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Cheryl Ling (writer)
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For Windy Yee, a big break in Hollywood can mean big trouble.
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Windy Yee is a dimwitted actress desperately tries to land a big role in Director Martini's new movie, Hooker X. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Pat Morita ... Peter Ong

Martin Kove ... Captain Ron Williams
Ian Lithgow ... Detective Tom Monk

Dean Haglund ... Director Martini

Cheryl Ling ... Windy Yee

Joe Estevez ... Alan
Gregg Joseph Monk ... Wayne Bang the Sheriff

Fred Toma ... Rahbu Fahbu
Jacqeline Jetter ... Madam Jaundra

Yevgeni Lazarev ... Dr. Roulette

Bryan Frank ... Eddie the Goldfish
Kay Billings ... Alice
Hillary Rosen ... Darla Ray
Dave Money ... Eddy the Director's Assistant
Andy Gatjen ... Detective Andy Jensen
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95 min | USA:90 min
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Cute story, 27 September 2005
8/10
Author: Brett Hampton (Swingboy) from United States

This story of an Asian American actress (Cheryl Monk, who wrote and executive produced) trying to make it in Hollywood is played out through a series of vignettes that include an encounter with a Russian acting coach and a fairly hilarious scene in a Chinese seafood restaurant. Interwoven with this tale is a plot thread involving the undercover police officer (Ian Lithgow) and his efforts to redeem himself in the eyes of his superiors, including Martin Kove (The Karate Kid, Cagney & Lacey) after a narcotics bust goes hysterically awry.

Aided and abetted by a guardian Angel named Eddie, who transforms from a talking goldfish into a wisecracking spirit in the vein of Mr. Jordan from "Heaven Can Wait," Cheryl perseveres in her efforts to secure the plum role of "Hooker X" in the upcoming film to be directed by an auteur director played by the X-Files' Dean Haglund (The Lone Gunmen).

Standout performances in this film are delivered by the easygoing Ian Lithgow, who, at times, is reminiscent of radio personality and Comedy Central mainstay Adam Carolla, Jacqueline Jetter as Cheryl's tutor in the world of prostitution, and Cheryl Monk, who has a wonderfully madcap quality about her performance. Yes, it's a low budget production, but the plot is amusing, the pacing breezy, and apart from a typically over-the-top performance by Martin Sheen's brother, Joe Estevez, the acting is within acceptable limits for a farce without being too hammy. All in all, a very cute film.

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