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Summary
When computer programmer, Leo Fang, is passed up for promotion, he feels it is because he is Chinese, and quits. He takes his Chinese-American family to Mainland China to visit his relatives, the Chao's for a vacation. The clash of cultures, between the men, wives, and teenagers, leads to some confusion, and misunderstanding.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 60GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer60%
IMDb6.7
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
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Streams in 2 countries
Released
1986
May 30, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
China- United States
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Peter Wang Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Shirley Sun Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Naijian Wen Producer
- Yungqian Wu Producer
- Youjun Zhu Producer
Camera · 2
- Peter Stein Director of Photography
- Robert Primes Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Grahame Weinbren Editor
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