American Fusion (2005)

Director:

Frank Lin

Writers:

Frank Lin (writer)
Randall Park (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy as diverse as life itself

Plot:

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Sylvia Chang	...	Yvonne
Esai Morales	...	Jose
Collin Chou	...	Tony
Lang Yun	...	Grandma
Hira Ambrosino	...	Juliet
James Chang	...	Steve
Susan Chuang	...	Suzy
George Cheung	...	Albert
Randall Park	...	Josh
Nancy Chen	...	Linda
Tom Wright	...	Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
Cici Lau	...	Rose
Pat Morita	...	Lao Dong
James Hong	...	Dr. Wong
Fabio	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Aguirre	...	Daniel
Victor Buno	...	Fat Po
Cathy Cahn	...	Erin
Hahn Cho	...	E.R. doctor
James DeAngelo	...	Man in hot bed
Tina D'Marco	...	Maria
Samson Fu	...	Skinny
Christopher R. Gillum
Cintia Gloier	...	Lady Ann
April Hong	...	Grace
Devon Kelly	...	Nurse #4
Marco Khan	...	Jeremy (as Marco Khanlian)
Dionne Lea	...	E.R. Doctor
Brad Lee	...	Fish Monger
David J. Lee	...	Dr. Dave
Jeanne Sakata	...	Amy
Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez	...	Pablo
Toni Senatore	...	Nurse #3
Eddie Shin	...	Bernard
Karimah Westbrook	...	Layla
Sherry Zerwin	...	Dalilah

Directed by
Frank Lin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Frank Lin		writer
Randall Park		writer

Produced by
Esther Chao	....	executive producer
T.G. Wing Chow	....	executive producer
John Dunn	....	producer
Donna Fewell	....	line producer
Jason Inouye	....	producer
Christina K.Y. Lee	....	co-producer
Frank Lin	....	executive producer
Sheree Lin	....	executive producer
Robin R. Oliver	....	producer

Cinematography by
Jason Inouye

Film Editing by
Jan Lin
Dayne Tanioka

Production Design by
Margaret M. Miles

Set Decoration by
Michael Levinson

Costume Design by
Susan Chan

Makeup Department
Essie Cha	....	makeup department head
Adamme Sosa	....	makeup artist
Supaporn Thienapirak	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Donna Fewell	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ted Campbell	....	second second assistant director
Ryan Colston	....	second second assistant director
Paul Etheredge-Ouzts	....	first assistant director
Elion Olson	....	second assistant director
Morgan Rhodes	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Natasha Baumgardner	....	assistant property master
Christian Graham	....	swing
Jaclyn Marshall	....	on-set dresser
Melanie Rein	....	property master
Adam Sumner	....	lead man
Adam Sumner	....	swing

Sound Department
Bob Arons	....	sound effects editor
Curtis Choy	....	production sound mixer
Steffan Falesitch	....	dialogue editor
Albert Ibbotson	....	supervising sound editor
Tim Song Jones	....	boom operator
Sherry Klein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Steve Shines	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer

Stunts
Zoli Dora	....	stunts
Reuben Langdon	....	stunt coordinator
Ken Ohara	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey Chin	....	gaffer
Jeff Clark	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Louie DeMarco	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James Domkus	....	camera loader
Tom Gleason	....	camera operator
Miles Gutkin	....	grip
Matthew Kistenmacher	....	electrician
Nicholas Gerard Klein	....	dolly grip
Kenji Luster	....	steadicam operator: "a" camera
Alex Markle	....	electrician
Rainy Rau	....	second assistant camera
Joseph Torres Jr.	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynn Ollie	....	costume supervisor

Transportation Department
Jared Robbins	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Matthew B. Chamberlin	....	location manager
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Adam Fike	....	production coordinator
Ignatius Lin	....	assistant production coordinator
Edward Mazurek	....	location manager
Lina Shanklin	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• American Fusion LLC

Distributors

• Wildcat Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• IndieClear  script clearance
• Larson Studios  sound post-production
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Mandarin | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

American Fusion LLC

A n excellent cross-cultural comedy

First-time director Frank Lin has fashioned a great little comedy about the difficulties of relationships across cultural and racial boundaries. Yvonne, a Chinese divorcée pushing fifty with a young son pretending to be black, is a virtual household slave to her domineering, old-school mother who constantly demeans her for not being more successful with her life. When she meets a handsome dentist while on assignment doing an interview for a newspaper, her life suddenly regains its promise. But complication arise in the form of not just her mother, but her entire family, who think that a Mexican named Jose is a totally unacceptable match for a Chinese woman. ("Hosin? That means Monkey!") When Yvonne's mother gets a back injury from a massage mishap and needs surgery, Yvonne starts to believe that her chances for romance are indeed over. American Fusion is a very funny film, well written and very well acted. All the characters are believable, and the clash of an ancient Chinese tradition with American reality makes for some very humorous and touching moments. With a cameo from Fabio and excellent work from Frank Morita, this film should be a crossover success, and deserves wide distribution. 8.5/10