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When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a cheap apartment there, which she soon discovers is haunted by the spirit of a deceased singer.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 58
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10096Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
1984
September 30, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
cn
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseEnglishMade in
Hong Kong SAR China
22 of 22
Raymond Wong Pak-MingHansom Wong
Sally Yeh Chian-WenAngie
Chow Yun-FatInsp Valentino Chow
Lo LiehMr. Chan
Melvin Wong King-SunRobert [cameo]- JLJudy Lee Chu-DikRobert's wife
Connie Mak Git-ManLisa Law
Wellington FungImmigration officer
Kenny Ho Ka-KingBoy at pub- YYYiu Yau-HungBig Teeth Ah Ping
Mama HungMd Ki- PTPeggy Tam Wai-MeiPickpocket [cameo]
Cho ChaiHerby Chiu
Chan HungHerby's Wife
Ren HaoAh Poon
Chiu Jun-ChiuChiu- JKJohnny Koo Kwok-WahValentino's assistant
Aan LikBP Chan
Shing Gwan-OnDriver
Garry Chan Chi-ShingMan in brothel
David Ho Wing-HinMuscleman in brothel
Shing Fu-OnLorry Driver
Directing · 1
- Ronny Yu Director
Writing · 3
- Edward Li Gui-Ming Writer
- Ding Yue Dialogue
- Richard Lam Chan-Keung Lyricist
Production · 5
- Teddy Robin Producer
- Karl Maka Producer, Presenter
- Norman Chan Production Manager
- Wan Ga-Man Assistant Production Manager
- Tang Lun Unit Manager
Camera · 1
- Ng Lik-Fong Still Photographer
Editing · 4
- Tony Chow Kwok-Chung Editor
- Choi Tat-Ming Assistant Editor
- Wong Ming-Kong Assistant Editor
- Ho Ka-Wah Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Joseph Koo Original Music Composer
- Danny Chung Ting-Yat Music
- Tang Siu-Lam Music Arranger
- Ng Kwok-Wah Foley
- Kitman Mak Kit-Man Vocals
Art · 2
- Tony Au Ting-Ping Art Direction
- Yang Shih-Cheng Props
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Lo Shui-Lin Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Chan Tung-Chuen Lighting Director
Other crew · 7
- Raymond Wong Pak-Ming Presenter
- Dean Shek Tin Presenter
- Chan Chi-Fai Stunt Driver
- Man Kwok-Hung Set Runner
- Ricardo Coll Cinematography
- Leung Kwong-Cheung Set Runner
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