Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
December 24, 1980Release Date
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
December 24, 1980Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Bold Cheung / Director / Martial Arts Choreographer / Writer

Paul Chung Fat
Priest Tsui

Wu Ma
Ah Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying
The Inspector / Martial Arts Choreographer

Peter Chan Lung
Priest Chin Hoi

To Siu-Ming
Ah Dooh / Ah To / Cocky

Huang Ha
Master Tam

Leung Suet-Mei
Cheung's Wife

Tai Bo
Adviser Lau

Chang Ching-Po
Uncle Fok

Yuen Miu
Ah Mu / Prison Guard

Ho Pak-Kwong
Peeping Tom

Fung Ging-Man
Peeping Tom

Ying Huang
Writer

Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Policeman / Assistant Director

Ka Lee
Policeman

Ng Min-Kan
Policeman

Chow Gam-Kong
Policeman

Chi-Chung Liu
Producer

Pan Yung-Sheng
Prison Guard

Siu Tak-Foo
Prison Guard / Man at Inn

Benz Kong To-Hoi
Prison Guard

Pang Yun-Cheung
Hsiao Peng

Hui Ying-Ying
Cheung's Neighbor Testifies to Police

Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
Cart Driver Eating Tofu with Cheung / Martial Arts Choreographer

Cheung Chi-Hung
Cart Driver Eating Tofu with Cheung

Ricky Lau
Cart Driver Eating Tofu with Cheung

Yuen Biao
Vampire / Martial Arts Choreographer

Ha Kwok-Wing
Man at Inn

Cheng Wai-Ching
Man at Inn

Raymond Chow
Producer

Louis Sit
Production Supervisor

Wong Ying
Writer

Cheng Chung-Yiu
Script Supervisor

Wu Cheuk-Wah
Director of Photography

Danny Lee Yau-Tong
Director of Photography

Cheng Hui-Jan
Lighting Technician

Chu Sheng-Shi
Costume Design

Simon Chan Kwok-Hong
Makeup Artist

Cheong Sou
Hairdresser
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Details.
Release DateDecember 24, 1980
Original Name鬼打鬼
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$731,753
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Chinese: 鬼打鬼) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film starring and directed by Sammo Hung, written by Hung and Huang Ying, and produced by Hung's film production company Bo Ho Film Company. Released as Spooky Encounters in the United States and also known as Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind, the latter title more blatantly mimicking the title of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Encounters of the Spooky Kind popularized the production of films based on the jiangshi of Chinese legends in the Hong Kong film industry, though it was not the first. As Andrew Heskens of easternkicks.com wrote, "Sammo Hung [...] took the idea of hopping vampires/deceased from The Shadow Boxing (aka The Spiritual Boxer II) and turned it into a phenomenon with Encounter of the Spooky Kind, and things were never the same." Encounters of the Spooky Kind was also one of Hong Kong's first action horror comedies.
In the film, a man is targeted for killing by his wife's lover. The lover employs a witch, who unleashes jiangshi, vampires, and spirits against the husband. The attacks are countered by a rival sorcerer, who takes the husband as his disciple. The events escalate to a battle between the sorcerers.
The film was followed by a 1990 stand-alone sequel starring Hung and Lam Ching-ying, Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (also known as Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2), which has no relation to Encounters of the Spooky Kind. A soft reboot directed by Dick Wei was filmed in 2016.
Encounters of the Spooky Kind Collection.
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