Summary
Gay has been arrested for possessing drugs and is sent to prison. When Mrs. Lung visits him, she realizes that a demon is following him around, and sends Yan into the prison to help Gay.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 48
IMDb4.5
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
2002
December 5, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
cn
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more17 people
- Sam Lee巫明天
- Teresa Mak Ka-keiNg Mei-Ho
- Helena Law Lan毕氏龙娣
- Simon Lui Yu-yeungBud Pitt
- Tong Ka-Fai毕基
- Lee Siu-keiBrother Gay
- Anita Chan Wing-Yin阿柯 (Audrey)
- Ronnie Cheung Ho-Lung毕仁
William HoBig Mic
Bobby Yip Kin-sangOfficer Eight- KMKau Man-Lung黎初九
Onitsuka Ng Kin-Chung黎初八
Anna NgMrs. Ng
Law Shu-KeiPrison warden- BCBig CheongPoliceman
Lam Wai-YinOfficer Kong- NNNelson Ngai Tak-LaiLawyer Lee
Directing · 1
- Lam Wai-Yin Director
Writing · 1
- Jameson Lam Wa-fan Writer
Production · 1
- Nam Yin Producer
Other crew · 1
- Small Siu Presenter
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