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Where's Officer Tuba (1986)

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Original title
霹靂大喇叭
Directed by
Philip Chan
Genre
fantasy film, martial arts film, action comedy film, ghost film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
15
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A timid police officer makes a promise to avenge his dying sergeant. When he breaks that promise, the sergeant's ghost begins to haunt him and disrupt his daily life.

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What happens

Where's Officer Tuba? (Chinese: 霹靂大喇叭) is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Philip Chan and Ricky Lau. The screenplay was written by Barry Wong, and starring Sammo Hung, who also produced the film. The film co-stars Jacky Cheung, David Chiang, and Joey Wong. The film was later remade as Look Out, Officer! in 1990 starring Stephen Chow. In the film, a timid police officers promises to avenge his dying sergeant. When he reneges on his promise, the sergeant's ghost haunts him and interferes in his daily life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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