Encounters of the Spooky Kind

"You've heard of Voodoo! You've heard of Ninja! NOW HERE'S BLACK MAGIC IN KUNG FU!!!"

1980 1h 44m CN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 105

ActionComedyFantasyHorror

Synopsis

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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.

“You've heard of Voodoo! You've heard of Ninja! NOW HERE'S BLACK MAGIC IN KUNG FU!!!”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Bold Cheung
Paul Chung Fat
Priest Tsui
Wu Ma
Ah Chiu
Lam Ching-Ying
The Inspector
Peter Chan Lung
Priest Chin Hoi
To Siu-Ming
Ah Dooh / Ah To / Cocky
Huang Ha
Master Tam
Leung Suet-Mei
Cheung's Wife

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sammo Hung
Writers: Wong Ying, Sammo Hung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Danny Lee Yau-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sammo Hung and Paul Chung Fat and Wu Ma carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You've heard of Voodoo! You've heard of Ninja! NOW HERE'S BLACK MAGIC IN KUNG FU!!!".

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IMDB entry: tt0080827 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sammo Hung directs. Danny Lee Yau-Tong behind the camera. Frankie Chan Fan-Kei scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Danny Lee Yau-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sammo Hung and Paul Chung Fat and Wu Ma carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You've heard of Voodoo! You've heard of Ninja! NOW HERE'S BLACK MAGIC IN KUNG FU!!!".
8IMDB entry: tt0080827 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Danny Lee Yau-Tong
Original score: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Editing: Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Costume design: Chu Sheng-Shi
Makeup / hair: Cheong Sou
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Status: Released
Box office: $731,753
Original language: CN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)

Part of

Mr. Vampire Collection

Mr Vampire is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a Mr. Vampire franchise, with the release of four sequels directed by Ricky Lau from 1986 to 1992, and subsequent similarly themed films with different directors released between 1987 and 1991. The film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: Hold Your Breath for a Moment) in Taiwan.