Some Like It Hot (2016 film)

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Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (2016 film) poster.jpeg
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Chinese 情圣
Directed bySong Xiaofei
Dong Xu
Written byXiao Li
Miao Yu
Produced byTian Tian
StarringXiao Yang
Yan Ni
Xiaoshenyang
Qiao Shan
Ailun
CinematographyLiwei Pei
Xiaofei Song
Music byXiaoyang Gao
Bin Li
Zhe Wang
Production
companies
New Classic Media Corporation
Wanda Media
Shanghai Ruyi Jiepanxia Film And Television
Huaxia Film Distribution
Tianjin Maoyan Media
iQiYi Pictures
Distributed byXinli Movie Distribution (Tianjin)
Tianjin Maoyan Media
Huaxia Film Distribution
Beijing Baidu Nuomi Information Technology
Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Entertainment
Release date
  • 30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Running time
1:53:00
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$95.3 million [1]

Some Like It Hot is a 2016 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Song Xiaofei and Dong Xu and stars Xiao Yang, Yan Ni, Xiaoshenyang, Qiao Shan, and Ailun. [2] It was released in China on December 30, 2016. [3] It won the Outstanding Film Contribution Award at the Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China

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Plot summary

Xiao Han, a man with deep anxiety caused by the tragic death of one of his schoolmates, Queen Wang, has had a boring life for 40 years. The married man then decides to make himself feel young and vibrant again by pursuing beauty. Aided by his three friends, he chases after a gorgeous Korean model named Yoyo. In the midst of this crazy, hilarious endeavour, he unwittingly creates a love-interest misunderstanding with his superior, Miss Ma Lilian—his buddy Ai Mu's crush.

Cast

ActorsRolesCitations
Xiao YangXiao Han
Xiaoshenyang Liu Lei
Clara Lee Yoyo
Yan Ni Ma Lilian [2]
Qiao Shan
Ailun
Dai Lele [4]
Chang Yuan
Che Xiao
Tian Yu

Reception

The film has grossed CN¥653.7 million in China. [3]

Production

The movie, with a running time of 113 minutes, was co-produced by the following companies:

and was distributed by the following companies: [3]

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References

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