Happy Ghost IV

{{Short description|1990 Hong Kong film by Clifton Ko}}

{{Use Hong Kong English|date=April 2014}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Happy Ghost IV

| image = Happy Ghost IV Poster.jpg

| caption = Original Hong Kong poster.

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t =開心鬼救開心鬼

| s =开心鬼救开心鬼

| p = Kai xin gui jiu kai xin gui}}

| director = Clifton Ko

| writer = Raymond Wong

| producer = Raymond Wong{{cite web|url=http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1E738FX784061.1525&profile=hkfa&uri=full=3100024@!30721@!0&ri=7&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&source=192.168.110.61@!horizon&ipp=20&staffonly=&term=Happy+ghost+IV&index=FILMBRP&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=7|title=Happy ghost IV|location=Hong Kong|work=Hong Kong Film Archive|access-date=15 July 2013}} {{Dead link|date=January 2015}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

  • Raymond Wong
  • May Lo
  • Fennie Yuen
  • Charine Chan}}

| cinematography = Sander Lee

| editing = Kam Ma

| music =

| studio = Pak Ming Films Ltd.
Ko Chi Sum Films Co. Ltd.

| distributor = Newport Entertainment Co. Ltd.

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1990|06|30}}

| runtime = 84 minutes

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

| budget =

| gross = HK$ 11,780,725

}}

Happy Ghost IV (released in the Philippines as Magic to Win 4) ({{zh|t=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

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.{{cite web|title=Box Office Hong Kong 1990 [Chinese Movies]|url=http://www.movieworld.com.hk/zine/Office/hkyear/hk1990c-en.shtml|publisher=movieworld.com|access-date=15 July 2013|archive-date=5 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205050620/http://www.movieworld.com.hk/zine/Office/hkyear/hk1990c-en.shtml|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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".{{sfn|Willis|1997|p=221}}

See also

Notes

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=References=

{{Refbegin}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Willis

|first=Donald C.

|title=Horror and Science Fiction Films IV

|publisher=Scarecrow Press

|isbn=0-8108-3055-8

|year=1997

}}

{{Refend}}