To Hell with the Devil

To Hell with the Devil (1982)

Genres - Comedy, Fantasy, Horror  |   Sub-Genres - Fantasy Comedy, Religious Comedy  |   Run Time - 88 min.  |   Countries - Hong Kong  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jonathan Crow

Bedazzled meets the Warner Bros. cartoons with this supernatural comedy directed by future action film auteur John Woo. The film centers around Bruce Lee (Ricky Hui Koon-ying), a failed composer and general loser who has hit rock bottom. One day, the devil (Chung Fat) appears before Lee, promising to make his worldly dreams come true in exchange for his soul. Lee immediately asks to become a rock star and have the undying love of a beautiful dancer named Peggy (Hsu Jie). Of course, his dreams of love and rock fame don't quite pan out the way he imagined, and soon Lee is trying to welsh out on the deal while the devil is hell-bent on collecting what he is owed. Fortunately for Lee, a dead priest (Paul Chun Pui) comes to the rescue and takes on the devil, as Lee tries desperately to dispose of the contract.

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deal-with-the-devil, fame, love, singer, superstar