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Writer:
Chris Chan Lee (writer)
Release Date:
29 May 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Eight teens in Los Angeles have one night they will never forget.
Plot:
Eight friends in Los Angeles spend their last evening together as they face graduation from high school and the onset of their adult lives...
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we can hope for better
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Cast
(Credited cast)| David Zaugh | ... | Vincent | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| James Boobar | ... | Mini-Mart Clerk | |
| Burt Bulos | ... | Alex | |
| Ray Chang | ... | Mike | |
| Mary Chen | ... | Mina | |
| John Cho | ... | Joey | |
| Charles Chun | ... | Aaron | |
| Michael Chung | ... | Sin Lee (as Michael Daeho Chung) | |
| Diana Dumas | ... | Liquor Store Owner's Daughter | |
| Robert Fontaine Jr. | ... | Customer #1 | |
| Susan Fukuda | ... | Grace's Mom | |
| Amy Hill | ... | Snake Ajima | |
| Kirk Hostetter | ... | Customer #2 | |
| Steven Anthony Jones | ... | Uncle Dave | |
| Sebastian King | ... | Man with Bad Stomach | |
| Emily Kuroda | ... | Mrs Lee | |
| Derek Kwong | ... | Young Sin | |
| Ann Jea Lee | ... | Sin's Sister | |
| Grace Y. Lee | ... | Mina's Mother | |
| Janet Lee | ... | Yo Yo & Janet's Mom | |
| Jasper Lee | ... | Chaz | |
| Kyung Nam Lee | ... | Sin's Auntie | |
| Lela Lee | ... | Janet | |
| Sean C. Lee | ... | Mina's Father | |
| Ung Chu Lee | ... | Alex's Uncle | |
| Junek Lu | ... | Aunt Omi | |
| Ken Narasaki | ... | Grace's Dad | |
| Le Le Niu | ... | Grace's Sister | |
| Soon-Tek Oh | ... | Woon Lee | |
| Sharon Omi | ... | Mrs Park | |
| Steve Park | ... | Alex's Uncle | |
| Spencer Pennington | ... | Young Sin's Friend (as Spencer B. Pennington) | |
| Champagne Powell | ... | Liquor Store Owner | |
| Michael Sandoval | ... | Young Sin's Friend | |
| Clifford Son | ... | Funky Donuts Man | |
| Eric Steinberg | ... | Peter | |
| Angie Suh | ... | Grace | |
| Mia Suh | ... | Teri | |
| Samuel B. Suh | ... | Alex's Uncle | |
| Jason Tobin | ... | Yo Yo | |
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Rated R for language.
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90 min
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Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006)
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I'm always on the look out for American films that actually acknowledge that there are more than two races in America. Unfortunately, while YELLOW does in fact feature Korean Americans, it fails in too many ways. The title itself is an in-your-face attempt to say "Hey!! THIS is Asian-Americanism!!!" The characters seem to have been created to fulfill the film maker's desire to represent Korean Americans. That's a trap that a lot of films about ethnic minorities fall into, but sometimes with skilled writing that purpose can be fulfilled while still creating characters that seem real. Not so in this case, and in fact, they characters and story don't give you any genuine feel for the issues facing Korean Americans anyway. No point in taking the actors to task for their performances... the finest thespians couldn't make these character's motivations tangible. The story suffers from the "dummy-plot" syndrome.... there would be no story if the characters weren't stupid. The story drifts aimlessly from one contrived event to another. It eventually reaches such levels of ridiculousness that you're wondering if the film maker just added scenes in because it would be fun to shoot. That all being said... Chris Chan Lee might have a good film in him. At times he displays a good visual sense. Maybe if he was working with a writer who could craft a convincing story with genuine emotion. But unfortunately, YELLOW is a film worth watching only if you're writing a term paper on Asian American film.