Those Merry Souls

Those Merry Souls
Film poster
Traditional Chinese時來運轉
Simplified Chinese时来运转
Hanyu PinyinShí Lái Yùn Zhuǎn
JyutpingSi4 Loi4 Wan6 Zyun2
Directed byLau Kar-wing
Written bySze-to Cheuk-hon
Wong Ying
Produced bySammo Hung
StarringYuen Biao
Eric Tsang
Lam Ching-ying
Stanley Fung
CinematographyJames Chan
Cheung Yiu-cho
Edited byPeter Cheung
Keung Chuen-tak
Music byThe Melody Bank
Production
company
Distributed byGolden Harvest Productions
Release date
  • 30 May 1985 (1985-05-30)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$8,066,272

Those Merry Souls (Chinese: 時來運轉) is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy horror film directed by Lau Kar-wing and starring Yuen Biao and Eric Tsang. The film is also known as From the Great Beyond.[1]

Plot

Cast

Production

It is one of the ghost films directed by Lau Kar-Wing.[2]

Reception

A retrospective review finds that "Those Merry Souls is another typically quirky 80’s Hong Kong movie that falls firmly into the category of “strange but immensely fun”.'[3] A similar assessment is made by other reviewers.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Those Merry Souls Film Review". www.brns.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (2003). Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror. Headpress. ISBN 978-1-900486-31-6.
  3. ^ Films, Follow mePhil MillsSupreme dark overlord of Far East. "Those Merry Souls (1985) - Review". Far East Films. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ Cherycok (1 June 2015). "[FIlm] Those Merry Souls, de Lau Kar-Wing (1985)". Dark Side Reviews (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ SensCritique. "Avis sur le film Those Merry Souls (1985) par Ryo_Saeba". SensCritique (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.


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