A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 19, 1988
Original Title:
鬼掹脚
Alternate Titles:
Gui meng jiao
Gwai mang goek
The Haunted Island
鬼抓人
Genres:
Comedy | Horror
Production Companies:
Bojon Films Company Ltd.
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by drowning him in the ocean. His mistress, in attempts to flee the village, dies when she plummets into a pool of quicksand. Years later, people swimming in the ocean mysteriously vanishes, and their bodies wash ashore days later. A local policeman named Lu Hsien who practices Taoist magic believes a water ghost (presumably the ghost of the adulterer) is responsible for their deaths. Therefore, he joins forces with his colleague, Wang Hsiao-Ming, to rid the countryside of this demon before he can strike again. However, Hsiao-Ming is unaware that the ghost of the mistress, having risen out of her muddy grave, fell in love with him and will see to it that no other person falls for him.
Art Direction:
Raymond Lee King-Man
Assistant Director:
Ng Min-Kan
Roland Chan Ngok-Chung
Costume Design:
Ginger Fung Oi-Man
Dialogue Editor:
Ding Yue
Director:
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Director of Photography:
Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming
Editor:
Keung Chuen-Tak
Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Executive Producer:
Woo Po-Chiu
Foley:
Ronny Ching Siu-Lung
Hairstylist:
Yeung Shing-Yee
Lighting Technician:
Peter Chan Hong-Kwong
Makeup Artist:
Poon Man-Wah
Martial Arts Choreographer:
Yuen Wah
Music:
Don Peake
Presenter:
Leonard Ho
Producer:
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Production Manager:
William Tam Tak-Cheung
Alice Chan Wai-Chung
Project Manager:
Jessica Chan Pui-Wah
Props:
Ho Kam-Kai
Hui Kin-Keung
Screenplay:
Sze-To Cheuk-Hon
Sound Recordist:
Chow Shao-Lung
Yeung Wai-Keung
Still Photographer:
Fong Ho-Yuen
Story:
Sze-To Cheuk-Hon
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Unit Manager:
Cho Man-Kong
Cheung Cheung-Choi
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