Those Merry Souls (Chinese: 時來運轉) is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy horror film directed by Lau Kar-wing and starring Yuen Biao and Eric Tsang. The film is also known as From the Great Beyond.[1]
| Those Merry Souls | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 時來運轉 |
| Simplified Chinese | 时来运转 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shí Lái Yùn Zhuǎn |
| Jyutping | Si4 Loi4 Wan6 Zyun2 |
| Directed by | Lau Kar-wing |
| Written by | Sze-to Cheuk-hon Wong Ying |
| Produced by | Sammo Hung |
| Starring | Yuen Biao Eric Tsang Lam Ching-ying Stanley Fung |
| Cinematography | James Chan Cheung Yiu-cho |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung Keung Chuen-tak |
| Music by | The Melody Bank |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$8,066,272 |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (September 2023) |
Cast
edit- Yuen Biao as Chiu Chi-lung
- Eric Tsang as Ng Kuai-tak
- Lam Ching-ying as Tak's father
- Stanley Fung as Uncle Chiu
- Elaine Jin as Waterloo Tai
- Ng Ha-ping as Lily Ting
- Lily Li as Auntie Pearl
- Richard Ng as Fernando Ng
- Lau Kar-wing as Person practicing Kung Fu
- Chung Fat as Death Messenger
- Yam Ho as Janitor
- Wu Ma as Ma
- Billy Lau as Doctor
- Moon Lee as Fung
- Lam Wai as Movie Patron
- Fung King-man as Alley Gang Member
- Billy Ching as Billy
- Lam Leung-wai as Lok Man
- Yue Ming as George
- Sammo Hung as Movie Director
- Fruit Chan as Assistant Director
- Pan Yun-sheng as Man at Beach
- Chin Ka-lok as Beach Thug
- Chu Tau as Beach Thug
- Mak Wai-cheung as Beach Thug
- Lee Chi-kit
- Pang Yun-cheung as Thug in Public
- Chun Kwai-bo as Thug in Public
Production
editIt is one of the ghost films directed by Lau Kar-Wing.[2]
Reception
editA retrospective review finds that "Those Merry Souls is another typically quirky 80’s Hong Kong movie that falls firmly into the category of “strange but immensely fun”.'[3] A similar assessment is made by other reviewers.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Those Merry Souls Film Review". www.brns.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ O'Brien, Daniel (2003). Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror. Headpress. ISBN 978-1-900486-31-6.
- ^ Films, Follow mePhil MillsSupreme dark overlord of Far East. "Those Merry Souls (1985) - Review". Far East Films. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Cherycok (1 June 2015). "[FIlm] Those Merry Souls, de Lau Kar-Wing (1985)". Dark Side Reviews (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ SensCritique. "Avis sur le film Those Merry Souls (1985) par Ryo_Saeba". SensCritique (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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