She Starts the Fire

She Starts the Fire

1992 · 87 min · ★ 6.9 · 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.

Directed by Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui · Written by Wong Jing

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