Greedy Ghost Explained

Greedy Ghost
Director:Boris Boo
Producer:Mark Lee
Starring:Kang Kang
Henry Thia
Brendan Yuen
Jesseca Liu
Editing:Yim Mun Chong
Studio:Galaxy Entertainment
Clover Films
MM2 Entertainment
Distributor:Grand Brilliance (Malaysia)
Cathay Karis Films (Singapore)
Released:
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:Singapore
Malaysia
Language:Mandarin
Budget:S$1 million[1]
Gross: More than S$997, 400[2]

Greedy Ghost is a Singaporean comedy horror film and the third film in the Singapore Ghost franchise, the first was Where Got Ghost?, and the second being The Ghosts Must Be Crazy, the cast differs, though, directed and written by Boris Boo.[3] The film is executive produced by local funnyman Mark Lee,[4] stars Kang Kang, Henry Thia, Brendan Yuen and Jesseca Liu, and is about the greed of a worker at a funeral parlour causing him to see actual ghosts.[5] The film is Lee's very first attempt as an executive producer[6] and is also the inaugural time in which his talent company, Galaxy Entertainment, is funding a movie. Officially opened in cinemas on 16 August 2012 in Singapore,[7] and on 26 July in Malaysia,[8] filming commenced and took place in the latter.[9] [10]

Plot

Whilst at his workplace (a funeral parlour), Lim (Kang Kang) discovers a mysterious book that is wordless, but, though, has a "Book Spirit" (Mark Lee) in it, who decides to gives him winning lottery numbers and financial advice. The winnings at first are meager, and are soon quickly depleted as Lim shares them with his two chums, Ah Nam (Brendan Yuan) and Lao Hui (Henry Thia), both of whom excavate bones from old graves for a living. Not wanting to turn from sudden riches to rags, Lim quickly approaches the Book Spirit once more. The spirit cautions Lim and warns him to think first, for there would be consequences, should he want to strike big. Overwhelmed by the thought of the vast fortune he would receive, Lim agrees to pay the price for his riches, although uncertain of what it would be. As Lim's life gets better and more lavish, he also becomes increasingly dependent on the Book Spirit, seeking its advice in everything. Soon, the Book Spirit reveals the price for which Lim has to pay for all his acquired riches... his life! It is only with Lim’s demise that he can be the next Book Spirit, thus liberating the current Book Spirit. Little does Lim expect, the richer he gets, the closer he is to his death...

At the same time, Nam steals some valuables he finds in a coffin so as to satisfy his cravings to gamble, albeit Hui trying to persuade him not to.

Strange incidents start to happen following that. A vengeful spirit begins to haunt Nam and Hui, causing them much distress…

Cast

Lead

Notes and References

  1. News: Price of greed . Seto . Kit Yan . July 23, 2012 . December 13, 2012 . The Star .
  2. Web site: Ghost stories relax me: Jessica Liu . Kwok Kar Peng . AsiaOne . August 19, 2012 . August 23, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Female Lead Of Movie Greedy Ghost Unveiled! . Movie Exclusive . August 23, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Greedy-Ghost: Overview . https://archive.today/20130130080245/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/469510/Greedy-Ghost/overview . dead . January 30, 2013 . Movies & TV Dept. . . August 25, 2012 .
  5. Web site: 贪心鬼见鬼 电影 . nbtxt . August 23, 2012 . https://archive.today/20130129181329/http://www.nbtxt.com/kehuanpian/23359/ . January 29, 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: Movie review: Greedy Ghost . Kwok Kar Peng . AsiaOne . August 12, 2012 . August 23, 2012 .
  7. "Greedy Ghost (Mandarin)" Cinema Online. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  8. Web site: Kwok. Kar Peng. Ghost stories relax me: Jessica Liu. 2021-07-12. www.asiaone.com.
  9. Web site: Greedy Ghost star easy with his money . Kwok Kar Peng . AsiaOne . August 12, 2012 . August 23, 2012 .
  10. Web site: Kang Kang gives himself 70 marks for his role in Greedy Ghosts . xin msn . August 14, 2012 . August 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819111055/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/kang-kang-gives-himself-70-marks-for-his-role-in-greedy-ghosts#page=1 . August 19, 2012 . dead .
  11. Web site: The men and woman behind "Greedy Ghost" . Peter Chai . Cinema Online . July 30, 2012 . August 25, 2012 .