Fakin' Da Funk

Name: Fakin' Da Funk
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2007-10-19T01:56:40-07:00

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Movie Info

A theme of racial harmony underlies this comedy-drama. The couple Joe (Ernie Hudson) and Annabelle Lee (Pam Grier) learn the baby they are adopting is not black but Chinese. As Julian Lee (Dante Basco), reaches teen-hood, his father dies and the adopted boy moves with his mom to Atlanta. Here he hopes to make friends with the local teens, who are somewhat perplexed by the Asian-American's hip-hop slang and high scores when he grabs the basketball. Julian intervenes when his younger brother Perry (Rashaan Nall) falls in with local gangsta Frog (Tone Loc) and his group. Meanwhile, in a parallel plot, similar problems surface for clueless foreign-exchange student May-Ling (Margaret Cho). She's baffled to find herself living with a black family, a situation leading to inventive cross-cultural comedy. The film's soundtrack combines hip-hop, funk, and Asian instrumentals. Shown at the 1997 Hamptons Film Festival.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

Timothy A. Chey
Written By:

Timothy A. Chey
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 4, 2000
Runtime:

89 minutes
Studio:

Octillion Entertainment

Cast

Ernie Hudson
as Joe Lee

Pam Grier
as Anneabelle Lee

Margaret Cho
as May-Ling

Dante Basco
as Julian Lee

Duane Martin
as Brandon

John Witherspoon
as Bill

Tone Loc
as Frog

Rashaan Nall
as Perry Lee

Tatyana Ali

Bo Jackson

Tichina Arnold

Chris Spencer

Kelly Hu

Rudy Ray Moore

Reynaldo Rey

Nell Carter

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Critic Reviews for Fakin' Da Funk

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1)

Chey shows a keen ear for black English, a well-honed comic imagination, and an upbeat humanism; Zoltan David's camera work is outstanding, especially the bravura Steadicam opening shot.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Ted Shen
Chicago Reader
Top Critic
While it's no great work of cinema, this movie about serious racial issues is a lot funnier than you might expect.

Feb 14, 2001 | Rating: 62/100 | Full Review…

Janet Branagan
Apollo Guide

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Audience Reviews for Fakin' Da Funk

Jul 22, 2010

Adorable movie. At times cheesy, a little corny, but sweet and without missing the point. Dante Basco is clearly "down with the brown" in this 90s "erase the color lines" film about a Chinese boy adopted by black parents who eventually move from Atlanta to South Central. Hilarity, of course, ensues. A second story involves a Chinese exchange student (played by the comic Margaret Cho) gets sent to the "wrong hood" and is taken in by a black family as well, played by John Witherspoon (Boondocks), Nell Carter, and Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris). I enjoyed it. I'm a fan of these kinds of flicks, especially the comedy. It was also a trip seeing various known black actors in their youths, like Duane Martin and Reynaldo Rey. If you're bored and looking for a cute, funny popcorn movie to bide your time, check it out.

Remi L Super Reviewer