{"product_id":"made-in-hong-kong-volume-3","title":"Made in Hong Kong: Volume 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis special limited edition 2-disc Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Poochamin\u003cspan\u003e), includes a 40-page perfect bound book\u003c\/span\u003e and is limited to \u003cstrong\u003e6,000\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003eunits\u003c\/b\u003e. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Hong Kong cinema and Taiwanese cinema often covered similar ground, they naturally remained distinct due to cultural differences and at certain times in history, even legal limitations. Nonetheless, three wildly imaginative and genre-defying films (one of which hails from Taiwan) are assembled here for one singularly riotous and wickedly entertaining collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Taiwanese MAGIC OF SPELL, the kid-focused adaptation of Japan's eternal Momotaro legend continues apace from the previous year's hit \u003cem\u003eChild of Peach\u003c\/em\u003e. An outright bizarre fantasy\/horror\/action adventure, it follows celebrated hero Peach Boy and his devoted (though easily scared) servant who do battle against the blood-bathing Demon King and all the remaining demons of the underworld. Along the way, they encounter all manner of friend and foe, not least of which is the thousand-year-old Ginseng Boy, with whom they discover the true meaning of friendship. Starring Hsiao-Lao Lin (\u003cem\u003eKung Fu Wonder Child\u003c\/em\u003e), Pao-ming Ku (\u003cem\u003eTerrorizers\u003c\/em\u003e), Shan Chen (\u003cem\u003eShaolin vs. Lama\u003c\/em\u003e), and Chi-Chiang Chen (\u003cem\u003eDragon Ball: The Magic Begins\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAGIC OF SPELL\u003c\/strong\u003e (1988, 85 min, 1.85:1)\u003cbr\u003esound options: Mandarin \u0026amp; Cantonese Mono both with newly translated English subtitles, along with an English dub\u003cbr\u003edirected by: Chung-Hing Chiu\u003cbr\u003estarring: Hsiao-Lao Lin, Shan Chen, Pao-ming Ku, Yu-Chiu Yang, Yi-Ta Shen, Hsiung Yang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWah Li, a surly funerary worker in THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY, is shocked when his friend Lucho suddenly winds up dead, and even more strangely, an unknown pregnant woman claiming to be Lucho's wife also emerges. Wah Li tries to sort it out but before long, the lines between fact and fiction, and between the living world and the world of the dead all seem to blur. An off-the-wall afterlife farce written by Sammo Hung and sold as a follow-up to his \u003cem\u003eEncounters of the Spooky Kind\u003c\/em\u003e, it showcases Hung's famed comedy talents as well as action skills. Starring Sammo Hung (\u003cem\u003eProject A\u003c\/em\u003e), Wu Ma (\u003cem\u003eA Chinese Ghost Story\u003c\/em\u003e), Ching-Ying Lam (\u003cem\u003eMr. Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e), and Cherie Chung (\u003cem\u003ePeking Opera Blues\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE DEAD AND THE DEADLY\u003c\/strong\u003e (1982, 100 min, 2.35:1)\u003cbr\u003esound options: Cantonese Mono with newly translated English subtitles, English dub, Mandarin dub (untranslated), and an isolated music track\u003cbr\u003edirected by: Wu Ma\u003cbr\u003estarring: Sammo Hung, Wu Ma, Ching-Ying Lam, Cherie Chung, Yuet-Sang Chin, Siu-Ming To, Ying-Ying Hui\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest friends Halley and David enjoy pulling light scams, helping each other out with girls, and sometimes end up in one another's dreams in SCARED STIFF. After blundering into a stick-up and then being forced at gunpoint to drive a getaway car, they find out that David has far stronger-than-average brainwaves. But when Halley's asked to pick out the hoods from a lineup, and they come after him, their adventures together quickly turn deadly. And that's before the police get involved. This buddy comedy quickly becomes a deliriously fast-paced sci-fi\/action hybrid, with a broad range of bold movie influences, including \u003cem\u003eDreamscape\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScanners\u003c\/em\u003e. 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