Scared Stiff

1987 1h 33m CN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 6

ComedyCrimeThrillerScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in a car crash. Halley suffers slight injuries but Alan is dead for all purposes except his brain wave which still works actively.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
David Miu Tai Wai
Eric Tsang
Halley Tsang Hsiao Wei
Emily Chu Bo-Yee
Alice
Woo Fung
Dr. Woo
Chow Yun-Fat
Inspector Chow
Phillip Ko Fai
Inspector Chow's Man
Yuen Wah
Wah
Anita Mui Yim-Fong
Mui

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lau Kar-Wing
Writers: Sze-To Cheuk-Hon
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 6

AWARDS

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Directed by Lau Kar-Wing, shot by Joe Chan Kwong-Hung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anders Nelsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Michael Miu Kiu-Wai and Eric Tsang and Emily Chu Bo-Yee carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lau Kar-Wing directs. Joe Chan Kwong-Hung behind the camera. Anders Nelsson scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Lau Kar-Wing, shot by Joe Chan Kwong-Hung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Anders Nelsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Michael Miu Kiu-Wai and Eric Tsang and Emily Chu Bo-Yee carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0092248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.