Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau. It was produced by and stars Sammo Hung, who also choreographed the combat. 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".

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
Film poster
Traditional鬼咬鬼
Simplified鬼咬鬼
Mandaringuǐyǎoguǐ
Cantonesegwai2 ngaau5 gwai2
Directed byRicky Lau
Produced bySammo Hung
Screenplay byBarry Wong
Story byBarry Wong
Sze Mei-yee
Sam Chi-leung
StarringSammo Hung
Lam Ching-ying
Mang Hoi
Teddy Yip
Huang Ha
Music byFrankie Chan
CinematographyBarry Wong
Edited byPeter Cheung
Keung Chuen-tak
Production
company
Bojon Films Company Ltd
Distributed byNewport Entertainment Limited
Release date
  • 9 February 1990 (1990-02-09)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$13,581,385

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 Fiancé[4]

Box office

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

Home Media

VHS
Release date
 Country
 Classifaction
 Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
 REF
19 June 1998 United States Unknown Tai Seng Video NTSC Cantonese English [6]

DVD
Release date
 Country
 Classifaction
 Publisher
Format
Region
Language
 Sound
Subtitles
Notes
 REF
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
  1. "Gui da gui (1990)". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. "Release dates forGui da gui". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. "Plot Summary for Gui yao gui (1990)". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. List of cast "Gui yao gui (1990)". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. Encounters of the Spooky Kind II at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
  6. "Encounter of the Spooky Kind 2 [VHS]". amazon.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  7. "CHINESE THE EXORCIST - 1980". hkvideo.fr. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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