殭屍家族 (1986): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1986, 殭屍家族 is an action, komödie and horror film directed by Ricky Lau, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. Modern grave robbing "archeologists" find perfectly preserved specimens from the past of a man, a woman, and their child. Unbeknownst to the scientist and his two bumbling assistants, these are vampires immobilized only by the paper spells pasted on their foreheads. While transporting the child to a buyer, its spell blows off and the vampire child escapes and befriends some local children. Eventually, the parent vampires are also awakened and escape, but by now the local herbalist is on their trail to destroy them.

Who’s in it. 殭屍家族 stars Lam Ching-Ying as Master Lam, Yuen Biao as Yen, Moon Lee as Gigi and Paul Chung Fat as Professor Kwok Tun-Wong, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, 殭屍家族 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Criterion Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 殭屍家族 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 殭屍家族 tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.