The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Li-jen LiangScreenplay
- Yang ChuanDirector
- Lawrence Cheng Tan-ShuiScreenplay
Cast
- Cherie Chung Cho-HungQing, the Genie
- Derek Yee Tung-SingCheng
- Stanley Fung Shui-FanUncle Fan
- James Yi LuiLin Guo Ren
- Liu Lai-LingZhu
- Alan Chan Kwok-KuenRen's asst
- To Siu-MingRen's asst / Ming
- Charlie Cho Cha-LeeRich gambler
- Elvis Tsui Kam-KongRen's thug
- Gam BiuCast
- David Lam WaiCast
- Chu Tit-WoCast