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Chan Is Missing 
Directed by Wayne Wang Produced by Wayne Wang Written by Wayne Wang
Isaac CroninStarring Wood Moy,
Marc HayashiMusic by Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo Cinematography Michael Chin Editing by Wayne Wang Distributed by New Yorker Films Release date(s) April 24, 1982 Running time 80 minutes Language English/Cantonese Chan Is Missing is a 1982 film directed by Wayne Wang, which tells the story of two taxi drivers searching the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown for the man who ran off with their money. It stars Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi and Laureen Chew.[1]
The movie was written by Isaac Cronin and Wayne Wang, directed by Wang and dedicated to Wong Cheen (or Wong Ch'ien or Hwang Qian). It is one of the first major American film productions in which Chinese Americans are portrayed in a realistic fashion, using many non-actors, in contrast with other films in which Chinese and Chinese Americans are portrayed in predictable and limited roles based on stereotypes. The movie is considered a seminal work of Asian American Cinema.[2] The song playing at the beginning of the movie is by Sam Hui. Its Mandarin Chinese name is Jia Jia Re Chao.
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Plot
Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans living at the margins of contemporary American society.[1]
Awards and recognitions
- In 1995, Chan Is Missing was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- In 1982, it won the Best Experimental/Independent Film from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Canby, Vincent (April 24, 1982). "MOVIE REVIEW:Chan Is Missing (1982)". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF173CE760BC4C51DFB2668389699EDE. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Images – Asian America Through the Lens". http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue07/reviews/asian/. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
External links
Further reading
- Chan Is Missing: A Film By Wayne Wang, With Introduction and Screen Notes by Diane Mei Lin Mark (Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press, 1984), ISBN 0-910043-06-X
Films directed by Wayne Wang 1980s Chan Is Missing (1982) · Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) · Slam Dance (1987) · Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) · Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)1990s The Joy Luck Club (1993) · Smoke (1995) · Blue in the Face (1995) · Chinese Box (1997) · Anywhere but Here (1999)2000s The Center of the World (2001) · Maid in Manhattan (2002) · Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) · Last Holiday (2006) · The Princess of Nebraska (2007) · A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)2010s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)Categories:- 1982 films
- United States National Film Registry films
- Chinese American history
- English-language films
- Asian American films
- Films set in San Francisco, California
- Culture of San Francisco, California
- 1980s comedy-drama films
- Buddy films
- Detective films
- Criminal comedy films
- Films directed by Wayne Wang
- Asian American stubs
- Crime film stubs
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