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Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)

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Cast: Sammo Hung,
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Release year: 1980
Status: Completed
 
Encounters of the Spooky Kind is Hung's first stab at the martial arts/horror/comedy hybrid that became very popular in the 80s, and sees the talented actor/director starring as Bold Cheung, a fearless pedicab driver who is unaware that his wife has been having an affair with Mr. Tam, one of his clients. After narrowly avoiding being caught in the act, Mr. Tam decides that life would be easier with Cheung permanently out of the way, and so hires a warlock to try and dispose of the poor guy.
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