What is the name of this 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and starring Lam Ching-ying as a priest?
Mr. Vampire Mr. Vampire is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau in his directorial debut, and also 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 directed by Ricky Lau from 1986 to 1992, and subsequent similarly themed films with different directors released between 1987 and 1991. The vampire of the film is based on the jiangshi, the hopping corpses of Chinese folklore. The film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: "Hold Your Breath for a Moment") in Taiwan. The film was the breakthrough success of the jiangshi genre, a trend popular in Hong Kong during the 1980s, and established many of the genre's recognisable tropes.
Lee Sun-fung Lee Sun-Fung (born 10 April 1909 in Guangdong, China, died 21 May 1985) was a Chinese film director, writer and actor. Between 1940 and 1978 he directed over 50 Hong Kong films. Three of his films were included in the Hong Kong Film Awards' list of "Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures" in 2005: "The Orphan" (1960), "Cold Nights" (1955), and "Feast of a Rich Family" (1959), which he co-directed with Lee Tit, Ng Wui and Lo Ji-Hung.