Shopping for Fangs (1997)
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3
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Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 0
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Two stories involving Asian-Americans in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley "discovering their dark sides" intersect in this post-modern, anti-consumerism feature from co-directors and UCLA graduates Quentin Lee and Justin Lin. Katherine (Jeanne Chin) is a mild-mannered, unhappy young wife who is suffering from blackouts that result in extended periods of lost time. After one such episode, she realizes that she's lost her cellular phone and begins receiving suggestive phone calls,
May 8, 1998 Wide
May 15, 2001
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Cast
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Radmar Jao
Phil -
Peggy Ahn
Grace -
Jeanne Chin
Katherine Nguyen -
John Cho
Clarence -
Roxanne Coyne
Dr. Hali -
Scott Eberlein
Matt -
Jennifer Hengstenberg
Sammi -
Clint Jung
Jim Lee -
Dana Pan
May -
Daniel Twyman
Dr. Suleri -
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3)
It's got real energy, and its solid grounding in LA's Asian community gives the laughs a genuine cultural point of view.
Top CriticBreaks about as much new ground as a plastic fork.
So amateurishly bad that it could almost be a parody of indie films.
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