Happy Ghost

For the 1941 film, see The Happy Ghost (1941 film).
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 dates
  • 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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