Marry My Dead Body

Action Comedy Crime Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery

TV-MA

Taiwan

Chinese, Mandarin

February 10, 2023

2hr 10min

Status: released

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Movie Details:

Original title	關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事
Also known as	About me and the ghost becoming family Guānyú wǒ hé guǐ biàn jiārén de nà jiàn shì
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin Chinese Taiwanese Hokkien
Genres	Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Release date	17 November 2022 (Golden Horse) 10 February 2023 (Taiwan)
Running time	2hr 10min
Age rating	TV-MA
Starring	Greg Hsu Austin Lin Gingle Wang
Directed by	Cheng Wei-hao
Screenplay by	Cheng Wei-hao Sharon Wu
Story by	Lai Chih-liang
Produced by	Jin Bai-lun Dennis Wu
Cinematography by	Chen Chi-wen
Edited by	Chen Chun-hung
Music by	Kay Liu
Production Company	Calendar Studios
Distributor	Bole Film Vie Vision Pictures

Cast & Characters:

Greg Hsu as Wu Ming-han
Austin Lin as Mao Pang-yu (Mao Mao)
Gingle Wang as Lin Tzu-ching
Tsai Chen-nan as Lin Hsiao-yuan
Wang Man-Chiao as Mao Chen A-lan
Tuo Tsung-hua as Mao Cheng-kuo
Ma Nien-hsien as Chang Yung-kang
Cheng Chih-wei as Temple Master
Chen Yen-tso as Chubby
Chang Zhang-xing as A-Gao
Cliff Cho as Hsiao-Ma
Kurt Hsiao as district police officer
Liu Kuan-ting as Police Officer
Aaron Yan as Chen Jia-hao
Chris Lee as Jia-hao’s boyfriend

Storyline:

One day a police officer finds a red wedding envelope, only to find out that the owner is in fact a ghost asking for the officer’s hand in marriage before reincarnation. What will happen when a human and a ghost form a special bond?

About Movie:

Marry My Dead Body (Chinese: 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事) is a Taiwanese supernatural comedy mystery film directed by Cheng Wei-hao and starring Greg Hsu, Austin Lin, and Gingle Wang. Scripted by Sharon Wu and Cheng Wei-Hao, the film is adapted from the original story outline by Lai Zhi-liang.

The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on 17 November 2022, and was officially released in Taiwan on 10 February 2023. It’s nominated for the Golden Horse Best Narrative Feature in 2023.

The story humorously combines the traditional Chinese custom of ghost marriage with a police detective story, as well as a romance between a human and a ghost.

The film was submitted by Taiwan to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

Adaptation

The film was adapted into a Thai film by GDH 559, titled “The Red Envelope” (Thai: ซองแดงแต่งผี Marry Ghost with The Red Envelope), starring Putthipong Assaratanakul as Wu and Krits Amnuaydechkorn as Mao, directed by Chayanop Boonprakob, scheduled for release on February 13, 2025.

Future

A spin-off series, GG Precinct, premiered on Netflix on 22 August 2024. Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao co-direct and co-wrote the series, with Greg Hsu, Gingle Wang, Ma Nien-hsien, and Chen Yen-tso reprising their roles.