Devil Fetus
| Devil Fetus | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| 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]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography 1977–1997: A Complete Reference to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios. McFarland & Co. p. 73. ISBN 0-7864-0842-1.
- ↑ "Devil Fetus". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.