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.
| Out of the Dark | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 回魂夜 |
| Simplified Chinese | 回魂夜 |
| 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 |
|
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$16,281,325 |
Out of the Dark has earned a reputation as Stephen Chow's darkest film yet, adding brutal violence, gore, blood, and a wealth of black humour, including Chow's signature nonsense jokes.
The film is directed by Hong Kong director Jeffrey Lau. Chow plays Leo, a mental patient/ghostbuster who is a parody of the character 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.
- 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
edit- ^ "Out of the Dark" asiahorrormovies.com
- ^ "Out of the Dark". hkmdb. Retrieved 14 June 2016
- ^ "Out of the Dark". IMDb. Retrieved 14 June 2016
External links
edit- 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
 | This article related to a Hong Kong film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a comedy horror film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |