My Darling Genie (1984)
Out of the Shaw Brothers vaults comes My Darling Genie, an amiable early-eighties comedy starring the enchanting Cherie Chung. Derek Yee is Cheng, a brusque construction worker who discovers a magical umbrella on a routine dig. When the umbrella is opened and sprinkled with water, a 200 year-old genie arrives to grant the owner's wishes. As if that weren't enough, this genie happens to look like Cherie Chung! Cheng has been given a virtual ticket to Heaven, but he's more annoyed than grateful, and uses the Genie to perform mostly menial tasks.
Director:
Yang Chuan
Writers:
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui, Li-jen Liang.
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Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as Qing, the Genie |
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Derek Yee Tung-Sing as Cheng |
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Stanley Fung Shui-Fan as Uncle Fan |
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James Yi Lui as Lin Guo Ren |
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Liu Lai-Ling as Zhu |
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Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen as Ren's asst |
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To Siu-Ming as Ren's asst / Ming |
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Charlie Cho Cha-Lee as Rich gambler |
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Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong as Ren's thug |
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Gam Biu as |
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David Lam Wai as |
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Chu Tit-Wo as |
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Yu Miu-Lin as |
| Production | Mona Fong Yat-Wah | Producer |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Writing | Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yang Chuan | Story |
| Writing | Li-jen Liang | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yang Chuan | Director |