Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
Traditional 鬼咬鬼
Simplified 鬼咬鬼
Mandarin guǐyǎoguǐ
Cantonese gwai2 ngaau5 gwai2
Directed by Ricky Lau
Produced by Sammo Hung
Starring Sammo Hung
Lam Ching-ying
Hoi Mang
Wing-Cho Yip
Ha Huang
Music by Frankie Chan
Cinematography Barry Wong
Studio Bo Ho Films Co Ltd
Distributed by Golden Harvest
Release date(s) 9 February 1990
Running time Hong Kong: 87 min
USA: 100 min
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Gross revenue 13.582 M. HK$

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy horror film written, choreographed, starring Sammo Hung. The film was produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company.[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] This film is not a squeal to Encounters of the Spooky Kind. The Chinese name for the movie literally translates as ghost kill ghost.

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Plot

Tea-house worker and martial-arts student "Abao" is to married to his boss daughter, "Little Chu" and Abao fights to protect her from the advances of the wealthy "Master Shi". The two men's romantic rivalry against one another 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

Box office

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II grossed 13.582 M HKD 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. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080828/. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Release dates forGui da gui". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080828/releaseinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Plot Summary for Gui yao gui (1990)". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080828/plotsummary. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i List of cast "Gui yao gui (1990)". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080828/. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Encounters Of The Spooky Kind II(1990)". hkcinemagic.com. http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=305. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "Encounter of the Spooky Kind 2 [VHS"]. amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Encounter-Spooky-Kind-2-VHS/dp/B000009N5S/. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "CHINESE THE EXORCIST - 1980". hkvideo.fr. http://www.hkvideo.fr/fiche/69/. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 

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