Jian Bing Man

A chaotic, self-aware comedy that turns movie-making into a slapstick superhero adventure, full of meta jokes and celebrity cameos.

Directed by

Dong Chengpeng

Genres

Action, Comedy, Drama

Starring

Dong Chengpeng, Yuan Shanshan, Liu Yan

Overview

Beijing, the present day. Popular TV personality Da Peng is invited by gangster businessman Wang Hai to make a film in which he will invest. Wang insists that Da Peng's co-star is TV drama actress Du Xiaoxiao. However, after a nightclub scandal involving Da Peng goes viral, he's blackballed by a powerful internet executive and finds himself unable to attract any male co-star. Wang also wants his investment back. Da Peng decides to make his own movie on the cheap, using a script he has about an alien, A Li, who arrives on Earth and has various adventures as a superhero.

How it feels

Absurd, campy, satirical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, celebrity, friendship, deception

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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