Encounters of the Spooky Kind

Director: Sammo Hung
Genre: Martial arts, Horror, World cinema, Action/Adventure, Chinese Movies
Year: 1980
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Standard Mandarin
Starring: Sammo Hung, Wu Ma, Lam Ching Ying, Dick Wei

Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Chinese: 鬼打鬼) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy horror film written, choreographed, directed by and starring Sammo Hung. The film was produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company.It was released as Spooky Encounters in the US. It is sometimes listed as Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind, more blatantly mimicking the title of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). There is one other stand-alone sequel starring Hung and Lam Ching-ying Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (aka Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2) which has no relation to Encounters of the Spooky Kind. The Chinese name for the movie literally translates as ghost fights ghost.

The film starts with Bold Cheung having a nightmare about ghosts.

Bold Cheung is challenged to spend the night in an abandoned house where he must peel an apple in front of a mirror. If he breaks the skin then something bad will happen. Upholding his mantle as the boldest he accepts. However, that night whilst peeling the apple his friends trick him. Whilst scolding his friend for the prank a real ghost appears and snatches Cheung's friend away. The ghost reaches for Cheung but he

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