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She Starts the Fire
She Starts the Fire

She Starts the Fire

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

17 September 1992

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Chingmy Yau

Chingmy Yau

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

Chun Hung

Big Tits

Rico Chung Kai-Cheong

Rico Chung Kai-Cheong

Cannon's thug

Goo Wai-Jan

Goo Wai-Jan

Fatty Cat

Dante Lam Chiu-Yin

Dante Lam Chiu-Yin

Buying gold seed

Quinton Wong Liu-Che

Quinton Wong Liu-Che

Shaman's son

John Cheung Chan-Sang

John Cheung Chan-Sang

Gambler

Peter Chan Wai-Keung

Peter Chan Wai-Keung

Bill Lui Tak-Wai

Bill Lui Tak-Wai

Ng Biu-Chuen

Ng Biu-Chuen

Wong Chi-Choi

Wong Chi-Choi

Cheung Tak-Wing

Cheung Tak-Wing

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