The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
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 trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Wayne WangWriter
- Wayne WangDirector
- Isaac CroninWriter
Cast
- Wood MoyJo
- Marc HayashiSteve
- Laureen ChewAmy
- Peter WangHenry
- Presco TabiosPresco
- Frankie AlarconFrankie
- Judi NiheiLawyer
- Ellen YeungMrs. Chan
- George WooGeorge
- Emily Woo YamasakiJenny
- Virginia R. CerenioJenny's Friend
- Roy ChanMr. Lee
Stills
Themes
san francisco, californiachinatownmissing personchinese americanimmigrant experiencechinese immigrantindependent film