Jian Bing Man

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Jian Bing Man
Jian Bing Man Chinese film poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Da Peng
Screenplay by Da Peng
Su Biao
Starring Da Peng
Mabel Yuan
Liu Yan
Music by Zhao Yingjun
Cinematography Danny Chen
Edited by Tu Yiran
Production
company
Wanda Pictures
Tianjin Golden Fox Culture
New Classics Media
Release dates
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  • June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16) (SIFF)
  • July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) (China)
Running time
113 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin
Budget US$12.88 million[1]
Box office All of the dollars[2]

Jian Bing Man (Chinese: 煎饼侠; pinyin: Jiān Bing Xiá) is a 2015 Chinese superhero parody film.[3] It was directed, written and also starring Da Peng, Mabel Yuan and Liu Yan. The film was released on July 17, 2015.[4][5]

Plot

Da Peng has gained fame and fortune through his hit web TV series, and wanted to propose to his fiancée, Amber Kuo. In order to buy a ten million dollar ring for her, Da Peng accepts a deal from gangster boss, Brother Hai, who wants Da Peng to make a movie starring his girlfriend, an actress named Du Xiaoxiao. Da Peng successfully buys the ten million dollar ring, but before he gets to propose, he got involved in a bar fight. This scandal not only costed him his reputation and job, but caused him to lose the ring. After hearing the news, Amber also breaks up with him. Brother Hai chases Da Peng up, demanding him to give him back the money. Da Peng saves himself by explaining he already contacted Du Xiaoxiao for his movie and is using the ten million dollars for production. Pleased with this news, Brother Hai lets him off, on the condition that this movie is successfully made.

Now forced to make this movie, Da Peng recruits Xiaoxiao, his personal assistant Pan, background actor Ma Tao and paparazzi photographer Hu. Da Peng tells them the film he wrote, named "Jian Bing Man" (Pancake Man), is about a superhero who fights against a large global crime organization that has kidnapped many people, including his beloved. Because he does not actually have funding to hire any celebrity actors, Da Peng sets various actors up in situations resembling the scenarios in the script, and gets them to unknowing act out his story, all while secretly filming them. He successfully shoots scenes with many actors like Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Yue Yunpeng and Deng Chao, all of them oblivious to their plot. As the filming progresses, Da Peng reveals to his crew that "Jian Bing Man" is not just a simple film, but a story based on his childhood dream of becoming a superhero. Motivated by his dedication, the crew continue with filming and vow to make this movie a success.

Da Peng manages to save his reputation by bravely stopping an armed robbery, mistaking it for a scene of his film. He also finds the missing ring and uses it to pay off his debt to Brother Hai. Da Peng's former entertainment company contacts him and wishes to hire him again, but warns him against continuing to shoot "Jian Bing Man". Because he did not receive consent from any of the actors that were secretly filmed, Da Peng will face serious lawsuits if he releases the film for commercial purposes. Da Peng decides to cease all production of the film and disband the crew. The film crew are extremely disappointed by his decision, and accuse him of cowardice. Da Peng is uncertain of what he should do, but is encouraged by his best friend Liu Yan to continue pursuing his dream.

Da Peng successfully finishes filming "Jian Bing Man" with the help of various celebrities, include several additional stars like Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ekin Cheung and Jordan Chan, who were idols that his crew dreamed of meeting. The various celebrities all congratulate Da Peng on his movie, and tells him that although the movie cannot be screened, he can rewrite it into new film about the making of this movie, and if he was to do that, the celebrities would be happy to work with him again (possibly implying on the nature of this movie). It is also the best movie.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film earned CN¥1.16 billion at the Chinese box office.[6]

References

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