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The Dead and the Deadly
59%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
The Dead and the Deadly (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Dead and the Deadly (1982) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Horror, and Fantasy with dark and funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Dead and the Deadly 59% (26 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Dead and the Deadly suits viewers who want a dark and funny film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 26 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-12-22
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 67347
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What is The Dead and the Deadly about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Dead and the Deadly?
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How long is the movie The Dead and the Deadly?
The official runtime for The Dead and the Deadly is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Chu Wang-Lee / Fat Boy / Oaf
Wu Ma
Ma Lun-Cheung (Ma Lucho)
Lam Ching-Ying
Uncle Ko
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Siu Yuen
Hui Leung-Mei
Lee Yuet Ying
Chin Yuet-Sang
Chin Ba-Tat
To Siu-Ming
Scholar Yeung
Chang Ching-Po
Mayor
Hui Ying-Ying
Lady Choi
Paul Chung Fat
Taoist Priest
Kwon Yeong-Moon
Taoist Priest's Man
Yuen Miu
Taoist Priest's Man
Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Adulterer
Leung Suet-Mei
Adulteress
- Y
Yue Tau-Wan
Visit Uncle Ko
Lau Yat-Fan
Villager
Peter Chan Lung
Mao-Mao, Uncle Ko's Worker
Ka Lee
Uncle Ko's Worker
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