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.
Direction
Wang turns $20K into a movement-defining manifesto.
Writing
Dialogue that meanders beautifully toward profound nowhere.
Cinematography
16mm black-and-white that makes SF Chinatown feel like memory itself.
Director
Wayne Wang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
