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My Darling Genie

"Wo ai shen xian zhe"

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.

Top Cast

  • Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

    Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

    Qing, the Genie

  • Derek Yee Tung-Sing

    Derek Yee Tung-Sing

    Cheng

  • Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

    Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

    Uncle Fan

  • James Yi Lui

    James Yi Lui

    Lin Guo Ren

  • Liu Lai-Ling

    Liu Lai-Ling

    Zhu

  • Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen

    Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen

    Ren's asst

  • To Siu-Ming

    To Siu-Ming

    Ren's asst / Ming

  • Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

    Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

    Rich gambler

  • Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

    Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

    Ren's thug

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.

Rating

6.0 / 10
4 Reviews
1 Popular

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