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Operation Pink Squad II

Original title: Mang gwai dai ha
  • 19891989
  • 1h 33m
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6.3/10
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Mang gwai dai ha (1989)
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A police sting takes place in a haunted apartment building. The sting goes bad when a female ghost crashes the party. Lots of chase scenes involving floating heads and headless bodies.. and,... Read allA police sting takes place in a haunted apartment building. The sting goes bad when a female ghost crashes the party. Lots of chase scenes involving floating heads and headless bodies.. and, oh yes.... toy helicopters. And then it gets weird...A band of Chinese elves save the day... Read allA police sting takes place in a haunted apartment building. The sting goes bad when a female ghost crashes the party. Lots of chase scenes involving floating heads and headless bodies.. and, oh yes.... toy helicopters. And then it gets weird...A band of Chinese elves save the day (one of them plays a mandolin).
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160
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  • Director
    • Jeffrey Lau
  • Writer
    • Jeffrey Lau(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
    • Man Cheung
    • Ann Bridgewater
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  • Director
    • Jeffrey Lau
  • Writer
    • Jeffrey Lau(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
    • Man Cheung
    • Ann Bridgewater
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    • 2Critic reviews
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    Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
    Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
    • Ng Sui-Muias Ng Sui-Mui
    Man Cheung
    Man Cheung
    • Minas Min
    Ann Bridgewater
    Ann Bridgewater
    • Annaas Anna
    Suki Kwan
    Suki Kwan
    • Dumb Policewomanas Dumb Policewoman
    Hsiao-Mei Chang
    Hsiao-Mei Chang
    • Ghostas Ghost
    Billy Lau
    Billy Lau
    • Big Noseas Big Nose
    Fui-On Shing
    Fui-On Shing
    • Maddyas Maddy
    Fung Woo
    Fung Woo
    • Inspector Shinas Inspector Shin
    Charlie Cho
    Charlie Cho
    • Lecheras Lecher
    Cheung-Yan Yuen
    Cheung-Yan Yuen
    • Monkas Monk
    Lan Law
    Lan Law
    • Landladyas Landlady
    Tat-Wah Tso
    Tat-Wah Tso
    • Buddhist Godas Buddhist God
    Jeffrey Lau
    Jeffrey Lau
    • Apartment Tenantas Apartment Tenant
    Hung Lu
    Hung Lu
    • Big Nose's Superioras Big Nose's Superior
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      • Jeffrey Lau(screenplay)
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    A police sting takes place in a haunted apartment building. The sting goes bad when a female ghost crashes the party. Lots of chase scenes involving floating heads and headless bodies.. and, oh yes.... toy helicopters. And then it gets weird...A band of Chinese elves save the day (one of them plays a mandolin). —Ron Plumley <Ron@PeachNet.EDU>
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    • female ghost
    • ensemble cast
    • husband wife relationship
    • slapstick comedy
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    A very silly supernatural slapstick flick.
    With a title like Operation Pink Squad 2, I was fully expecting a Hong Kong 'girls and guns' flick, with a bevy of kung fu cuties kicking ass and engaging in high-octane shootouts. What I actually got was a broad farce/madcap supernatural comedy in which the 'pink squad'—four pretty female police officers—go undercover to catch a criminal but wind up coming face-to-face with malevolent ghosts. Only with the help of a Taoist priest can they hope to survive the night.

    How much you enjoy the film will depend on just how funny you find Asian comedy. I have always struggled with the Chinese sense of humour, meaning that much of this very silly film left me distinctly unimpressed. The opening marital nonsense, the cross-dressing police officer, and the endless chase scenes featuring a ghostly flying head all failed to make me laugh.

    Towards the end of the film, director Jeffrey Lau cranks up the craziness with an out of left field scene involving remote control helicopters, a pissing contest to see who will be castrated, self-detonation by the ghost head, and the arrival of a group of supernatural 'protectors', two of whom are women with beards. All of this is mildly amusing, but not enough to prevent the film as a whole from being rather tiresome.
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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1989 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Thunder Cops
    • Production company
      • Golden Flare Films Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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