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Troublesome Night 14
''Troublesome Night 14'' is a 2002 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Yip Wai-ying. It is the 14th of the 20 films in the ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot Christin works in a hotel owned by Budcasso, the fiancé of her friend, Zidane. When she is caught embezzling company funds, she turns to Zidane for help but Zidane refuses. Christin then pretends to attempt suicide, hoping that Budcasso would take pity on her, but her stunt goes wrong and she really dies. As she was wearing a red dress when she died, she becomes a vengeful ghost after death and returns to take her revenge. Meanwhile, Budcasso invites his ex-wife, Mrs Bud Lung, to attend his upcoming wedding. A rivalry ensues between Mrs Bud Lung, a traditional Chinese ghostbuster, and Zidane, who is well-versed in Western occult arts. However, they eventually become friends after joining forces to destroy the malevolent ghost of Christin. As Budcasso fears the supernatural, he abandons Zid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mak Chun Hung
Mak Chun Hung (), also known as Brother Hung, is a Hong Kong composer who wrote the original score for hundreds of films and TV series in Hong Kong, mainland China, and Taiwan. Filmography Films (incomplete) *'' Burning Paradise'' (1994) *''Ancient Chinese Whorehouse'' (1994) *''Drunken Master III'' (1994) *''Legendary Couple'' (1995) *'' Ebola Syndrome'' (1996) *'' All of a Sudden'' (1996) *''97 Aces Go Places'' (1997) *''Up for the Rising Sun'' (1997) *''Troublesome Night'' (1997) *''Troublesome Night 2'' (1997) *''Troublesome Night 3'' (1998) *''Troublesome Night 4'' (1998) *''Fascination Amour'' (1999) *''Troublesome Night 5'' (1999) *''Troublesome Night 6'' (1999) *''Troublesome Night 7'' (2000) *''Troublesome Night 8'' (2000) *''I.Q. Dudettes'' (2000) *''Troublesome Night 9'' (2001) *'' Troublesome Night 10'' (2001) *''Troublesome Night 11'' (2001) *'' Troublesome Night 12'' (2001) *''Headlines'' (2001) *'' Prison on Fire – Life Sentence'' (2001) *''The Hidden Enforcers'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troublesome Night (film Series)
''Troublesome Night'' is a comedy-horror anthology film series from Hong Kong. As of 2020 the series has 20 entries. History The original run of films lasted between 1997 and 2003 and had 19 films. which means that the original ''Troublesome Night'' spawned more sequels than any other horror film at the time. The first six films were directed by Herman Yau but after that he lost interest and producer Nam Yin kept the series alive. A 20th installment was released in 2017 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first film. Instalments * ''Troublesome Night'' * ''Troublesome Night 2'' * ''Troublesome Night 3'' * ''Troublesome Night 4'' * ''Troublesome Night 5'' * ''Troublesome Night 6'' * ''Troublesome Night 7'' * ''Troublesome Night 8'' * ''Troublesome Night 9'' * '' Troublesome Night 10'' * ''Troublesome Night 11'' * '' Troublesome Night 12'' * ''Troublesome Night 13'' * '' Troublesome Night 14'' * '' Troublesome Night 15'' * ''Troublesome Night 16'' * ''Troublesome Night 17'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeful Ghost
In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certain cultures where funeral and burial or cremation ceremonies are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of individuals who have not been given a proper funeral. Cultural background The concept of a vengeful ghost seeking retribution for harm that it endured as a living person goes back to ancient times and is part of many cultures. According to such legends and beliefs, they roam the world of the living as restless spirits, seeking to have their grievances redressed, and may not be satisfied until they have succeeded in punishing either their murderers or their tormentors. In certain cultures vengeful ghosts are mostly female, said to be women that were unjustly treated during their lifetime. Such women or girls may have died in despair or the suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Lan
Law Lan () MHAwarded in her original name Lo Yin-ying (born Lo Yin-ying (); 13 November 1934), is a veteran Hong Kong actress in both the film and TV industry. Career She first started out in the film industry in 1939, cast in antagonistic roles during the black and white film era. It was during this time that she took the stage name of "Law Lan" based on the advice of her boss because he said the name was reminiscent of Shanghai socialites (交際花), and this name better suited the type of roles that she played. In 1971, Law Lan joined TVB and took part in numerous drama series. Here, she played a variety of different characters instead of only being cast in antagonistic roles as she had previously. She also took part in the popular nightly variety show, Enjoy Yourself Tonight, which included skits, singing, dancing, and variety games, filmed in front of a live audience. As well, Law Lan has been popularly cast playing roles as a supernatural medium in over 36 Hong Kong horro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Junior
Joe Junior (born Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr.) is a Hong Kong English pop singer from Macau who as active during the 1960s in Hong Kong, 1960s. He has since been in a number of Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s playing older character roles. He has regularly appeared on TV music programs as a host and performer. Some of his notable singles are: Here's a Heart, Deborah, Voice of Love, The End, and I Got To Find a Cupid. Rodrigues' family is from Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... and is of Macanese people, Macanese (mixed Chinese and Portuguese people, Portuguese) ancestry. Filmography *''Security Unlimited'' (1981) *''Cageman'' (1992) * SDU'97 "特種飛虎" (1997) *''The Duke of Mount Deer (1998 TV series), The Duke of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Films
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous years record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie). Events * March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary. * May – '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. * May 3–5 – '' Spider-Man'' is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation. * May 16 – '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Comedy Horror Films
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Cantonese-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
