My Darling Genie

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.

Directed by Yang Chuan

Top 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

L

Liu Lai-Ling

Zhu

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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