She Starts the Fire (1992)

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She Starts the Fire on IMDb 4.8/10 47 votes

Released:
1992-09-17

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.

Director:
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

  • Cast:
  • Chingmy Yau
    as
    Wendy
  • Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
    as
    Charles Xiao
  • Deanie Ip
    as
    Big Beer
  • Carol Cheng
    as
    Tracy Xiao
  • Paul Chu Kong
    as
    Guo Li / Kwok Lap