Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) [NR|R]

Release Date:
December 24, 1980

Original Title:
鬼打鬼

Alternate Titles:
Chinese Exorcist
Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Encounter of the Spooky Kind
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Encuentros en el más allá
Ghost Against Ghost
Gui da gui
L'Exorciste Chinois
Spooky Encounters
鬼打鬼

Genres:
Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Production Companies:
Bo Ho Films
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Paragon Films Ltd.

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  GB: 15  NZ: M  US: NR|R 

Runtime: 102

"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being trick into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.

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Art Direction:
Mai Ho

Assistant Director:
Wellson Chin Sing-Wai

Costume Design:
Chu Sheng-Shi

Director:
Sammo Hung

Director of Photography:
Wu Cheuk-Wah
Danny Lee Yau-Tong

Editor:
Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung

Foley:
Wong Ping

Hairdresser:
Cheong Sou

Lighting Technician:
Cheng Hui-Jan

Makeup Artist:
Simon Chan Kwok-Hong

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Sammo Hung
Yuen Biao
Lam Ching-Ying
Billy Chan

Original Music Composer:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Producer:
Raymond Chow Man-Wai

Production Manager:
Jessica Chan Pui-Wah
Lau Chi-Chung

Production Supervisor:
Louis Sit

Props:
Wong Shun-Chang

Script Supervisor:
Cheng Chung-Yiu

Sound Recordist:
Chow Shao-Lung

Still Photographer:
Chan Yuk

Unit Manager:
Chia-Chen Tu

Writer:
Wong Ying
Sammo Hung

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