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Those Merry Souls

1985 · 95 min

A breezy, silly mix of slapstick stunt work and ghostly mischief that keeps things playful even when souls are on the line.

Directed by
Lau Kar-Wing
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Action
Overview
Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung's father Chiu's mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a "messenger" by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. When Tak suffers a major accident on the movie set, Chiu keeps Tak's soul from being taken away, thereby, reviving him.
How it feels
Whimsical, light, campy and eerie. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Death, family, friendship, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Lau Kar-Wing
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Action
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  2. The Dead and the DeadlyMovie · 1982
  3. Hocus PocusMovie · 1984
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • family
  • friendship
  • fate
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy, action, horror
Directed by
Lau Kar-Wing
Written by
Sze-To Cheuk-hon, Wong Ying
Starring
Yuen Biao, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Stanley Fung Shui-fan, Lam Ching-ying, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Lily Li, Richard Ng Yiu-hon, Wu Ma
Music
Tang Siu-Lam
Cinematography
Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Runtime
95 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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