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She Starts the Fire

She Starts the Fire

1992•1h 27m•6.9/10
ComedyRomanceFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.9/10(9)

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.

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Production

Jing's Production Limited

Language

CN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

Wendy

Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui

Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui

Charles Xiao

Deanie Ip

Deanie Ip

Big Beer

Carol Cheng

Carol Cheng

Tracy Xiao

Paul Chu Kong

Paul Chu Kong

Guo Li / Kwok Lap

Michael Lai Siu-Tin

Michael Lai Siu-Tin

Master Chu Tian Ya / Chor Tin-Ngai

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Charles' Colleague

Peter Lai Bei-Dak

Peter Lai Bei-Dak

Brother Cannon

John Ching Tung

John Ching Tung

Brother Bao

Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

May Lo

Kingdom Yuen King-Tan

Kingdom Yuen King-Tan

Blackjack Dealer

Lee Siu-Kay

Lee Siu-Kay

Beast Bill

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Superintendent

Chang Gan-Wing

Chang Gan-Wing

Dr Mei / Doctor Ng

Lawrence Lau Sek-Yin

Lawrence Lau Sek-Yin

Talk show host

Lo Hung

Lo Hung

Master Ampit at talk show

Yip Hon-Leung

Yip Hon-Leung

Charles' colleague

Wong Tin-Lam

Wong Tin-Lam

Wong Hung

Wong Hung

Brother Wing

Chun Hung

Big Tits

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