The Mad Monk (1993)

Original title

濟公

Directed by

Johnnie To

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, epic film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

IIA

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A heavenly being is challenged to reform three doomed people on Earth in three days. He takes mortal form as a wild monk and fights a demon to prevent disaster.

playfulchaoticwhimsicalover-the-topsupernaturalhumorousfast-paced

What happens

The Mad Monk (Chinese: 濟公; Jyutping: zai3 gung1 is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy comedy film directed by Johnnie To, and starring Stephen Chow as the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song dynasty. The film follows "Dragon Fighter Luohan" as he accepts a challenge from the gods to change the fate of a beggar, a prostitute, and a villain in three heavenly days. He is reborn on earth as a mere mortal and ultimately battles an evil demon to stave off hell on earth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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