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She Starts the Fire

  • 1992
  • TMDB 6.9/10
  • 1h 27m

A fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are accompanied with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of charred flesh and misfortune.

Overview

A fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are accompanied with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of charred flesh and misfortune.

Cast

  • Chingmy Yau Suk-ChingWendy
  • Lawrence Cheng Tan-shuiCharles Xiao
  • Deanie IpBig Beer
  • Carol ChengTracy Xiao
  • Paul Chu KongGuo Li / Kwok Lap
  • Michael Lai Siu-TinMaster Chu Tian Ya / Chor Tin-Ngai
  • Manfred Wong Man-chunCharles' Colleague
  • Peter Lai Bei-dakBrother Cannon

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