Happy Ghost

Happy Ghost
Original Hong Kong poster.
Traditional 開心鬼
Simplified 开心鬼
Mandarin kāi xīn guǐ
Cantonese hoi1 sam1 gwai2
Directed by Clifton Ko
Produced by Raymond Wong[1]
Written by Raymond Wong[1]
Starring
  • Raymond Wong
  • May Lo
  • Fennie Yuen
  • Charine Chan
Music by Mahmood Rum Jahn[1]
Cinematography Bob Thompson[1]
Edited by Tony Chow[1]
Production
company
Distributed by Golden Princess Amusement Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • 14 July 1984 (1984-07-14)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$ 17,414,334

Happy Ghost (also known as The Happy Ghost) is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. Produced and written by Raymond Wong, the film stars Wong and May Lo.

Release

Happy Ghost was a hit for Cinema City and grossed a total of HK$ 17,414,334. The movie ran in theatres from 14 July 1984 to 3 August 1984.[2]

Reception

In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis stated that Happy Ghost was "fairly elaborate and inventive, but tends to run off in all directions".[3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Happy Ghost". Hong Kong Film Archive. Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Box Office Hong Kong 1984 [Chinese Movies]". movieworld.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Willis 1997, p. 221.

References

  • Willis, Donald C. (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films IV. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3055-8.
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