Those Merry Souls (1985)
Original title: 時來運轉
Those Merry Souls is a 1985 Chinese-language comedy movie directed by Lau Kar-Wing, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Yuen Biao, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai and Stanley Fung Shui-Fan.
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.
Quick answers
What is Those Merry Souls about?
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.
When was Those Merry Souls released?
Those Merry Souls was released on 30 May 1985.
How long is Those Merry Souls?
Those Merry Souls runs 1h 35m.
Who made Those Merry Souls?
Those Merry Souls was directed by Lau Kar-Wing.
Cast
- Yuen Biao as Chiu Chi-Lung
- Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Ng Kuai-Tak
- Stanley Fung Shui-Fan as Uncle Chiu
- Lam Ching-Ying as Tak's father
- Elaine Jin Yan-Ling as Waterloo Tai
- Lily Li as Auntie Pearl
- Richard Ng Yiu-Hon as Fernando Ng
- Wu Ma as Ah Ma
- Sammo Hung Kam-Bo as Movie director
- Moon Lee as Fung
- Paul Chung Fat as Messenger of death
- Billy Lau Nam-Kwong as Doctor