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The Seventh Curse

Original title: Yuen Chun Hap yu Wai See Lee
  • 1986
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.3K
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Chow Yun-Fat, Maggie Cheung, and Siu-Ho Chin in The Seventh Curse (1986)
A young heroic cop in the jungle of Thailand attempts to rescue a beautiful girl from being sacrificed to the "Worm Tribe" she belongs to. As a result, the cop is damned with seven "Blood Curses" which burst through his leg periodically. When the seventh bursts, he will die, but Betsy, the beauty he saved stops the curse with an antidote that lasts only one year, so on the advice of Wisely (Chow yun Fat) he heads back to Thailand to find a permanent cure. Action ensues as the cop and cohorts battle the evil sorcerer of the Worm Tribe, a hideous bloodthirsty baby like creature and "Old Ancestor," a skeleton with glowing blue eyes that transforms into a monster that is a cross between Rodan and Alien.
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An adventurer who's been inflicted with a deadly curse during a previous expedition to Thailand goes back to battle an evil sorcerer, his tribal army, and his deadly creatures.An adventurer who's been inflicted with a deadly curse during a previous expedition to Thailand goes back to battle an evil sorcerer, his tribal army, and his deadly creatures.An adventurer who's been inflicted with a deadly curse during a previous expedition to Thailand goes back to battle an evil sorcerer, his tribal army, and his deadly creatures.

  • Director
    • Ngai Choi Lam
  • Writers
    • Jing Wong
    • Kai-Chi Yuen
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Siu-Ho Chin
    • Maggie Cheung
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ngai Choi Lam
    • Writers
      • Jing Wong
      • Kai-Chi Yuen
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Siu-Ho Chin
      • Maggie Cheung
    • 31User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Wei
    • (as Chow Yun Fat)
    Siu-Ho Chin
    Siu-Ho Chin
    • Dr. Yuan Chen-Hsieh
    Maggie Cheung
    Maggie Cheung
    • Tsai-Hung
    Ken Boyle
    • The Professor
    Hung Chen
    Bing-Chuen Cheung
    Kwok-Keung Choi
    Yuen Chor
    Yuen Chor
    • Chu
    Joyce Godenzi
    Joyce Godenzi
    Shu-Yuan Hsu
    Shu-Yuan Hsu
    Sibelle Hu
    Sibelle Hu
    • Su
    Hsin-Nan Hung
    Hsin-Nan Hung
    Farlie Ruth Kordica
    Yasuaki Kurata
    Yasuaki Kurata
    • Captain Ho
    Chi Tai Lam
    Foo-Wai Lam
    Foo-Wai Lam
    Kei-Yan Lam
    Kei-Yan Lam
    Shung-Fung Lau
    • Director
      • Ngai Choi Lam
    • Writers
      • Jing Wong
      • Kai-Chi Yuen
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Unusual for the time, in Cantonese language versions of the film, the Ni Kuang wrap around scenes were seemingly shot in sync sound rather than dubbed in post. Ni Kuang's character is actually speaking Mandarin.
    • Quotes
      • Su: Release the ghost child!
    • Alternate versions
      This film has at least 3 different endings in every of its release. In the original theatrical release, after the monster-killing climax, there's another by-the-pool-party scene (same pool as seen in the beginning of the film, but is supposed to be another party) in which Maggie Cheung's character (kind of) makes up with Dr Yuen. Then we cut to the original party scene that starts off the movie with Dr Yuen, Wisely, Ai Hong (Ni Kuang - the real author of the two pulp-novel series) and a bunch of beautiful girls. As the author finishes telling the movie's story to the girls, one of them asks if he has another adventure story to tell. The author replies, "Well, we have to see what exciting adventures Dr Yuen and Wisely are going to have." The two main characters come into frame, toast and finish their drink. Freeze frame and comes the music and end credits. In the first video release available in Hong Kong during the late 1980s-early 1990s, the last two scenes were completely cut out, so as the very last close-up of Bachu, the native girl. Instead it is replaced with a two-shot of her and her lover, while the end credits rolls halfly over its freeze frame, halfly over black. Also in that video release, the native girl's nude scenes were partly censored with the explicit body parts blacked out to make the film more "family-oriented". In the DVD edition, the second last scene in the original theatrical release is cut out, whilst the final scene is retained but with end credits rolling over. The original dialogues are replaced with the ending music. One would suspect the reason for the last two scene being cut out in later releases is because they drag on for quite a while, though narratively it is not a bad attempt as the two scenes mirror the beginning of the movie.
    • Connections
      Followed by The Legend of Wisely (1987)

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    • What are the differences between the HongKong DVD Version and the German DVD Version?

    Details

    • Release date
      • October 17, 1986 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dr. Yuen and Wisely
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Paragon Films Ltd.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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