Out of the Dark (1995 film)
Out of the Dark | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Huí Hún Yè | | |
Jyutping | Wui4 Wan4 Je6 | |
Directed by | Jeffrey Lau | |
Written by | Jeffrey Lau | |
Produced by | Mona Fong | |
Starring | Stephen Chow Karen Mok Bryan Leung Wong Yat-fei Lee Lik-chi Carol Tam Ben Wong | |
Cinematography | Wong Chi-wai (H.K.S.C) | |
Edited by | Kai Kit-wai | |
Music by | Wu Wai-lap | |
Distributed by | Cosmopolitan Film Productions | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes | |
Country | Hong Kong | |
Language | Cantonese | |
Box office | HK$16,281,325 |
Out of the Dark (
回魂夜; literal translation: "Night of Returning Soul") is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Jeffrey Lau, starring Stephen Chow and Karen Mok
.
Synopsis[1]
Out of the Dark has earned a reputation as
black humour
, including Chow's signature nonsense jokes.
The film is directed by Hong Kong director
Léon from the 1994 French film, The Professional, who talks to his plant for assistance, and co-starring Karen Mok as Kwan, a curious young girl who gets caught up with all the spooky situations. The pair are then joined by a brigade of quirky security guards in an attempt to get rid of the evil lurking in a supposedly haunted apartment building situated in Hong Kong
.
Cast[2][3]
- Stephen Chow as Leo
- Karen Mok as Kwan
- Bryan Leung as Mr. Wu
- Wong Yat-fei as Tit-dam, Security Guard
- Lee Lik-chi as a Security Guard
- Ben Wong as Keung
- Lee Kin-yan as Fat Cat
- Lam Suet as Eatery assistant
- Carol Tam as Mrs. Lee
- Lo Hung as Captain Lo
- Bruce Mang as Ming
- Chow Chi-fai as Mr. Lee
- Heung Dip as Beard/Chang
- Hau Woon-ling as Mr. Lee's dead mother
- Hui Si-man as Mrs. Cheung
- Wong Kam-tong as Kwan's father
- Bill Chan Wing-biu
- Wong Hei-yeung
- Jackson Ha Chak-san
References
- ^ "Out of the Dark" asiahorrormovies.com
- hkmdb. Retrieved 14 June 2016
- ^ "Out of the Dark". IMDb. Retrieved 14 June 2016
External links
- Out of the Dark at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Out of the Dark at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Out of the Dark at IMDb
- Out of the Dark at LoveHKFilm.com