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The Eight Hilarious Gods (1993)

The Eight Hilarious Gods poster
Original title
笑八仙
Directed by
Jiang Jiajun
Genre
action, comedy
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This fantasy comedy movie shows the Eight Immortals from Taoism. But they are not wise and virtuous, they are all portrayed as crooked and goofy characters.

sillychaoticcomedicirreverentlightheartedwhimsicalzanyplayful

What happens

The Eight Hilarious Gods is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy mo lei tau film directed by Jeffrey Chiang. The main characters are the Eight Immortals in Taoism. But being a comedy film, most are portrayed as crooks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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