The spooky story behind colorados haunted stanley hotel. On one specific occasion, del toro heard his dead uncle sighing. Best advice learned from this film when you need more chi stamp the ground and if two opponents are evenly matched the one with the higher alter will. Close encounters of the spooky kind trailers from hell. The movie stars sammo hung and was produced by hungs production company bo ho film company. With sammo kambo hung, chingying lam, hoi mang, ha huang. Impoverished teahouse worker and martialarts student abao is engaged to his boss daughter, little chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive master shi. Vampire 1985, its arguably classic sequels and a host of films with descriptive titles like the dead. Jun 18, 2012 trailerasian horrorcomedy 1980 hong kong aka close encounters of the spooky kind director. Encounter of the spooky kind ii 1990 the movie database. You see the unfaithful wench has teamed up with the local evil priest and various representatives of the undead, and is merrily preparing to bump off her. Encounters of the spooky kind is a 1980 hong kong martial arts comedy horror film written and directed by sammo hung, who also starred in the lead role. Villager bold cheung, known for his willingness to do anything courageous, bold or daring, becomes a target by the evil rich master tam, who committed adultery with cheungs unfaithful wife and wants to keep her as his mistress.
The 1980 hong kong movie, encounters of the spooky kind, has all those elements and more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. But the wizards rival aids and defends cheung and a magic war rises. This memory was used when crafting santis ghost in the film. Hungs film is emblematic of the bizarre, anythinggoes aspect of.
Slovenly carriage driver courageous cheung sammo hung likes to take things pretty easy, but his laidback attitude is going to cost him dear where his wife is concerned. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Encounters of the spooky kind 2 spooky encounters, is a follow up to the groundbreaking horrorkung fu movie which was made in 1980. The film was produced by hungs production company bo ho film company. I know most people only think of martial arts flicks when hong kong is mentioned, but as spooky encounters shows, there is much more than fists and feet to be seen in these movies. Even the original subtitled version was something of a surprise if you have looked for this movie, you would know what i mean but to sum it up, there had been an english subtitled vhs at some point, a french subtitled dvd release and chinese dubbed and subbed copies aplenty. Apr 24, 2015 spooky encounters, aka encounters of the spooky kind friday, 24 april, 2015 anthony gates, gui da gui, aka close encounters of the spooky kind, encounter of the spooky kind. Cheese, notsocheesy, full horror and sci fi movies from the 80s. The elephant man the blues brothers the changeling encounters of the spooky kind star wars. Vampire 1985, its arguably classic sequels and a host of films. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 godere encounters of the spooky kind in gratuito, guardare encounters of the spooky kind in formato bdrip, giocare encounters of the spooky kind in formato 1080p encounters of the spooky kind. Angelita a boy buys a mask that gives the power to avenge his little sisters death. Spooky movie international horror film festival home facebook.
His strategy was to play nice with these spooky figures and overcome his fears of the night. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 tribute by john h sheltons media channel original. Encounters of the spooky kind the 1980 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Encounters of the spooky kind ii is a 1990 hong kong martial arts comedy horror film produced, choreographed, starring sammo hung. Rent encounter of the spooky kind 1980 on dvd and blu. The main feature on this dvd title probably has english subtitles. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
Ahh yes, the perfect choice to wash away the bad taste of watching a highly atrocious and pointless horror movie. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 a kungfu artist samo hung gets help from a sorcerer when he battles zombies in an abandoned temple. From sammo hungs spooky encounters to king hus valedictory painted skin, the 1980s hong kong ghost film cycle produced a stylish and distinctive body of work that compares with the best of universal and hammer. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide.
Well, this is proved false before the opening credits. A kungfu artist samo hung gets help from a sorcerer when he battles zombies in an abandoned temple. Its a strange, supernatural brew of mild gore, frequently hilarious comedy, and some of the most. His unfaithful wifes lover hires an evil sorcerer to raise the dead. With sammo kambo hung, fat chung, lung chan, ha huang. The film starts as bold cheung sammo hung awakes from a nightmare about ghosts.
Spooky encounters, aka encounters of the spooky kind. Sammo is courageous cheung, a pedicab driver in a rural community who is known around town as the man who fears nothing. Posted on april 3, 2011 by jj hatfield encounter of the spooky kind chinese theatrical poster. Yet the film was a comparatively late entry in a wellestablished genre. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 trailer youtube. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 streaming ita lara cameo. Primeiro, cheung deve sobreviver a uma noite em uma casa assombrada por um vampiro sanguinario.
International horror film festival october 817, 2015. Starring sammo hung, peter chan, chung fat, wong ha, lam ching ying, dick wei. The film has few of the most memorable fight scenes in movie history for me at least. I want a doctor to take your picture so i can look at you from inside as well if you thought this song was about adapting to interesting new cultures, youre in for a shock. Encounters of the spooky kind 2 sammo hung, 1980 cn vcdrmvb sammo hung and lam ching ying star in this misadventure into the world of the undead. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 cast and crew moviefone. This is one on the many films that sammo and lam did in lams horrorcomedy series of films, they also worked on some other hk classics together both serious and comedyhorror.
