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The Haunted Cop Shop

1987 · 95 min

A goofy, fast-moving romp where slapstick cops bumble through spooky set-pieces, mixing cheap scares with silly jokes and martial-arts chaos.

Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror
Starring: Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Overview: During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the soldiers had a clubhouse, where, on V-J Day, they committed seppuku. Now it's a police station, and its inhabitants burn dolls to keep the souls at peace. However, tonight is the Ghost Festival, when ghosts are allowed one night's leave, and the Colonel has risen, turning those he bites into vampires.

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Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror
Starring: Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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
survival
deception
loyalty
death
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	5
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: action, comedy, horror
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Written by: Jeffrey Lau, Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, Billy Lau Nam-Kwong, Kitty Chan, Woo Fung, Paul Chung Fat, Joh Chung-Sing, Michelle Sima
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Cinematography: Peter Ngor Chi-kwan
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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