This article is about the American filmmaker. For the American publisher and writer, see Larry N.Jordan. Larry Jordan is an independen t filmmaker who has been working in the Bay Area in California since 1955, and making films since 1952. He has produced some 40 experimental and animation films, and three feature-length dramatic films. He is most widely known for his animated collage films. In 1970 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to make Sacred Art of Tibet. His animation has shown by invitation at the Cannes Film Festival. Jordan is one of the founding directors of Canyon Cinema Cooperative. He has shown films and lectured throughout the country. He is presently chairman of the film department at the San Francisco Art Institute.
小和尚十方(梁朝伟 饰)随师父白云(刘洵 饰)护送金佛去五台山。路上偶遇痞子道士燕赤霞(张学友 饰)杀死强盗无数,三人结下梁子。十方与师父夜宿鬼寺兰若寺。师父外出打探时,十方遭遇女鬼小卓(王祖贤 饰)。十方不受其诱惑,二人争斗,十方念咒将其制服,但仍好心将其放走。十方将金佛不慎丢失,找到后已破成两段,树妖姥姥趁机发难,白云被活捉。十方在小卓帮助下逃出,外出求人修补金佛却不幸被骗。幸得再遇小道士燕亦霞,得其相助。小卓死敌小蝶(利智 饰)出击勾引二人不成,恼怒之际识破小卓与十方的计划,引姥姥到三人藏匿之处。十方在小卓再次帮助下逃出,并救得师父,小卓却被姥姥抓回折磨。十方与燕赤霞掘出小卓骨灰逃出兰若寺,但姥姥已布下天罗地网,众人危在旦夕,最后关头,十方化成佛祖金身,对付树妖……