The Spooky Family

Feb 23, 1990

1h 36m

★ 6.5

Overview

Hung Ping is a vampire buster in early 20th century China. He shares his home with his fortune teller wife, his dim-witted son, his beautiful daughter Fa and their ghost servant. We follow Hung on his exploits as he tries to capture the copper vampire, a bloodthirsty demon that brings misfortune to whomever controls him.

Genres

Horror

Comedy

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Cast

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Nina Li Chi

Pauline Wong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu

Alvina Kong Yan-Yin

Peter Chan Lung

Ah Fu

Cheung Wing-Hon

Paul Chung Fat

Shing Fui-On

Ka Lee

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