''The Mummy, Aged 19'' () is a 2002
Hong Kong film
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, British Hong Kong, Hong Kong had a gr ...
. It was directed by
Wilson Yip
Wilson Yip Wai-Shun (; born 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and screenwriter. His films include ''Bio Zombie'', '' The White Dragon'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Dragon Tiger Gate'', ''Flash Point'' and the ''Ip Man'' series.
Early career
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and produced by
Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Joe Ma Wai-ho is a Hong Kong film director, scriptwriter and producer.
Filmography as director
* ''On Fallen Wings'' (2017)
* '' Days of Our Own'' (2016)
* ''The Lion Roars 2'' (2012)
* '' Stand by Me'' (2011)
* ''My Sassy Girl 2'' (2010)
* ...
, Y.Y. Kong.
Plot
The film is about a recent
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
graduate who is having a hard time after finishing school and is embarrassed by his family and name. After being fired he takes up a new job as a
security guard
A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety ...
and the place houses two
mummies
A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay furth ...
. After trying to impress a girl whose
cell phone
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whil ...
he picked up after she dropped it he ends up being possessed by a mummy. His family and friends then have to perform an
exorcism
Exorcism () is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, jinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the exorcist, this may be ...
of sorts in order to save him as well as fend off the mummy's mommy.
Cast
* Tsui Tin-Yau
*
Wong You-nam
Wong You Nam (黄又南) is a Hong Kong actor.
Filmography
*'' Just One Look'' (2002)
*''The Mummy, Aged 19'' (2002)
*''Anna in Kungfuland'' (2003)
*''Star Runner'' (2003)
*'' A.V.'' (2005)
*'' Hooked on You'' (2007)
*'' Linger'' (2008)
*''La Ling ...
* Tiffany Lee Lung-Yi
*
*
Benz Hui
Benz Hui Shiu-hung (born 4 November 1948) is a Hong Kong film and TV actor. Hui is credited with over 165 films. Hui is a currently a TV actor with TVB.
Early life and family
Hui comes from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather ...
* Siu Yeah-Jim
* Yuen King-Tan
* Li Chun-Wai
*
Joe Lee Yiu-ming
Joe Lee Yiu-ming (李耀明) (1956–2003) was a Hong Kong actor. He was sometimes credited as Joe Li.
Filmography
*''The Mummy, Aged 19'' (2002)
*''Devil Face, Angel Heart'' (2002)
*''Love Undercover'' (2002)
*''The Lion Roars'' (2002)
*''Tu ...
*
Matt Chow
Matthew "Matt" Chow Hoi-Kwong (, born 4 August 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, director, actor and producer. He is best known for his romantic comedy films, and has served as a screenwriter for filmmakers Peter Chan, Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai, ...
*
Chapman To
Chapman To (, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''Infernal Affairs'' and '' Initial D''. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman ...
Awards
* 9th Annual
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards () are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong since 1994. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the mem ...
s
External links
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* http://meiah.com/disc_search.php?keyword=the+mummy&lang=tc&page=1&x=0&y=0
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Hong Kong films
2002 films
Films directed by Wilson Yip
Mummy films
2000s Cantonese-language films
2000s Hong Kong films
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