Those Merry Souls (1985)
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.
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Cast
Yuen Biao
as Chiu Chi-Lung
Yuen Biao (Chinese: 元彪, born 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action...
Eric Tsang
as Ng Kuai-Tak
Eric Tsang Chi-wai (Chinese: 曾志偉; born 14 April 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Xinhui, Guangdong, China) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best kn...
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
as Uncle Chiu
Stanley Fung Shui-fan (6/1/1945 - 10/31/2025) was a veteran Hong Kong actor and director best known for his comedic roles in the iconic 1980s "Lucky Stars" film series alongside Sammo Hung and Jackie...
Lam Ching-Ying
as Tak's father
Lam Ching-Ying (Chinese: 林正英, 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong actor, action director and director. A physically talented and graceful martial artist, Lam was best known for playing...
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
as Waterloo Tai
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress. She began her career in Taiwan in 1973 before moving to Hong Kong in 1981. She has been nominated seven times in the Ho...
Lily Li
as Auntie Pearl
Lily Li (Chinese: 李麗麗, born 21 May 1950) is a Hong Kong actress..
Director
Lau Kar-Wing
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