
TMDb Rating
6.8/10
8 verified votes
She Starts the Fire (1992)
ComedyRomanceFantasy
87 min
Plot Summary
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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ComedyRomanceFantasyLawrence Cheng Tan-ShuiChingmy Yau Suk-ChingLawrence Cheng Tan-Shui1992
Director
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
Top Cast
Chingmy Yau Suk-ChingLawrence Cheng Tan-ShuiDeanie IpCarol ChengPaul Chu Kong
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