Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Chinese: 鬼打鬼) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who also wrote the film with Huang Ying, and produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company.[1] Released as Spooky Encounters in the United States and also known as Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind,[2] the latter title more blatantly mimicking the title of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Encounters of the Spooky Kind was the progenitor of the jiangshi film genre and one of Hong Kong's first action horror comedies.[3]
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 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) in 1990, which has no relation to Encounters of the Spooky Kind.[4] A soft reboot directed by Dick Wei was filmed in 2016.[5]
^"Gui da gui (1980)". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^"Release dates forGui da gui". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^Hudson, Dave (2009). Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8108-6923-3.
^"Gui yao gui". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
^"新鬼打鬼". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
and 21 Related for: Encounters of the Spooky Kind information
staple ofthe modern Hong Kong film industry. Hong Kong jiangshi films like Mr. Vampire and EncountersoftheSpookyKind follow a formula of mixing horror...
of which starred Hung: EncountersoftheSpookyKind (1980) Long Arm ofthe Law (1984) Pom Pom (1984) Hocus Pocus (1984) Mr. Vampire (1985) Heart of Dragon...
(2010). Horror Films ofthe 1980s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-45501-0. O'Brien, Daniel (2003). SpookyEncounters: A Gwailo's Guide...
(such as The Iron-Fisted Monk), his association with Hung began in earnest in the early 1980s. Wu appeared in EncountersoftheSpookyKind (1980). Throughout...
ofthe 1980 film EncountersoftheSpookyKind. As of 2023, his most recent appearance was in the 2020 martial arts film, Chinese People The Soul of Wushu...
This article contains the filmography of Hong Kong actor Sammo Hung. Old Movies (28 April 2016), Jackie Chan first movie – Big and Little Wong Tin Bar...
(1989) – Shorty EncountersoftheSpookyKind II (1990) – Little Hoi The Blonde Fury (1989) – Hai Shanghai Shanghai (1990) – Hai The Nocturnal Demon (1990)...
Toothless Tigers (1980) EncountersoftheSpookyKind (1980) as Priest Tsui Two Fists Against the Law (1980) The Phantom Killer (1981) The Prodigal Son (1981)...
Buster (1989) Lost Souls (1989) City Cops (1989) EncountersoftheSpookyKind II (1990) Island of Fire (1990) She Shoots Straight (1990) Pantyhose Hero...
genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia. Films like EncountersoftheSpookyKind and Mr. Vampire were released during the jiangshi...
This article contains the filmography of Yuen Biao. All television appearances were broadcast in Hong Kong by TVB unless otherwise stated. "Yuen Biao at...
blend horror with more humour, leading to EncountersoftheSpookyKind (1980). The film was popular at the box office leading to several kung-fu-oriented...
fun". Todd Rigney of Beyond Hollywood called it "an obvious rip-off" ofEncountersoftheSpookyKind that approaches the fun ofThe Evil Dead and Braindead...
genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia. Films like EncountersoftheSpookyKind and Mr. Vampire were released during the jiangshi...
known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph in the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, and in the video game Enter the Matrix...
Fist The Dragon from Russia Dragon Lord Dragons Forever Dreadnaught Drunken Master Duel to the Death Eastern Condors EncountersoftheSpookyKindThe Fearless...
Global Information