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Spooky, Spooky

1988 · 95 min

A goofy, fast-paced ghost story that mixes slapstick comedy with spooky hauntings and a touch of romance.

Directed by
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Anthony Chan Yau, Wu Ma
Overview
Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by drowning him in the ocean. His mistress, in attempts to flee the village, dies when she plummets into a pool of quicksand. Years later, people swimming in the ocean mysteriously vanishes, and their bodies wash ashore days later. A local policeman named Lu Hsien who practices Taoist magic believes a water ghost (presumably the ghost of the adulterer) is responsible for their deaths. Therefore, he joins forces with his colleague, Wang Hsiao-Ming, to rid the countryside of this demon before he can strike again. However, Hsiao-Ming is unaware that the ghost of the mistress, having risen out of her muddy grave, fell in love with him and will see to it that no other person falls for him.

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Directed by
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Anthony Chan Yau, Wu Ma
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • death
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
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Written by
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Starring
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