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Encounters of the Spooky Kind

Encounters of the Spooky Kind

19806.81h 42m

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.

Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Written by Wong Ying, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Produced by Raymond Chow
Box Office0Revenue: $732K

Top Cast

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Bold Cheung

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Priest Tsui

Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Ah Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying

Lam Ching-Ying

The Inspector

Peter Chan Lung

Peter Chan Lung

Priest Chin Hoi

To Siu-Ming

To Siu-Ming

Ah Dooh / Ah To / Cocky

Huang Ha

Huang Ha

Master Tam

Leung Suet-Mei

Leung Suet-Mei

Cheung's Wife

Tai Bo

Tai Bo

Adviser Lau

Chang Ching-Po

Chang Ching-Po

Uncle Fok

Themes & Keywords

martial artstest of couragepossessionblack magiczombie

About Encounters of the Spooky Kind

Encounters of the Spooky Kind is a action, comedy, fantasy, horror film released in 1980 exploring themes of martial arts, test of courage, possession, black magic, zombie. Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, it stars Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Paul Chung Fat, Wu Ma. "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.

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