Wasabi Tuna (2003)

A group of friends who take Halloween way too seriously kidnap Anna Nicole Smith's beloved pet Sugar-Pie. It's up to a bunch of drag queens dressed as Anna to bring Sugar-Pie back.

Director:

Lee Friedlander

Writer:

Celia Fox

Stars:

Antonio Sabato Jr., Jason London, Barney Cheng

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Fredrico
Jason London	...	Evan
Barney Cheng	...	Harvey / Mr. Ling
Alanna Ubach	...	Emme
Tim Meadows	...	Dave
Anna Nicole Smith	...	Self
Christian Keiber	...	Detective Becker
Crystal Kwon	...	Monique
Megan Cavanagh	...	Megan
Alexis Arquette	...	Champange Anna
Schuron Womack	...	Brown Sugar Anna
Mark Alfa	...	Hot & Spicy Anna (as Mark 'C Cash' Alfa)
Arturo Gil	...	Eenie Anna
Johnny Williams	...	Wally the Cook
Freez Luv	...	Detective Peters

Storyline

It's the night before Halloween and everyone in LA is trying to make time to finish their costumes for the biggest and brashest block party of the year. Fredrico, Dave, Evan, Harvey and Emme have all been waiting for this day to come for what seems like an eternity. Emme has the perfect solution, something edgy, something fresh, something dangerous, something which will defy all expectations, to dress up as gang bangers. But in order to achieve that authentic straight from the hood look, they have to go to the professionals. The five friends split up and Dave makes his way to East LA where he meets Romeo, a real life gangster who agrees to loan Dave his purple low rider in exchange for Dave's cherry red Porsche.

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | drag queen | f rated | halloween party | wasabi tuna costume | 

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Taglines:

It's like an old gangster movie... with drag queens.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content

Did You Know?

Quotes

Howard: Let's get out of here before the tabloids get here.
Anna Nicole Smith: I don't need another lawsuit.

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Connections

References The Sopranos (1999)

User Reviews

screwball comedy with punchy one liners

I saw the film when it played in theaters, I thought it was actually funny in a madcap screwball kind of way. Particularly, I found Alanna Ubach both charming and enchanting. Tim Meadows was great as well (much better than he was in The Cookout) and the film has a great supporting cast of faces you will recognize. I've read some of the comments on here and I think some of the other viewers didn't take the film for what it is: light fluff meant to entertain, not socially relevant. But that's my two cents. By the way, this is the first time in a long time where I've seen something that has Anna Nicole Smith in it where she's actually entertaining, and self deprecating, not irritating.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,631, 9 May 2004

Gross USA:

$58,667

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$58,667

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cafe Entertainment Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color