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An effigy merchant's impotent friend has died and left a pregnant wife. Suspecting a scam and foul play, he schemes to inspect his friend's corpse before the burial, not knowing that his friend is actually alive and in on the scam.
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"Bonkers chop-socky that is part satire of ludicrous Hong Kong supernatural martial arts films, and part brilliant example of how it should be done. A rare wheeze that actually does have something for everyone: Excellent slapstick comedy - the hero is pompous and fat, not lithe and Jackie Chan-like; getting into daft, self-generated scrapes, he is kicked about by every one, and guards a dead friend who isn't really dead in an hilarious scene that has him fending off curious gold thieves. He is repeatedly buffeted by otherworldly menaces, first his mischievous friend, then Satan's mi..."
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Makes use of the barn set from Jackie Chan's "Dragon Lord" (1982).
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An effigy merchant's impotent friend has died and left a pregnant wife. Suspecting a scam and foul play, he schemes to inspect his friend's corpse before the burial, not knowing that his friend is actually alive and in on the scam.