Description
Title: Skin Striperess (1992)
Alternate Titles: Shuai pi gui, The Skinned Ghost, Sexy Ghost, Jin zhuang gui da gui
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Plot Synopsis: In a desperate attempt to secure planning approval for his resort, Mr. Lau, the owner, offers his starlet, Chi, to an official named Yung. Tragically, Chi suffers a severe accident that leaves her disfigured. Seeking a solution, Lau turns to a black magic practitioner who performs a ritual to restore Chi’s beauty using the skin of another woman. However, the spirit of the victim returns, seeking vengeance, leading to a series of supernatural events that intertwine horror with dark comedy.
Cast and Crew:
- Director: Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
- Writer: Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai
- Cast:
- Lam Ching-Ying as Taoist Lam
- Billy Lau as Mr. Lau
- Chan Wing-Chi as Chi
- Chin Shih-Erh
IMDb Link: Skin Striperess (1992)
Reviews from Letterboxd:
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𝔑𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔫𝔞 🌙 – ★★★☆☆ “An indigo-soaked black magic skin suit romp through foggy Hong Kong markets, damp alleyways, neon-lit nightclubs, and tenebrous beaches. The last half-hour delivers the goods with our malefic spirit flying around in a diaphanous kimono delivering black magic kung-fu.”
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More_Badass – ★★½☆☆ “Not nearly enough skin stripping for a movie named Skin Striperess. Director Billy Chan does eventually indulge in some HK occult clashes and Lam Ching-ying magic-fu in the final act, but too little too late.”
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Taylor Heider – ★★½☆☆ “This takes its sweet time getting to the goods. The first hour is a not very funny comedy. But the last act is pretty solid. Great atmosphere with lots of flying ghost girl action.”
Meta Description: “Skin Striperess” (1992), directed by Billy Chan Wui-Ngai, is a Hong Kong comedy-horror film that follows Mr. Lau, a resort owner who, after a tragic accident disfigures his starlet Chi, resorts to black magic to restore her beauty. The ritual’s consequences lead to supernatural vengeance, blending horror with dark comedy.
Title: Saint Flournoy (1970)
Plot Synopsis:
An undeservedly forgotten classic of high 60s underground cinema by the undeservedly forgotten high 60s underground filmmaker Will Hindle. It was ripped from a DVD made for gallery screenings in the “Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era” traveling exhibition organized by the Tate Liverpool museum.
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Presaging details and intent of the Charles Manson’s cult and actions was not meant to be one of this film’s greater attributes. It was, however, filmed uncannily months before the facts were known. The resemblance is oblique. The film: the mysticism of a “calling,” a journey to be made, a vision in mid-desert to behold and oneness with it all. Filmed in Death Valley.
