*第5屆香港亞洲電影節"優先放送"*
*The 5th Hong Kong Asia Film Festival "Festival Gala"*
監製：伍健雄
編劇/導演：林震宇
主演：趙碩之、李柏煥、何尚謙、葉運強、余曉彤
出品：香港星跨媒體有限公司
HK/2008/Color/HDV/95min
故事：阿木(李柏煥飾)一朝醒來，頭暈身熱，感覺發燒。阿櫻(趙碩之飾) 忽然來電，有急事要阿木立即出現。
故事一：一切在髮型屋開始
前晚，阿櫻失戀，急電阿木陪伴。阿櫻向阿木道來一段關於她戀上髮型師阿賓(張嘉倫飾)的往事，阿櫻多番暗示愛意，阿賓像是未有反應，阿櫻懷疑阿賓搭上另一女子。
故事二：我們都愛乒乓波
今早，阿木踏單車急忙往找阿櫻途中，重遇髮型師阿甘(葉運強飾)，勾起二人過去一段錯摸的同性情緣。二人在公園邂逅，一起打乒乓球，共度了歡樂時刻，阿甘自覺要積極抓緊這次可能是關乎終身幸福的機遇。
故事三：一張梳化兩份坐
阿櫻失戀，回家路上，遇上醉酒佬阿萊(何尚謙飾)。阿萊同樣失戀，更要賣掉與女友蘇兒(余曉彤飾)一同擁有的古董梳化，梳化背後有離奇的故事。
在寂寞的一夜，阿櫻對執著愛情的阿萊產生好感……
對阿櫻不離不棄又發燒的阿木，難道又要做後備情人？
人人失戀，人人愛戀，三段戀愛插曲，構成有笑有淚的戀之初夏。
導演的話：
《愛到發燒》與林子祥的歌無關，但因為男主角發燒而聯想出來的愛情故事，就同我自己有關。每當有病躺在床上，就想起有伴侶照顧是多麼好──獨居男女會明白這一點。我很少像林子祥的歌一樣，為了一個女孩子而抓狂，但我在想，假如是為了一個喜歡的女孩而不慎冷病發燒，情況又如何？這個人會值得人同情。人是自私的，願意為喜歡的人做很多事(不是任何事)，談情說愛最吸引人的地方，正是雙方都願意為對方做很多事，很多可能又帶點傻。美國樂評人Rob Sheffield寫的愛情自傳裡，有句說話：「戀愛叫我幹傻事，幸好我學得早」──寫得真好，他真是懂得享受愛情的人。
談情說愛是生活的養份，戀愛是一種學習，失戀是一次成長。《愛到發燒》充滿戀愛失戀又再戀的精力，熱情澎湃，有笑有淚──對，戀愛是很累人的事，幸好我不怕累。
(原刊於「第5屆香港亞洲電影節」場刊)
Producer: Ng Kin Hung
Screenplay & Director: Pierre Lam
Starring: Wylie Chiu, Brian Li, James Ho, Jason Yip, Hidy Yu
Presents: Hong Kong Star X-Media Ltd.
HK/2008/Color/HDV/95min
Story: When the sun rises, Wood (Brian Li) found he got serious fever. At this moment, Ying (Wylie Chiu) suddenly called him to show up immediately. It seemed there was something urgent.
Episode 1: Everything Starts at Hair Inn
Last night, Ying called up Wood for company as she was being heart-broken. Ying told Wood that the past in which she fell for a hair stylist, Ben. Ying gave Ben love hint again and again, but it didn’t work. Perhaps, Ben was seeing someone else.
Episode 2: We all love Ping Pong.
In the morning, Wood re-encountered the hair stylist, Kim (Jason Yip), who recalled their past ambiguous gay love, when Wood was on the way to Ying by his bicycle. They encountered, played Ping Pong, and had happy hour together. Though, Kim realized that he had to grasp this chance that might be a great deal to the happiness of his whole life.
Episode 3: One Sofa.
Heart-broken Ying met a drunker, Roy (James Ho) on the way home. At the same time, Roy also fell out of love with his girlfriend, Zoie (Hidy Yu) and wanted to sell their antique sofa, which had an extraordinary story behind.
At a lonely night, Ying was impressed by Roy’s persistence toward love.
Can feverish Wood use his endless love to move Ying?
Some like it hot, some like it feverish. It comes out an unforgettable summer love.
Director's Statement:
The Chinese title of this film has nothing to do with George Lam's hit song, but the love story that comes form a feverish male lead is somehow related to myself: when i fall ill and have to stay in bed, I think about how nice it would be to have a partner who will take care of me- those who live alone will certainly understand my sentiment. I rarely fall head over heels for a woman, but I do wonder, catching a cold and suffering from high fever because of a girl I like will probably win me some sympathy. We humans are selfish; but we're willing to do a lot of things (not anything though) for people we like. The best thing about being in love is that both parties are willing to do a lot of thing for the other person, which is a tad stupid. The American music critic Rob Sheffield nailed it in his autobiography on love: "Love makes me do stupid things- fortunately I learnt my lesson early." He certain knows how to enjoy love. Being in love is a nutrient to life. To love is to learn; to be crossed in love is to grow up. SOME LIKE IT HOT is filled with energies: fall in love, fall out of love, fall in love all over again. There's passion, there's laughter and there's tears. Indeed, love is exhausting. I'm not easily exhausted, fortunately.
(Originated from the 5th Hong Kong Asia Film Festival booklet)
