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Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
Directed by Sammo Hung
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Overview
“Big Guts” Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.
Rated NR | Length 102 minutes
Actors
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | Chung Fat | Wu Ma | Lam Ching-Ying | Peter Chan Lung | To Siu-Ming | Huang Ha | Leung Suet-Mei | Po Tai | Cheung Ging-Boh | Yuen Miu | Ho Pak-Kwong | Fung Ging-Man | Wellson Chin | Chau Sang Lau | Ng Min-Kan | Chow Gam-Kong | Pan Yung-Sheng | Siu Tak-Foo | Benz Kong | Pang Yun-Cheung | Hui Ying-Ying | Billy Chan | Cheung Chi-Hung | Ricky Lau | Yuen Biao | Ha Kwok-Wing | Cheng Wai-Ching
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2022 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Borrowed | 8 stars |
| 01/13/2015 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
First movie that features the jiangshi hopping vampire. Surprised jiangshi weren’t introduced earlier in HK cinema.
The premise is a bit goofy with Sammo Hung’s cheating wife and getting him to stay in the haunted house only to be killed by a living dead vampire. After he survives more effort is made to get him to stay with the vampire in hopes that he is killed.
Events lead up to a full out battle between witch doctors that includes some insane stuntwork. It’s amazing. I’m sure there were a few injuries during the filming.
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