Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

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Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
Film poster
Traditional Chinese鬼咬鬼
Simplified Chinese鬼咬鬼
Hanyu Pinyinguǐyǎoguǐ
Jyutpinggwai2 ngaau5 gwai2
Directed byRicky Lau
Screenplay byBarry Wong
Story byBarry Wong
Sze Mei-yee
Sam Chi-leung
Produced bySammo Hung
StarringSammo Hung
Lam Ching-ying
Mang Hoi
Teddy Yip
Huang Ha
CinematographyBarry Wong
Edited byPeter Cheung
Keung Chuen-tak
Music byFrankie Chan
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

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (Chinese: 鬼咬鬼) 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] It's a stand-alone sequel to Encounters of the Spooky Kind and the plot has no relation. The film's Chinese title literally translates as "Ghost Bites Ghost".

Plot

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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

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

Box office

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Encounters of the Spooky Kind II grossed HK$13,581,385 at the Hong Kong box office.[4]

Home media

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VHS

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Release date
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19 June 1998 United States Unknown Tai Seng Video NTSC Cantonese English [5]

DVD

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Release date
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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 		[6]

References

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