The Haunted Cop Shop
The Haunted Cop Shop is a 1987 Hong Kong comedy-horror film directed by Jeffrey Lau, with a screenplay by Wong Kar-wai and Lau. A former policeman who has become a Buddhist monk returns to his old police station to help Chief Shun and to warn him not to let a woman in pink enter the station and not to swear. The movie mixes goofy police hijinks with supernatural horror and zany twists.
Two police officers, Kim Mak-Kei and Man Chiu, arrest a petty thief named Sneaky Ming. Ming is visited by a woman in a pink dress who disappears, sending the officers into a surreal chain of events that includes a club from the Japanese occupation era and a deadly mahjong game that turns players into vampires. Sneaky Ming hints at bringing back General Issei, a vampire who once walked the earth. When the cops confront the truth, their superior Fanny Ho demands results, and the undead chaos begins to spiral.
Vampires bite people, turning them into more vampires, and the cops must rely on help from a Taoist exorcist named Uncle Chung and some vampire-hunting tricks. Chung Fat Pak, a local martial artist, fights the monsters but is killed by General Issei, who is distracted by music long enough for the others to escape. The team learns that they must perform a coffin-nail ritual to trap Issei. After spending a tense night at Fanny Ho’s house, they gather seven nails and drive them into Issei’s body. With the sun rising, the light burns the vampires to ash, and Issei is defeated. Fanny Ho is found safe, and the case is closed.
The Haunted Cop Shop is known for its over-the-top humor and spooky moments, and it has a sequel released the following year. It’s a quirky mix of slapstick comedy and Hong Kong horror that has gained a cult following.
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