Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Chi Muoi Lo

Writer (WGA):

Chi Muoi Lo (written by)

Release Date:

9 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

...raised by an African American couple, a Vietnamese brother and sister are reunited with their birth mother.

Plot:

Dwayne and his older sister Mai are adults: Mai is married to Vinh, Dwayne is about to propose to Nina...

Plot Keywords:

African American | Cat | Monopoly | Homosexual | Bicultural

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Chi Muoi Lo	...	Dwayne Williams / Sap
Sanaa Lathan	...	Nina
Paul Winfield	...	Harold Williams
Mary Alice	...	Dolores Williams
Lauren Tom	...	Mai
Kieu Chinh	...	Thanh
Tyler Christopher	...	Michael
Tzi Ma	...	Vinh
George Wallace	...	James
Wing Chen	...	Samantha
Amy Tran	...	Young Mai
Kevin Lo	...	Young Dwayne
Kevin D'Arcy	...	Guard #1
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Guard #2 (as Rosey Brown)
Ron Galbraith	...	Doctor

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and sexual content.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Company:

Black Hawk Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006)

Good, Catchy Film

I won't waste a lot of time going over the whole plot of this film, as it has already been done numerous times. Basically, just a nice, sometimes funny, sometimes serious little film that I just couldn't bring myself to turn away from. Check it out, don't shy away from a film just because movie citics give it "2 thumbs down"!! That's the ones I have to see. Good movie here.