Some Like It Hot (2016 film)

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
	Poster
Chinese	情圣
Directed by	Song Xiaofei ; Dong Xu
Starring	Xiao Yang ; Yan Ni ; Xiaoshenyang ; Qiao Shan ; Ailun
Production; companies	New Classic Media Corporation ; Wanda Media ; Shanghai Ruyi Jiepanxia Film And Television ; Huaxia Film Distribution ; Tianjin Maoyan Media ; iQiYi Pictures
Distributed by	Xinli Movie Distribution (Tianjin) ; Tianjin Maoyan Media ; Huaxia Film Distribution ; Beijing Baidu Nuomi Information Technology ; Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Entertainment
Release date	30 December 2016;
Running time	1:53:00
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	US$95.3 million

Last updated November 03, 2022

Some Like It Hot is a 2016 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Song Xiaofei and Dong Xu and starring 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

Plot summary

Xiao Han, a man with deep anxiety caused by the tragic death of one of his schoolmates, Queen Wang, has 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

Actors	Roles	Citations
Xiao Yang	Xiao 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 ¥653.7 million RMB in China.^[3]

Production

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

New Classic Media Corporation
Wanda Media
Shanghai Ruyi Jiepanxia Film And Television
Huaxia Film Distribution
Tianjin Maoyan Media
iQiYi Pictures

and distributed by the following companies:^[3]

Xinli Movie Distribution (Tianjin)
Tianjin Maoyan Media
Huaxia Film Distribution
Beijing Baidu Nuomi Information Technology
Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Entertainmen

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References

↑ "Some Like It Hot (2016)". The Numbers . Retrieved 28 January 2017.
1 2 "An upcoming Chinese romantic comedy on screenings in 12 cities". english.cri.cn. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
1 2 3 "情圣（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
↑ "情圣 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com . Retrieved 29 December 2016.

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[1] "Some Like It Hot (2016)". The Numbers . Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[cri-2] 1 2 "An upcoming Chinese romantic comedy on screenings in 12 cities". english.cri.cn. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[cbooo-3] 1 2 3 "情圣（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[douban-4] "情圣 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com . Retrieved 29 December 2016.

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