The Motel
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The Motel
~ a film by Michael Kang ~
Male
103 years old
New York, NEW YORK
United States
Last Login: 7/27/2008
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The Motel's Film Bio
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| Website | themotel-film.com | | Influences | Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl
The Goonies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Sixteen Candles, Rush Hour, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2, Karate Kid 3, The Next Karate Kid, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Charlie Chan, Flash Gordon, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Gung Ho, They Call Me Bruce, Cannonball Run
Memoirs of a Geisha, Fast and Furious 3 : Tokyo Drift |
| | Directors | Miguel Arteta, Wayne Wang
Ang Lee, Alice Wu, Anthony Ng, Benson Lee, Bertha Bay-Sa Pan, Chris Chan Lee, Christine Choi, David Macquiling, Eric Byler, Eric Koyanagi, Fay Ann Lee, Francisco Aliwalas, Gene Cajayon, George Huang, Georgia Lee, Grace Lee, Greg Pak, Gregg Araki, Ham Tran, Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana, James Bai, James Wan, Jon Moritsugu, Julia Kwan, Justin Lin, Lane Nishikawa, M. Night Shyamalan, Mark Decena, Mina Shum, Mira Nair, Mora Mi-Ok Stephens, Narhee Ahn, Philip Kan Gotanda, Quentin Lee, Rea Tajiri, Rene Tajima-Pena, Rod Pulido, Roddy Bogawa, So Yong Kim, Steven E. Mallorca, Tony Bui, Wonsuk Chin
James Wong Howe, Bruce Lee |
| | Awards | - The Humanitas Prize
- The Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award
- "Best Dramatic Narrative Feature Award" San Diego Asian Film Festival
- "Best Narrative Feature Award" San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
- "Best Narrative Feature" VC Film Festival
- "Bravo/American Express Producers Award" (Gina Kwon) IFP Independent Spirit Awards
- Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award
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| | Festivals | - Sundance Film Festival ~ Official Selection / American Spectrum ~
- Berlinale European Film Market Straight From Sundance / Independent Feature Projects Best of the Fest
- The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival ~ Closing Night Film ~ Winner "Best Narrative Feature" ~
- The 10th Annual Chicago Asian American Showcase ~ Opening Night Film ~
- The 28th Annual Asian American International Film Festival ~ Centerpiece Presentation ~
- San Diego Asian Film Festival ~ Winner "Best Dramatic Narrative Feature" ~
- DC APA Film Festival ~ Opening Night Film ~
- Pusan International Film Festival ~ Official Selection / APEC Special Program / U.S. Representative ~
- The 25th Annual Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival
- The 9th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival ~ Opening Night Film ~
- The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival ~ Opening Night Film ~
- The VC Film Festival ~ Winner "Best Narrative Feature" ~
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| | Professional Affiliations | | Sundance Filmmakers Lab, Sundance Film Festival, Directors Guild of America, Independent Feature Project New York, New York Foundation for the Arts, Palm Pictures, Asian American Arts Alliance, Asian American Writers Workshop, San Diego Film Foundation, Center for Asian American Media, Foundation for Asian American Independent Media, Visual Communications, The AA Filmlab, Rashomon, KMSG |
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The Motel's Interests
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| General | "Never think porn is bad. Porn is good. Got it?" - Sam Kim |
| | Music | | | Movies | | Star Maps, Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Because of Winn-Dixie
The Goonies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Sixteen Candles, Rush Hour, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2, Karate Kid 3, The Next Karate Kid, Dragon : The Bruce Lee Story, The World of Suzie Wong, Shanghai Noon, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Mulan, Charlie Chan Carries On, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, Flash Gordon, Romeo Must Die, Black Rain, Lilo & Stitch, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Gung Ho, China Girl, Gremlins, Year Of The Dragon, They Call Me Bruce, Cannonball Run
Memoirs of a Geisha, Fast and Furious 3 : Tokyo Drift |
| | Television | | M*A*S*H, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Kung Fu, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, The Green Hornet, Vanishing Son, Qunicy M.E., All American Girl, Hong Kong Phooey, Shogun, Jackie Chan Adventures |
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The ImaginAsian, Asian-America Scholars Connect
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The Motel's Details
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| Status: | Swinger | | Here for: | Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends | | Orientation: | Not Sure | | Hometown: | Anywhere, USA | | Body type: | 8' 11" / Body builder | | Ethnicity: | Asian | | Religion: | Scientologist | | Zodiac Sign: | Cancer | | Smoke / Drink: | Yes / Yes | | Children: | I don't want kids | | Education: | High school | | Occupation: | Turning mattresses | | Income: | Less than $30,000 |
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The Motel's Blurbs |
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EXTRA EXTRA!
The reviews are in and they are great!
- The Boston Globe
"Kang balances the uproariously comic with the profoundly sad, and the
two tones amplify each other with subtlety... Kang has made an "Asian -
American Pie," and it has the sting of truth."
- The New York Times
"Perfectly observed portrait"
- Los Angeles Times
"A well-worn coming-of-age tale enlivened by pungent detail and a sharp visual sense."
- Chicago Reader
"Michael Kang captures the small triumphs of a boy becoming a man."
- The Onion
"A firm grasp on the messy emotional terrain of adolescence"
- Hollywood Reporter
"The filmmaker has also elicited sterling performances from the cast."
- The Nation
"The Motel is a quiet charmer: modest but precise in visual style, and always tactful about its characters. It never tells you more about them than you can figure out on your own."
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About "The Motel"
Puberty sucks, and nobody knows it better than 13-year-old Ernest Chin (Jeffrey Chyau). Stuck at his own familys hourly-rate motel, young Ernest divides his time between taking orders from his overbearing mom, tending to whatever miscreants the motel may attract and longing for the girl of his dreams, 15 year old Christine (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA'S Samantha Futerman). When charismatic Sam Kim (BETTER LUCK TOMORROWs Sung Kang) checks into the motel, fatherless Ernest is taken under his wing and hustled toward manhood, for better or worse. From the producers of ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW and THE GOOD GIRL, comes an unflinching portrait of adolescence as heartfelt and authentic as it is hilarious. |
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The Motel Cast
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The Motel Crew
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Waldo
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Co-Executive Producer
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Suzi
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Asst. to the Producer
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Alia
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Extras Casting (also cameo as Lola Legs)
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Jake
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Office Prod Asst.
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Zeke
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Asst. to Director
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Simon
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Add&..39;l Set PA / EPK
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The Motel Music
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