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Chan Is Missing

1982Movie1 h 16 min

DramaMystery
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IMDb7.1Metacritic85–Rotten Tomatoes96%74%
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Metacritic85–Rotten Tomatoes96%74%

Summary

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.

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Meaningful NameRare · in 18 titles"Chan" is an allusion to the Charlie Chan franchise, which is generally thought to be full of Western stereotyping and had a protagonist usually played in Yellowface by a white actor (although he was…Allegoryin 163 titlesEventually it becomes clear that Chan is less an individual than a symbol for the Chinese-American community in all its variety.All 17 tropes

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