''Happy Ghost II'' (Chinese: 開心鬼放暑假) is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy film directed by
Clifton Ko
Clifton Ko (; born 6 August, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter.
Background
Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director C ...
. Produced and written by Raymond Wong, the film stars Wong, Fennie Yuan, May Lo, Charine Chan and Gigi Fu. This film is the sequel to
Happy Ghost
''Happy Ghost'' (released in the Philippines as ''Magic to Win 3: The Origin'') () is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. Produced and written by Raymond Wong, the film stars Wong, Boonie Law, Loletta Lee and Sandy Lamb. The fil ...
. Although the film grossed less than its prequel, it was the 10th most grossing film in Hong Kong that year. The film is about Happy Ghost / Scholar Stewart Pik (
Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Raymond Wong Pak-ming (Chinese: 黃百鳴, born 8 April 1946; sometimes transliterated as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in Hong Kong cinema, h ...
) gets reincarnated and is now a high school teacher called Hong Sam Kwai, born with natural superpowers but doesn't know how to use them. He is assigned to teach a class full of naughty students who likes to play pranks. He becomes a victim of his students, but with the help of a school worker (Kee-Chan Tang), he knows how to avoid the pranks. Some boys from a boy school nearby falls in love with Kwai's students and Kwai falls in love with the boys' class teacher.
Cast
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Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Raymond Wong Pak-ming (Chinese: 黃百鳴, born 8 April 1946; sometimes transliterated as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in Hong Kong cinema, h ...
as Steward Pik (朱錦春) - The Happy Ghost
*
Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Raymond Wong Pak-ming (Chinese: 黃百鳴, born 8 April 1946; sometimes transliterated as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in Hong Kong cinema, h ...
as Hong Sam-Kwai (康森貴) - High school teacher, Steward Pik's afterlife
* Fennie Yuen as Thai Chek-Yee (戴卓儀) - High school student, arrogant
*
May Lo as May Ken (簡靜美) - High school student, love snacks
* Charine Chan as Yiu-King (姚瓊) - High school student, has a crush on Sam-Kwai
* Gigi Fu as Akina (趙明菜) - High school student, loves to dress up
* Jeanne Kanai as Miss Lo (老老師) - Works at a boy's high school
* Kee-Chan Tang as Uncle Tang (鄧伯) - High school canteen worker
* Chuen Hau Lee as Michael Jackson Ko (高帶水) - High school student, has a crush on Chek-Yee
* Kong-Yin Wong as Pan Zai-An (潘再安) - High school student, has a crush on Akina
* Hung-Cheung Leung as Paul Chan - High school student, has a crush on May
* Man-No Chen as Headmistress - Has a crush on Sam-Kwai
* Kwong Lam Tsui as Deputy headmaster Chu - Snobbish
* Melvin Wong as Rival coach - High school teacher, Sam-Kwai's rival in love
*
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai (born 1 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Entering the entertainment industry in 1985, Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB from 1991 until she retired in 2008. Nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the " ...
as High school student
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Clifton Ko
Clifton Ko (; born 6 August, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter.
Background
Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director C ...
as Diving judge (cameo)
Release
''Happy Ghost'' was a hit for
Cinema City and grossed a total of HK$16,602,480. The movie ran in theaters from 18 July 1985 to 7 August 1985.
In the Malaysia, the film was launched on
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called as
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in
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and
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dual sound and
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subtitle.
See also
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Clifton Ko filmography
*
List of Hong Kong films of 1985
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1985:
1985
References
External links
IMDb list of Hong Kong films of 1985* Hong Kong films of 1985 aHKcinemamagic.com
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References
External links
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1980s Cantonese-language films
1985 comedy films
1985 films
Hong Kong comedy films
1980s ghost films
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1980s Hong Kong films
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