Magic Cop

Magic Cop, also informally known as Mr. Vampire 5, is a 1990 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by, and starring, Lam Ching-ying. It was released in Hong Kong on 2 November 1990, and in the Philippines on 18 June 1992.

Plot

Uncle Feng, an experienced policeman, lives a quiet and beautiful life in Tung Ping Chau. One day, the old lady living next door comes to ask him to go to Hong Kong Island to return the body of her daughter, a stewardess killed by the police after being suspected of being a drug smuggler. Feng finds that the "stewardess" had actually been killed before her return to Hong Kong. She had been turned into a "living corpse", and is being controlled by a Japanese magician for drug smuggling. With Feng's supernatural skills and detective techniques, they finally find the location of the secret altar of the Japanese magician.

Cast

Lam Ching-ying as Uncle Feng, police constable and occult expert
Wilson Lam as Inspector Lam
Michael Miu as Sergeant No. 2237
Wong Mei-way as Lin, Uncle Feng's niece
Michiko Nishiwaki as Japanese magician
Wu Ma as Senior Superintendent Ma
Billy Chow as Japanese magician's henchman
Frankie Chin as Eddie

Release

The film grossed HK$3,645,216 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 2 November to 21 November 1990. In the Philippines, the film was released with the same name on 18 June 1992; Lam Ching-ying is credited as Michael Lee.

Critical reception

LoveHKFilm remarked, "The action scenes are fun, and the cultural connections are cool-as-can-be."