This 1980 genre mixup is the precursor to the legitimately classic mr. In the vein of the magic blade and legendary weapons of china, the tenuous plotting of spooky encounters is fueled by madcap energy. Rent encounter of the spooky kind 1980 starring sammo hung kambo and ma wu on dvd and bluray. Trailerasian horrorcomedy 1980 hong kong aka close encounters of the spooky kind director. Encounters of the spooky kind online 1980 movie yidio. Cheungs wife and boss are seeing each other, and decide to dispatch him with a wizard. Spooky encounters is not scary or gorefilled by todays standards, but it is still a good spooky film that is a must for those into 1980s hong kong martial arts cinema or fans of sammo hung. Jackie chan, sammo hung, yuen biao and lam ching ying the golden harvest boys redux2012hd. Spooky encounters, aka encounters of the spooky kind friday, 24 april, 2015 anthony gates, gui da gui, aka close encounters of the spooky kind, encounter of the spooky kind.
Oct 19, 2018 the 50 best horror films from the 1980s. Encounters of the spooky kind, ghost fights ghost directed by. Enter the fat dragon film shooting scene custom english dub. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 aka spooky encounters trailer director. Oct 03, 2015 encounters of the spooky kind 1980 glen stanway october 3, 2015 movies a groundbreaking, genremaking, supernatural, kung fu horror comedy, starring, written and directed by sammo hung. Aug 12, 2015 as a kid, del toro recalls his own encounters with monsters. Spooky encounters 1980 is a kungfu action, comedy movie starring sammo hung and chung fat. Encounters of the spooky kind has been ranked 5 times, wins 43. Spooky encounters 1980 letterboxd your life in film. The film covers practically the entire palette of chinese horror, including hopping vampires and flesheating zombies. The story of hungs hapless daredevil targeted by an evil magician stutters along with episodic pacing through one inventive vignette after another. Close encounters of the spooky kind the grindhouse. But, thats just the beginning of his runins with the supernatural.
Folks not familiar with the wild and wacky ways of contemporary chinese horror films, particularly those that add humor to the mix, will probably be asking for the license plate of the truck that just ran them over after experiencing sammo hungs 1980 freak show. Close encounters of the spooky kind 2 gui yao gui 1990. The group later revealed that the entire song is about masturbation. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 horror cult films. The two mens romantic rivalry escalates into fullscale supernatural warfare after shi enlists the aid of a wicked sorcerer, and abao encounters a benevolent female ghost. Playing on the title of the popular close encounters of the third kind, sammo hung has decided to create something a little different called encounters of the spooky kind a mix of ghost like horror, voodoo and kung fu action. Hung plays chang, a town bumpkin who unwittingly is drawn into the realm of the supernatural after a trick by his buddies goes awry and conjures up a zombie. I must say, i had been surprised to hear that there was to be an english dubbed version of this film. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 movie moviefone.
It is sometimes listed as aka close encounters of the spooky kind 2. Vampire 1985, its arguably classic sequels and a host of films with descriptive titles like the. Rent encounter of the spooky kind 1980 on dvd and bluray. The horrorcomedymartial arts film is a popular hong kong cinema genre, and few films represent it better than directorwriterstar sammo hungs spooky encounters a. Of course, sammo hung does showcase some nice kung fu at times, but this is more of a supernatural comedy, as opposed to a typical action film. May 21, 2010 spooky encounters trailer release date. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing encounters of the spooky kind near you. Vedere encounters of the spooky kind in video completo, controlla encounters of the spooky kind in server veloce, carico encounters of the spooky kind in server localeencounters of the spooky kind wikipedia. Spooky encounters 1980 31 days of halloween continues as i check out the film that popularized the cinematic portrayal of jiangshi, aka hopping vampires 1980s spooky encounters. Episode v the empire strikes back superman ii airplane.
Kung fu encounters of the spooky kind 2 sammo hung. The two mens romantic rivalry escalates into fullscale supernatural warfare after shi enlists the aid of a. Well, this is proved false before the opening credits finish when he endures a particularly frightening nightmare of flesheating zombies. Search, discover and share your favorite spooky movies gifs. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 full film undertekst. Courageous cheung is a model for the character ofash in the evil dead films. Be the first to add cast for close encounters of the spooky kind 2. Encounters of the spooky kind martial arts action movies. The film was produced by hungs production company, bojon films company ltd. Close encounters of the spooky kind 2 1990 mydramalist. Gui da gui encounters of the spooky kind1980 along with eastern condors1987, pedicab driver1989, and prodigal son1983 are my favorite films by the director. Sammo kambo hung and fat chung in gui da gui 1980 sammo kambo hung and siuming to in gui da gui 1980 sammo kambo hung in gui.
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