The Cinefamily (Venue Partner)
611 N Fairfax Avenue
323.655.2510
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Return of the Demon
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Saturday Oct 17, 2009 (11pm–2am)
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$10
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An unjustly overlooked entry in the late ‘80s horror-comedy craze that swept Hong Kong, the generically-titled but definitely outstanding Return of the Demon pits a trio of treasure hunters against a brain-sucking demon who’s determined to become human again by killing off 47 people, extracting hteir gray matter via his spiky and very lethal headband. Wizards, hateful cops plucked from Cruising, a shitload of smashed eggs, an inexplicable human-to-canine transformation and a libidinous ghost with one hell of a nasty streak provide plenty of entertainment here, but the real surprise is a batch of sprinting zombies way before Danny Boyle made them mainstream in 28 Days Later. Good stuff all the way and still insanely hard to find, this is vintage fun from the writer of Mr. Vampire and more fun than being kicked upside the head by a pissed-off Chinese demon from hell.
Dir. Ying Wong, 1987, HDCAM, 96 min. (brand-new HD transfer!)
