| Mr. Vampire IV | |
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Original Hong Kong film poster |
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| Traditional | 僵屍叔叔 |
| Simplified | 僵尸叔叔 |
| Mandarin | Jiāngshī Shūshū |
| Cantonese | Goeng1 Si1 Suk1 Suk1 |
| Directed by | Ricky Lau |
| Produced by | Sammo Hung Jessica Chan |
| Screenplay by | Lo Wing-keung |
| Story by | Ricky Lau Lo Wing-Keung Shut Mei-yee Sam Chi-Leung |
| Starring | Anthony Chan Wu Ma Chin Kar-lok Loletta Lee |
| Music by | Stephen Shing |
| Cinematography | Abdul M. Rumjahn Tom Lau Bill Wong |
| Editing by | Peter Cheung Keung Chuen-tak |
| Studio | Bo Ho Films Co., Ltd. Paragon Films Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
| Release date(s) | 12 December 1988 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Gross revenue | HK$14,038,901 |
Mr. Vampire IV, also known as Mr. Vampire Saga Four, is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung and Jessica Chan. The film is the fourth of a series of five films directed by Ricky Lau in the Mr. Vampire franchise. The Chinese title of the film literally translates to Uncle Vampire.
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In the rural countryside, a bespectacled Taoist priest called Four-eyed Taoist is always at odds with his neighbour, a Buddhist monk called Master Yat-yau. Their respective students, Kar-lok and Ching-ching, are friendly towards each other. The Taoist and Buddhist play pranks on each other.
One day, a convoy of soldiers escorting a coffin passes by their houses. Inside the convoy is Four-eyed's junior, Taoist Crane, and Crane's four disciples, as well as a young prince and his bodyguards. Four-eyed and Yat-yau learn from Crane that there is a vampire in the coffin, and the convoy is on its way to the capital to let the emperor inspect the corpse.
During a thunderstorm that night, rainwater washes away the magical charms on the coffin and the vampire breaks out, becoming more powerful after being struck by a bolt of lightning. The vampire starts attacking everyone in the convoy and infecting them with the "vampire virus", causing them to transform into vampires as well after a short time. Taoist Crane remains behind to hold off the vampire while the prince and his attendant flee towards the houses.
At this critical moment, Four-eyed and Yat-yau both decide to put aside their differences and focus on destroying the vampires.
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| Unknown | United States | Unknown | Rainbow Audio and Video Incorporation | NTSC | Cantonese | English | [1] |
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| Unknown | Japan | N/A | Pioneer LDC | CLV / NTSC | Cantonese | Japanese | Audio Mono | [2] | |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | N/A | Unknown | SEL0133H89 | CLV / NTSC | Cantonese | None | Audio: Stereo, 2 Sides | [3] |
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| Unknown | Hong Kong | N/A | Deltamac (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Chinese | 2VCDs | [4] |
| 1 April 2000 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | [5] |
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| Unknown | Japan | N/A | Universal Pictures Japan | NTSC | 2 | Cantonese, Japanese | Dolby Digital Mono | Japanese | Digitally Re-mastered Box-set | [6] |
| 19 December 2002 | Hong Kong | N/A | Deltamac (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital | English, Chinese | [7] | |
| 19 February 2004 | France | N/A | HK Video | PAL | 2 | Cantonese | Dolby Digital | French | Box-set | [8] |
| 15 March 2008 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital 2.0 | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese | [9] |
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