Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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"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.
- Released: 1980-12-24
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Runtime: 1h 44m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 106 votes
Directed by Sammo Hung.
Top cast
- Sammo Hung as Bold Cheung
- Paul Chung Fat as Priest Tsui
- Wu Ma as Ah Chiu
- Lam Ching-Ying as The Inspector
- Peter Chan Lung as Priest Chin Hoi
- To Siu-Ming as Ah Dooh / Ah To / Cocky
- Huang Ha as Master Tam
- Leung Suet-Mei as Cheung's Wife
- Tai Bo as Adviser Lau
- Chang Ching-Po as Uncle Fok
Where to watch Encounters of the Spooky Kind
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
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