Up Next in Asian American ’80s
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Chan Is Missing
Directed by Wayne Wang • 1982 • United States
Starring Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen ChewA mystery man, a murder, and a wad of missing cash—in his wryly offbeat breakthrough, Wayne Wang updates the ingredients of classic film noir for the streets of contemporary San Francisco’s Chinatown. Whe...
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They Call Me Bruce
Directed by Elliott Hong • 1982 • United States
Starring Johnny Yune, John Louie, Bill CapizziThis unabashedly goofball martial-arts spoof gave an Asian American comedian a rare chance in the spotlight. Stand-up comic Johnny Yune stars as a Korean immigrant living in California whom everyone ca...
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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Directed by Wayne Wang • 1985 • United States
Starring Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor WongWayne Wang’s follow-up to his watershed indie CHAN IS MISSING is a family portrait that gracefully combines the director’s signature gentle humanism and eye for poignant detail. Offering another fresh pers...