Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.
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The Dead and the Deadly was released in 1982 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving The Dead and the Deadly (1982) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 57%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Dead and the Deadly a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 59%, The Dead and the Deadly is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1982 with similar scores include films like The Last American Virgin, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Magicians.
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