Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

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Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
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Film poster
Directed by Ricky Lau
Produced by Sammo Hung
Screenplay by Barry Wong
Story by Barry Wong
Sze Mei-yee
Sam Chi-leung
Starring Sammo Hung
Lam Ching-ying
Mang Hoi
Teddy Yip
Huang Ha
Music by Frankie Chan
Cinematography Barry Wong
Edited by Peter Cheung
Keung Chuen-tak
Production
company
Bojon Films Company Ltd
Distributed by Newport Entertainment Limited
Release dates
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  • 9 February 1990 (1990-02-09)
Running time
87 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$13,581,385

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film produced, choreographed, starring Sammo Hung. The film was produced by Hung's production company, Bojon Films Company Ltd.[1] It was released as Spooky Encounters 2 in the US. It is sometimes listed as aka Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2 .[2] Despite the title, the film is not a sequel to Encounters of the Spooky Kind. The film's Chinese title literally translates as "Ghost Bites Ghost".

Plot

Tea-house worker and martial-arts student "Abao" is to married to his boss's daughter, "Little Chu" and Abao fights to protect her from the advances of the wealthy "Master Shi". The two men's romantic rivalry escalates into a full-scale supernatural battle after Shi enlists the help of a wicked sorcerer, and Abao encounters a benevolent female ghost.[3]

Cast

  • Sammo Hung as Abao [4]
  • Lam Ching-ying as Master Kau - Uncle Kau to friends [4]
  • Mang Hoi as Little Hoi (as Meng Hoi) [4]
  • Teddy Yip as Chu [4]
  • Wong Man-kwan as Hung(Female Ghost) [4]
  • Huang Ha as The Priest [4]
  • Tam Sin-hung as Hsiao-hung's Mother [4]
  • Collin Chou as Snakeman [4]
  • Cheung Kwok-keung as Customer with kid[4]
  • Mimi Kung as Little Chu - Bo's Fiance[4]

Box office

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II grossed HK$13,581,385 at the Hong Kong box office.[5]

Home Media

VHS

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19 June 1998 United States Unknown Tai Seng Video NTSC Cantonese English [6]

DVD

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3 February 2005 France Unknown HK Video PAL 2 Cantonese Unknown French Box set includes Spooky Encounters 1 & 2 under
the name Chinese Exorcist 1 & 2.
[7]

References

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  5. Encounters of the Spooky Kind II at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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