Saturday, 1 September 2018

Goodbye Mr. Loser

Movie: Goodbye Mr. Loser
Chinese Title: 夏洛特烦恼 / Xia Luo Te Fan Nao

Release Date: September 30, 2015

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, School, Time Travel
Language: Mandarin
Director: Yan Fei, Peng Damo
Production Company: Mahua FunAge
Origin: China
Related: Hello Mr. Billionaire
Source: Adapted from a play of the same name

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

After making a fool out of himself at a party, a man time travels to his high school to fulfill dreams he never imagined possible.

When Xia Luo (Shen Teng) attends the extravagant wedding of his high school crush Hua Qiuya (Wang Zhi), he realizes that all of his former classmates have succeeded in their lives while he remains the same. After having too many to drink, he lashes out his insecurities by causing a scene at the wedding that even gets the cops involved.

After he has calmed down, Xia Luo falls asleep at the toilet and starts to have a good dream. He returns to high school to get back at the teachers who used to humiliate him, gets together with the girl that he likes, makes his mother proud and even become a famous writer, musician and internet personality. Yet no matter how many accomplishments, Xia Luo finds that there is something missing, something that he cannot find...

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Beijing, China.
It became a massive sleeper hit in China.
The movie was accused of plagiarism due to similarities to the 1986 American film Peggy Sue Got Married, which were denied by the directors.

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