''Troublesome Night 12'' is a 2001 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Yip Wai-ying. It is the 12th of the 20 films in the
''Troublesome Night'' film series.
Plot
Sun and Aki, two beauty consultants from Hong Kong, accept an offer to work at their company's new branch in
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
. Their initial excitement turns into horror when they learn that their boss had tricked them. Their accommodation is a cheap hotel room rather than a new house, while the new branch has only one staff, Yee. That night, Aki's boyfriend, Bud Gay, brings the three of them to a disco run by his friends, the Lai brothers. With help from the Lai brothers, Bud Gay and his cousin Bud Yan, they distribute flyers to attract customers to their branch.
One evening, a strange man called Mr Cheng shows up and requests their services for his wife. He wants them to go to his home because it is inconvenient for his wife to travel. Sun follows him home and promises to heal Mrs Cheng's face after accepting a large sum of money from them. She does not know that the Cheng couple and their housekeeper are actually ghosts. When she tries to stop after the first session, she gets possessed by Mrs Cheng's ghost, who forces her to return and fulfil her end of the bargain. Aki notices that Sun is behaving strangely and learns from Yee that Sun is possessed.
In the meantime, Bud Yan reveals to the Lai brothers that their disco has attracted a large number of ghost patrons because they have unknowingly opened their disco during the
Hungry Ghost Festival
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival (traditional Chinese: 中元節; simplified Chinese: ) in Taoism and Yulanpen Festival () in Buddhism, is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in certain East Asian countrie ...
. They seek help from Bud Gay's mother, ghostbuster Mrs Bud Lung, to "cleanse" the disco and save Sun from the Cheng couple.
Cast
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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 ...
as Mrs Bud Lung
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Angie Cheung
Angie Cheong Wai-yee is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress. She won the Miss Chinese Malaysia in 1992 and went to Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International in 1993. After that, she signed a contract with the Hong Kong ...
as Sun
* May Kwong as Aki
* Benny Lai as Mr Cheng
* Tong Ka-fai as Bud Gay
* Ronnie Cheung as Bud Yan
* Mr Nine as Lai Chor-kau
* Onitsuka as Lai Chor-pat
* Cheung Chi as Mrs Cheng
* Ann Ho as Cheung Man-yee
* Alson Wong as Tony Chiu
External links
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Hong Kong comedy horror films
2000s Cantonese-language films
2001 comedy horror films
2001 films
Troublesome Night (film series)
2000s Hong Kong films
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