The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Seen it?1980 | 108 min | Comedy, Horror, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and horror fans. If you loved The Naked Gun or Death Becomes Her, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
15% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$11 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Piers Haggard
- Peter SellersFu Manchu / Nayland Smith
- Helen MirrenAlice Rage
- David TomlinsonSir Roger Avery
- Sid CaesarJoe Capone
- Simon WilliamsRobert Townsend
- Steve FrankenPeter Williams
- Stratford JohnsIsmail
- John Le MesurierPerkins
- John SharpSir Thuud
- Clément HarariDr. Wretch