Devil Fetus
Devil Fetus | |
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Directed by | Lau Hung-chuen |
Produced by | Lo Wei |
Starring |
Shirley Lu Lau Dan Eddie Chan |
Cinematography | Lau Hung-chuen[1] |
Production company |
Lo Wei Motion Picture Co. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$ 3,920,445 |
Devil Fetus (魔胎) is a 1983 Hong Kong film directed by Lau Hung Chuen.
Production
The soundtrack of the film includes "La Petite Fille de la Mer" from the Vangelis album L'Apocalypse des animaux (1973).[1] It also contain samples from Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for the John Carpenter film The Thing.[1]
Style
John Charles, author of The Hong Kong Filmography 1977–1997 referred to the film as part of Hong Kong's "early '80s gross-out cycle" of horror films.[1]
Release
Devil Fetus premiered on 7 September 1983 in Hong Kong. It grossed a total of HK$ 3,920,445.[2] Part of the film's more gruesome moments were cut by Hong Kong censors.[1]
Reception
Author John Charles referred to the film as "silly but amusing" and stated that the special effects in the film "are too ambitious for the budget".[1]