Building designer Bill Chang (Bill Tung) and his family move into a seemingly wonderful house after getting a promotion. However, they were not aware of the house's sinister past involving ...
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Title: Meng gui fo tiao qiang (1988)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bill Tung | ... | Bill Chang | |
| Deborah Dik | ... | Mrs. Chang | |
| Loletta Lee | ... | Jane | |
| Kai-Nam Ho | ... | Burly (as Stephen Ho) | |
| Siu-Lung Leung | ... | Jumping Buddha | |
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Victor Hon | ... | Ghost Father |
| Manfred Wong | ... | Bespectacled Exorcist | |
| Chuen Chan | ... | Uncle Liang (as Chun Chan) | |
| Fan Wei Yee | ... | Ho | |
| Cheuk Yan Chan | ... | Yan-Yan | |
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Paul Lai | ... | Patrick |
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Terence Yung | ... | Billy |
| Mei-Yee Sze | ... | Supervisor of Furniture Removal | |
| Simon Yip | ... | Student Driver | |
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Kwok-Kin Ng | ... | Motorcycle Cop |
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Building designer Bill Chang (Bill Tung) and his family move into a seemingly wonderful house after getting a promotion. However, they were not aware of the house's sinister past involving its previous owner - an abusive, handicapped actor who torched his home, killing him, his wife and two daughters. After the Chang family settled in, the actor's restless ghost wants to reclaim ownership of the house and the people that inhabit it. Written by Oliver Chu
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30 March 1988 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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The filmmakers in Hong Kong are known to produce scores of horror and fantasy movies with a comedic twist. This film, however, is what I think one of the more scarier of these movies from that genre.
This story is about Bill Chang who moves to an old, two-story house in the Hong Kong countryside after Bill gets a job promotion. However, they start experiencing the paranormal as an evil ghost plan to take over the family - giving this movie an Amityville Horror-style approach.
The acting is pretty good and the music score is catchy. The plot is compelling and has many scary moments. The filmmakers did a good job executing the ghost parts of the movie, which slowly graduates as the family are living in the house longer, making the movie eerie, frightening, and bone-chilling, which makes you forget at times you are also watching a comedy movie.
The only issues I have with this movie are that I think the scenes with the exorcist are pretty goofy and that the battle scene at the end is a little on the short side. Other than that, it is a well-done and exciting horror film, and does not drag the plot. Go check it out.
Grade B+