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I'm the One That I Want (2000) 7.1
November, 1999, Margaret Cho is home in San Francisco at the Warfield Theater. Cho structures her monologue loosely on her professional life's trajectory: doing stand-up, cast in an ABC-TV ... See full summary » Director:Lionel ColemanWriter:Margaret Cho |
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November, 1999, Margaret Cho is home in San Francisco at the Warfield Theater. Cho structures her monologue loosely on her professional life's trajectory: doing stand-up, cast in an ABC-TV sitcom, losing 30 pounds in two weeks for the part, the show's cancellation, a descent into booze, pills, and self-loathing, and a resurrection into her own voice, her own shape, and being the one she wants. Along the way we visit Karl Langerfeld in jail, a lesbian cruise ship, a TV Guide photo shoot, a hospital, bars, and her family's Polk Street bookshop. Takes on being a fag hag, speeding up felatio, casual daily racism, and her mother's phone messages highlight a scabrous, brilliant performance. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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korean american | mother daughter relationship | asian american | gay slur | stand up comedy |Parents Guide:
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4 August 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want See more »Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USABox Office
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$33,671 (USA) (4 August 2000)Gross:
$1,205,606 (USA) (24 August 2001)Company Credits
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Margaret Cho: I know a gay, his name is Paul. And Paul is so nice, but Paul only like two thing: He like ass and Judy Garland and that's all.
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Written by Kim Fowley and Joan Jett
Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (as Joan Jett and The Blackhearts)
Courtesy of Blackheart Records
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[imitating her mother]Margaret Cho: I know a gay, his name is Paul. And Paul is so nice, but Paul only like two thing: He like ass and Judy Garland and that's all.
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"Cherry Bomb"Written by Kim Fowley and Joan Jett
Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (as Joan Jett and The Blackhearts)
Courtesy of Blackheart Records
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Margaret Cho is a Genius. She has the uncanny ability to talk about very sensitive issues (racism, self image, family, cruelty in the entertainment industry, and of course sex in all of its forms), and make them accessible through sheer hilarity. Her timing is impeccable, her imitations uproarious, and her candor admirable. This movie is an autobiographical account of her life including the failure of her sit-com. Through it all, she is able to show her audience a great deal of vulnerability, and still come out triumphant. I laughed so hard I thought I had gone through a 90 minute abdominal workout.