Hong Kong Synopsis
人嚇人
Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.
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Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Dead and the Deadly itself).
The 1981–1983 Hong Kong Window
The Dead and the Deadly holds position #31 of 45 Hong Kong films in the 1981–1983 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Dead and the Deadly premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 1982.
The 178th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 33% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 32th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #492 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #326 of 516 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | December 22, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0084587 |