Devil Fetus (1983)

Name: Devil Fetus
Genre: Horror
Released: 1983-09-07
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling, Eddie Chen, Lu Pei-Pei, Leung Shan, Danny Lau Dan

Devil Fetus (1983), directed by Lau Hung-Chuen, starring Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling and Eddie Chen.

09/07/1983 BR Horror 1h 27m

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After a couple purchases an antique vase at a market, the woman is possessed and killed by a demonic creature. Twelve years later, the demon returns to possess the woman's nephew and wreak more havoc.

Lau Hung-ChuenCinematography, Director
David WuEditing, Original music
Lo WeiProducer
楊基Screenplay

魔胎

The franchise in release order. 2 films.

魔胎 1983 · you are here
淫種 1984

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Devil Fetus (魔胎) is a 1983 Hong Kong horror film directed by Lau Hung Chuen.

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Devil Fetus (魔胎) is a 1983 Hong Kong horror film directed by Lau Hung Chuen.

Plot

A woman buys an antique vase, which contains a demon that is unleashed to cause mayhem and take possession of people it encounters.

Cast

Eddie Chan as Kent Cheng

Pak-Kwong Ho as Mr. Cheng

Hsiu-Ling Lu as Juju

Ouyang Sha-fei as Granny Cheng

Lau Dan

Production

The soundtrack of the film includes "La Petite Fille de la Mer" from the Vangelis album L'Apocalypse des animaux (1973). It also contain samples from Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for the John Carpenter film The Thing.

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.

Release

Devil Fetus premiered on 7 September 1983 in Hong Kong. It grossed a total of HK$3,920,445. Part of the film's more gruesome moments were cut by Hong Kong censors.

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". Arty Flores from HorrorNews.net gave the film a positive review, calling it "a whacked out hilarious, what the hell is going on, freaky cult film". Jay Seaver from eFilmCritic awarded the film a negative 2/5 stars, calling it "Hilariously dated", and criticized the film for its incomprehensible plot.

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External links

Devil Fetus at IMDb

Devil Fetus at Rotten Tomatoes

HK cinemagic entry

Text from Devil Fetus on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Fetus

Trivia

It premiered on September 7, 1983, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h27 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "魔胎".
It is film 1 of 2 in the 魔胎 franchise.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosLo Wei Motion Picture Company
CountriesHong Kong SAR China
LanguagesCantonese
StatusReleased

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Crew

Lau Hung-Chuen Cinematography
Lau Hung-Chuen Director
David Wu Editing
Lo Wei Producer
David Wu Original music
楊基 Screenplay
盧敬堯 Screenplay
鄭文華 Screenplay

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What is Devil Fetus about?

Devil Fetus: After a couple purchases an antique vase at a market, the woman is possessed and killed by a demonic creature. Twelve years later, the demon returns to possess the woman's nephew and wreak more havoc.

Who directed Devil Fetus?

Devil Fetus was directed by Lau Hung-Chuen in 1983.

Who stars in Devil Fetus?

The cast of Devil Fetus includes Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling, Eddie Chen, Lu Pei-Pei, Leung Shan and Danny Lau Dan.

How long is Devil Fetus?

Devil Fetus runs for 87 minutes, or 1h27.

What is the correct order of the 魔胎 films?

The 魔胎 franchise has 2 films in the catalogue. In release order: 魔胎; 淫種.