Marry My Dead Body Movie (2023):
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 from a screenplay by Lai Chih-liang. The film stars Greg Hsu, Austin Lin, Gingle Wang, Tsai Chen-nan, Tuo Tsung-hua and Ma Nieh-hsien.
It is Produced by Jin Bai-lun and Dennis Wu under the banner of Calendar Studios. The story combines traditional ghost marriage customs with police handling case, in the process of finding the truth, an affection between human and ghost is started.
The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on November 17, 2022, and it was officially released in Taiwan on February 10, 2023.
Marry My Dead Body Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Marry My Dead Body |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 |
| Simplified Chinese | 关于我和鬼变成家人的那件事 |
| Literal meaning | About me and the ghost becoming family |
| Hanyu Pinyin | guānyú wǒ hé guǐ biàn jiārén de nà jiàn shì |
| Genre | Comedy Mystery Supernatural |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Mandarin Taiwanese |
| Release Dates | November 17, 2022 (Golden Horse) February 10, 2023 (Taiwan) |
| Running Time | 2hr 10min |
| Starring | Greg Hsu Austin Lin Gingle Wang Tsai Chen-nan |
| Directed by | Cheng Wei-hao |
| Written by | Cheng Wei-hao Sharon Wu |
| Screenplay by | Lai Chih-liang |
| Produced by | Jin Bai-lun Dennis Wu |
| Music by | Kay Liu |
| Production Company | Calendar Studios |
| Distributed by | Bole Film Vie Vision Pictures |
| Budget | N/A |
| Box Office Collection | N/A |
Marry My Dead Body Movie Trailer:
Marry My Dead Body Movie Storyline:
The Homophobic and ghost-phobic straight policeman Wu Ming-han (Greg Hsu), who mistakenly picks up a red envelope while investigating evidence in a case, meets Mao Mao (Austin Lin), who was discussing marriage with his boyfriend but died unjustly because of an accident. Mao Mao’s grandma (Wang Man-Chiao), who is reluctant to let her grandson die before getting married, comes up with the idea of ghost marriage, and the two are forced to get married. Unwilling to give in, Wu Ming-han began to have bad luck, not only could he not get rid of his ghost marriage partner, he even messes up the anti-drug case that the policewoman Lin Tzu-ching (Gingle Wang) has been working on for a long time. To cut off the marriage, he has no choice and decides to solve case together with his “ghost husband” Mao Mao, finding out the culprit and avenge Mao Mao, so that embarking on a journey full of absurdity and tears.
Marry My Dead Body Movie Cast and Characters:
- Greg Hsu as Wu Ming-han
- Austin Lin as Mao Pang-yu (Mao Mao)
- Gingle Wang as Lin Tzu-ching
- Tsai Chen-nan
- Wang Man-Chiao as Mao Chen A-lan
- Tuo Tsung-hua as Mao Cheng-kuo
- Ma Nieh-hsien
- Cheng Chih-wei
- Chen Yen-tso
- Kurt Hsiao
