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Look Out, Officer!

1990 · 91 min

A breezy, silly supernatural buddy-cop comedy where ghostly gags and slapstick action keep things light and forgettable.

Directed by
Lau Sze-Yu
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Stephen Chow, Bill Tung Biu, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Overview
After police officer Piao is murdered, his soul cannot be at rest for his murder has been written off as a suicide. Therefore the heavens send him back to Earth as a spirit to find his 'savior' who will help him clear his name. Hsing, a rookie officer, is the savior and in return for finding Piao's killer, Piao must get him a girlfriend and a promotion.

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Directed by
Lau Sze-Yu
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Stephen Chow, Bill Tung Biu, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime, fantasy
Directed by
Lau Sze-Yu
Written by
Jing-Kang Tsui
Starring
Stephen Chow, Bill Tung Biu, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Sunny Fang Kang, Vivian Chen, Amy Yip Chi-Mei, Cutie Mui Siu-Wai, Mak Yan-Wa
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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