a sacred writ from a bright red, snarling bad guy. And let's just say insanity follows!
Released
1984
Directed by
Yuen Cheung-yan
Running time
95 min
Original title
鬼馬天師
Starring
Yuen Yat-Choh as Wu Shun-Chiu
Yuen Cheung-yan as Chiu's Granny / Drunken Taoist
Chu Hoi-Ling as Shiu Fang
Lo Pi-Ling as Sue Un-Un
Sunny Yuen Shun-Yi as Old Devil aka Master Ruthless
