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A campus murder mystery where the body count IS the art installation.
TMDB
20
IMDb
33

Take Five (1998)

chaotic Hong Kong energyslasher with jokes90s VHS fever dream

Overview

ComedyHorrorMystery

The columnist Jenny was deeply disturbed by the mysterious murder case which happened recently in his sister's school. He decided to go deep into the campus to investigate it secretly. He hoped to arrest the murderer as soon as possible and end the tragedy. During the investigation, all the teachers and students who had caused Jenny's doubts were killed one after another. The death was originally used to create a mystery. The mystery of an amazing art work is about to be revealed, but the prey has not come back.

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Content warning
artistic obsessioninstitutional rotvoyeurism as entertainmentjustice vs. revenge

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gloriously unhinged death scenes with zero budget restraint.

Acting

Athena Chu's chaotic reporter energy carries the entire film.

Best for:Friends: Irony-clad group ready to roast a glorious mess together.·Rewatch: Cult status guaranteed—gets weirder every viewing.
Heads up:Violence: Frequent slasher deaths, some staged as grotesque performance art.·Disturbing: School setting violence may unsettle despite camp tone.
Roman Cheung

Director

Roman Cheung

ReleasedMay 14, 1998
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Athena Chu Yan

Athena Chu Yan

Jenny

Edmond Leung Hon-Man

Edmond Leung Hon-Man

Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

Mr. Lai

Cheung Tat-Ming

Cheung Tat-Ming

Pastor

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Janitor

Lee Lik-Chi

Lee Lik-Chi

Detective

Joyce Lee

Joyce Lee

Yennis Cheung

Yennis Cheung

Cindy

Bobby Yip Kin-Sang

Bobby Yip Kin-Sang

Celine Ma Tai-Lo

Celine Ma Tai-Lo

Principal

Wong Mei-Fan

Wong Mei-Fan

Culinary Teacher

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Cultural

Part of Hong Kong's late-90s Category III boom, when slasher-comedy hybrids flooded video stores before the handover. This one barely made a ripple.

Trivia

Director Roman Cheung was primarily a cinematographer; this was his feverish one-shot at auteur status before returning to camera work.

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