Those Merry Souls

Those Merry Souls () 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.

Plot

Cast

• Yuen Biao as Chiu Chi-lung
• Eric Tsang as Ng Kuai-tak
• Lam Ching-ying as Tak's father
• Stanley Fung as Uncle Chiu
• Elaine Jin as Waterloo Tai
• Ng Ha-ping as Lily Ting
• Lily Li as Auntie Pearl
• Richard Ng as Fernando Ng
• Lau Kar-wing as Person practicing Kung Fu
• Chung Fat as Death Messenger
• Yam Ho as Janitor
• Wu Ma as Ma
• Billy Lau as Doctor
• Moon Lee as Fung
• Lam Wai as Movie Patron
• Fung King-man as Alley Gang Member
• Billy Ching as Billy
• Lam Leung-wai as Lok Man
• Yue Ming as George
• Sammo Hung as Movie Director
• Fruit Chan as Assistant Director
• Pan Yun-sheng as Man at Beach
• Chin Ka-lok as Beach Thug
• Chu Tau as Beach Thug
• Mak Wai-cheung as Beach Thug
• Lee Chi-kit
• Pang Yun-cheung as Thug in Public
• Chun Kwai-bo as Thug in Public

Production

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

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”." A similar assessment is made by other reviewers.

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