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Chan Is Missing
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6.8Two 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.
Released: 1982-04-2476 minDir: Wayne WangDrama, Mystery, Crime
Cast
- Wood Moy as Jo
- Marc Hayashi as Steve
- Laureen Chew as Amy
- Peter Wang as Henry
- Presco Tabios as Presco
- Frankie Alarcon as Frankie
Themes
- san francisco, california
- chinatown
- missing person
- chinese american
- immigrant experience
- chinese immigrant
- independent film
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
2,063 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- FilmAffinity ID
- 122106
- Image
- Press promo for Chan is Missing.jpg
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- publication date
- 1982-01-01
- title
- Chan Is Missing
- Commons category
- Chan Is Missing
- review score
- 7.4/10
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Categories
1980s buddy comedy-drama films1980s crime comedy-drama films1982 American films1982 comedy-drama films1982 English-language films1982 films1982 independent filmsAmerican buddy comedy-drama filmsAmerican crime comedy-drama filmsAmerican detective filmsAmerican independent filmsCantonese-language American filmsChinatown, San Francisco, in fictionChinese-American culture in San FranciscoChinese-American historyChinese-language American filmsEnglish-language buddy comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language crime comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about Chinese AmericansFilms directed by Wayne WangFilms set in San FranciscoFilms shot in 16 mm filmFilms shot in San Francisco