Those Merry Souls (1985)

8.0/10 95 min Comedy Fantasy Action Horror

Overview

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.

Cast

Yuen Biao

Chiu Chi-Lung

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Ng Kuai-Tak

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Uncle Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying

Tak's father

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Waterloo Tai

Lily Li

Auntie Pearl

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Fernando Ng

Wu Ma

Ah Ma

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Movie director

Moon Lee

Fung

Paul Chung Fat

Messenger of death

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Doctor

Ng Ha-Ping

Lily Ting

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy

Yue Ming

George

Lau Kar-Wing

Guy practising Kung Fu

Ren Hao

Janitor

Fruit Chan

Assistant director

Chin Ka-Lok

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