She Starts the Fire
Sep 17 1992
•1h 27m
•Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
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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Chingmy Yau
Wendy
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
Charles Xiao
Deanie Yip Tak-Han
Big Beer
Carol Cheng
Tracy Xiao
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