Happy Ghost IV (1990)

Name: Happy Ghost IV
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1990-06-30
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Raymond Wong, Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling, Lau Shun, Wong Ka-Kui, Steve Wong Ka-Keung

Happy Ghost IV (1990), directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, starring Raymond Wong and Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling.

06/30/1990 BR Comedy, Fantasy and Horror 1h 28m

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A group of college kids discovers the remains of an evil warlord from an old cave and brings it to their dormitory, which ultimately awakens the warlord's ghost. It is seeking to avenge his killer, who has since reincarnated as Mr. Hong's snobby girlfriend Annie. With Hong and Annie endangered, Hong's reincarnated spirit takes over to save him and Annie, and defeat the demon.

李嘉高Cinematography
Clifton Ko Chi-SumDirector, Producer
Steve Wong Ka-KeungOriginal music
Yip Sai-WingOriginal music

開心鬼

The franchise in release order. 5 films.

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Happy Ghost IV (released in the Philippines as Magic to Win 4) (Chinese: 開心鬼救開心鬼) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Raymond Wong and Pauline Yeung.

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Happy Ghost IV (released in the Philippines as Magic to Win 4) (Chinese: 開心鬼救開心鬼) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Raymond Wong and Pauline Yeung.

Cast

Raymond Wong as Hong Sum-kwai

Pauline Yeung as Annie

Beyond as Man, Mo, Ying, and Kit

Woo Fung as Annie's father

Charlie Cho as Chiu

Tommy Wong as Crazy Bill

Lau Shun as Crazy Kwan Yeung

James Wong as judge

Clifton Ko as man in washroom

Release

Box office

Happy Ghost IV grossed a total of HK$11,780,725. The film ran in Hong Kong theatres from 30 June 1990 to 2 August 1990.

Reception

In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis described Happy Ghost IV as an "occasionally funny low comedy" with "some okay "invisible ghost" effects".

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External links

Happy Ghost IV at IMDb

Text from Happy Ghost IV on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Ghost_IV

Trivia

It premiered on June 30, 1990, a Saturday.
It runs 1h28 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "開心鬼救開心鬼".
It is film 4 of 5 in the 開心鬼 franchise.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

CountriesHong Kong SAR China
LanguagesCantonese
StatusReleased

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Happy Ghost III

Followed by

Happy Ghost V

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李嘉高 Cinematography
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Director
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Producer
Steve Wong Ka-Keung Original music
Yip Sai-Wing Original music
Wong Ka-Kui Original music
Paul Wong Koon-Chung Original music
Ng Man-Fai Writer
Philip Cheng Writer
Joe Ma Wai-Ho Writer

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What is Happy Ghost IV about?

Happy Ghost IV: A group of college kids discovers the remains of an evil warlord from an old cave and brings it to their dormitory, which ultimately awakens the warlord's ghost. It is seeking to avenge his killer, who has since reincarnated as Mr. Hong's snobby girlfriend Annie. With Hong and Annie endangered, Hong's reincarnated spi…

Who directed Happy Ghost IV?

Happy Ghost IV was directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum in 1990.

Who stars in Happy Ghost IV?

The cast of Happy Ghost IV includes Raymond Wong, Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling, Lau Shun, Wong Ka-Kui and Steve Wong Ka-Keung.

How long is Happy Ghost IV?

Happy Ghost IV runs for 88 minutes, or 1h28.

What is the correct order of the 開心鬼 films?

The 開心鬼 franchise has 5 films in the catalogue. In release order: 開心鬼; 開心鬼放暑假; 開心鬼撞鬼; 開心鬼救開心鬼; 開心鬼上錯身.