Out of the Dark (1995 film)

Out of the Dark
File:OutoftheDark.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Jeffrey Lau
Produced by	Mona Fong
Written by	Jeffrey Lau
Starring	Stephen Chow Karen Mok Bryan Leung Wong Yat-fei Lee Lik-chi Carol Tam Ben Wong
Music by	Wu Wai-lap
Cinematography	Wong Chi-wai (H.K.S.C)
Edited by	Kai Kit-wai
Distributed by	Cosmopolitan Film Productions
Release dates	30 June 1995 (1995-06-30) (Taiwan) 6 July 1995 (1995-07-06) (Hong Kong)
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

Out of the Dark has earned a reputation as Stephen Chow's darkest film yet, adding brutal violence, gore, blood, and the wealth of black humor also including Chow's signature nonsense jokes.

The film was 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.

Cast

• 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
• Carol Tam as Mrs. Lee
• Ben Wong as Keung
• Lo Hung as Captain Lo
• Bruce Mang as Ming
• Chow Fai as Mr. Lee
• Lee Kin-yan as Fat Cat
• Heung Dip as Beard
• Hau Woon-ling as Mr. Lee's dead mother
• Bill Chan
• Lam Suet as Eatery assistant
• Hui Si-man as Mrs. Cheung
• Wong Hei-yeung
• Jackson Ha
• Wong Kam-tong as Kwan's father

External links

• Wui wan yeh at IMDb
• http://www.asian-horror-movies.com/ood.php
• http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/out_of_the_dark.htm