My Darling Genie (1984)
Overview
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.
Cast
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Qing, the Genie
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Cheng
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Uncle Fan
James Yi Lui
Lin Guo Ren
Alan Chan Kwok-kuen
Ren's asst
To Siu-Ming
Ren's asst / Ming
Charlie Cho Cha-Lee
Rich gambler
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong
Ren's thug
Gam Biu
David Lam Wai
Chu Tit-wo
Yu Miu-Lin
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Charming