Oily Maniac (Mandarin version)
Shawscope Volume Four
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1h 30m
1976 • Hong Kong • Directed by Ho Meng-Hua
Famous director Ho Meng-hua, who gave Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung breaks in his early kung-fu films, broke new ground with his horror hit Oily Maniac. Based on a true story about a creature that kills people at night and covers them in oil, it stars young actor Danny Lee (who hit superstardom in John Woo’s The Killer) as the oily maniac. It was so scary that censors originally cut it to pieces. This is the Mandarin version.
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