The Occupant (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All
Sally Yeh (Actor)
| Chow Yun Fat (Actor)
| Raymond Wong (Actor)
| Melvin Wong
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When Sally Yeh moves into a haunted Hong Kong high-rise, who's she gonna call? Chow Yun Fat! Five years before their now-classic romantic pairing in The Killer, Yeh and Chow starred in this 1984 horror-comedy hybrid from director Ronny Yu (The Bride with White Hair). The Occupant's evenhanded mix of Creepy and Crazy foreshadows Yu's later work on American horror flicks like Bride of Chucky, and although Chow is operating largely in comedic mode, his role as a fearless police detective looks forward to his later heroic bloodshed collaborations with John Woo. But this is Sally Yeh's show, and her wonderful split-personality performance as a naive student of the supernatural possessed by the ghost of a sultry singing chanteuse is what ultimately makes the film a success.
Sally stars as a wide-eyed Canadian college student named Angie, who comes to Hong Kong to do some field research for her study of Chinese superstitions. She gets a bit more than she bargained for when she rents an apartment haunted by the spirit of a spurned singer. As if fending off ghosts wasn't bad enough, Angie also has to deal with the unwanted affections of a sleazy con-man (Raymond Wong, All's Well Ends Well), as well as the sweet-talking detective (Chow) who vows to solve her supernatural case. Chow requires a little otherworldly help of his own after Angie's body is taken over by the ghost, who's hell-bent on reenacting the murder-suicide that ended her life!
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| Product Title: | The Occupant (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) 靈氣迫人 (DVD) (香港版) 灵气迫人 (DVD) (香港版) 靈氣迫人（國／粤） The Occupant The Occupant (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Sally Yeh (Actor) | Chow Yun Fat (Actor) | Raymond Wong (Actor) | Melvin Wong | Lo Lieh | Mak Kit Man 葉蒨文 (Actor) | 周潤發 (Actor) | 黃 百鳴 (Actor) | 黃錦燊 | 羅烈 | 麥潔文 叶蒨文 (Actor) | 周润发 (Actor) | 黄 百鸣 (Actor) | 黄锦燊 | 罗烈 | 麦洁文 葉蒨文 （サリー・イップ） (Actor) | 周潤發 （チョウ・ユンファ） (Actor) | 黄百鳴（レイモンド・ウォン） (Actor) | 黄錦［炎／木］（メルヴィン・ウォン） | 羅烈 （ロー・リエ） | 麥潔文（コニー・マク） Sally Yeh (Actor) | 주윤발 (Actor) | Raymond Wong (Actor) | Melvin Wong | Lo Lieh | Mak Kit Man |
| Director: | Ronny Yu 于仁泰 于仁泰 于仁泰（ロニー・ユー） Ronny Yu |
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| Release Date: | 2008-02-22 |
| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.78 : 1 |
| Widescreen Anamorphic: | Yes |
| Sound Information: | Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD-5, DVD |
| Region Code: | All Region What is it? |
| Rating: | IIA |
| Duration: | 92 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Joy Sales (HK) |
| Package Weight: | 110 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1000007760 |
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* Screen Format: 16:9 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital 2.0
* DVD Type: DVD-5
導演︰于仁泰
Director: Yu Yan Tai
留學生Angie（葉倩文飾）回港，為其畢業論文搜集資料，汽車經紀Hansom（黃百鳴飾）介紹入住一間神秘大宅。當晚Angle入住該屋，午夜傳來女性歌聲，並有老看更潘伯伯午夜送花，令Angie大惑不解。翌日，Hansom藉詞留於屋內不走，Hansom竟被一神秘艷鬼擲出窗外。探員發仔（周潤發飾）上門調查Hansom跳樓真相，揭開此大宅曾發生歌星羅麗莎（麥潔文飾）槍殺其情夫（黃錦燊飾）後自殺的桃色命案，而這三角關係亦重新形成......
Angie (Sally Yeh) is an undergraduate from Canada who is on holiday in Hong Kong as well as doing research work for her thesis - "Chinese Superstition". While looking for accommodation, she met an used car dealer and property agent, Hansom (Raymond Wong) who instantly became an admirer. The night Angie moved into the flat, she was greatly puzzled by a lady singing in the night and the flower left at her door. Those things seems happened before...
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital 2.0
* DVD Type: DVD-5
導演︰于仁泰
Director: Yu Yan Tai
留學生Angie（葉倩文飾）回港，為其畢業論文搜集資料，汽車經紀Hansom（黃百鳴飾）介紹入住一間神秘大宅。當晚Angle入住該屋，午夜傳來女性歌聲，並有老看更潘伯伯午夜送花，令Angie大惑不解。翌日，Hansom藉詞留於屋內不走，Hansom竟被一神秘艷鬼擲出窗外。探員發仔（周潤發飾）上門調查Hansom跳樓真相，揭開此大宅曾發生歌星羅麗莎（麥潔文飾）槍殺其情夫（黃錦燊飾）後自殺的桃色命案，而這三角關係亦重新形成......
Angie (Sally Yeh) is an undergraduate from Canada who is on holiday in Hong Kong as well as doing research work for her thesis - "Chinese Superstition". While looking for accommodation, she met an used car dealer and property agent, Hansom (Raymond Wong) who instantly became an admirer. The night Angie moved into the flat, she was greatly puzzled by a lady singing in the night and the flower left at her door. Those things seems happened before...
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October 31, 2008
Hauntingly entertaining!
| "The Occupant" is one of those Hong Kong cinema genre mash-ups that we all know and love. This film manages to mix comedy, romance, and horror in an audience-pleasing stew. The film works on just about every level, with snappy dialogue, an engrossing story, a terrific cast, and crisp direction from Ronnie Yu. Chow Yun Fat is dashing as a chivalrous cop, Raymond Wong is zany in just the right doses as a used car salesman/real estate agent who will do just about anything to make a buck, and Sally Yeh is terrific as a naive graduate student studying occult practices in China while fending off Wong's clumsy advances. Lo Lieh also shines in his supporting role. The scene in which he performs an exorcism on Sally works surprisingly well for a relatively low-budget movie. The film is creepy and funny in all the proper places and entertaining throughout. I recommend "The Occupant" very highly. |
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March 1, 2003
My idol (Fat) in horror movie...
| The story line is quite interesting. The face and staring eyes of the "ghost" is quite spooky too! |
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