She Starts the Fire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wendy
Charles Xiao
Big Beer
Tracy Xiao
Guo Li / Kwok Lap
Master Chu Tian Ya / Chor Tin-Ngai
Charles' Colleague
Brother Cannon
Brother Bao
May Lo
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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.
Release Date
1992-09-17
Average
6.813
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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广州话 / 廣州話Keywords
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