Chan Is Missing

1982
15
1h 16m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

Two cab drivers search San Francisco's Chinatown for the mysterious Chan, who disappeared with their $4000.

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Two cab drivers search San Francisco's Chinatown for the mysterious Chan, who disappeared with their $4000.Two cab drivers search San Francisco's Chinatown for the mysterious Chan, who disappeared with their $4000.Two cab drivers search San Francisco's Chinatown for the mysterious Chan, who disappeared with their $4000.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

User reviews18

Featured review

an inspiring debut feature

this is one of the most original stories to come along, and certainly the most important of Asian American films out there. produced with a low budget, this simple story of a missing person turns into an analysis of culture and stereotypes, not only of Asians, but all people. this is truly a must-see film for movie lovers.

siv009
Oct 23, 2000
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Trivia
Widely recognized as the first Asian-American narrative feature to gain theatrical distribution.

Quotes
Henry the Cook: [reading a meal order and switching back and forth between English and Chinese or Cantonese] Egg rolls, sweet and sour pork, won ton soup. Five won ton soup
[speaks a few words in Chinese or Cantonese]
Henry the Cook: . We don't have won ton soup. We have won ton spelled backwards: 'not now.'

Connections
Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

Soundtracks
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
(uncredited)
Written by James E. Myers (as Jimmy De Knight) and Max Freedman
Sung in Chinese during the opening scene