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Ethan Mao

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 27m
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6.2/10
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Jerry Hernandez and Jun Hee Lee in Ethan Mao (2004)
A gay hustler impulsively holds his family hostage on Thanksgiving. This gay and Asian American cult classic will be released 2019 on its 15th Anniversary since its world premiere at AFI Fest 2004.
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Kicked out of his house because he's gay, Ethan Mao returns home to steal and ends up holding his family hostage on a fateful Thanksgiving Day.Kicked out of his house because he's gay, Ethan Mao returns home to steal and ends up holding his family hostage on a fateful Thanksgiving Day.Kicked out of his house because he's gay, Ethan Mao returns home to steal and ends up holding his family hostage on a fateful Thanksgiving Day.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
606
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    • Quentin Lee
    • Quentin Lee
  • Stars
    • Jun Hee Lee
    • Raymond Ma
    • Julia Nickson
    • Quentin Lee
    • Quentin Lee
  • Stars
    • Jun Hee Lee
    • Raymond Ma
    • Julia Nickson
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    • 15User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
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    Jun Hee Lee
    Jun Hee Lee
    • Ethan Mao
    Raymond Ma
    Raymond Ma
    • Abraham Mao
    Julia Nickson
    Julia Nickson
    • Sarah Mao
    Kevin Kleinberg
    Kevin Kleinberg
    • Josh
    Jerry Hernandez
    Jerry Hernandez
    • Remigio
    David Tran
    David Tran
    • Noel Mao
    Mary Gilbert
    • Mrs. Harvisham
    René St. Leon
    • Teenage Boy
    Jayne Taini
    Jayne Taini
    • Waitress
    Erik Robinson
    • Rich Man
    Gregory Paul Daniels
    • Unseen Man
    Dana Byrne
    Dana Byrne
    • Ethan's Mom
    • (as Dana Pan)
    Michael Mesirow
    • Voice of Sheriff Black
      • Quentin Lee
      • Quentin Lee
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    8/10
    This was better than I expected.
    i thought that this is just one of those low budget gay films with some nudity and weak stories. It was better than I expected.

    It is clear that it had a low budget, that is why it didn't have much music in it,(if it had any, I certainly didn't get any impression), and the film visual quality is low. They did not use colored filter in front the lens, either. so it feels more like a TV show, instead of a film that you watch on big screen.

    Sometimes, i felt that those people were acting, but not living in real life. It could be due to lack of music, or they were limited inside a house for a long time.

    however, the story is not bad. Most gay films in the USA are about white males, this is a very rare film centered around an Asian gay male. When was the last time, so many Asian males all appeared in one film? for that reason alone, i totally support these kind of films.
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    • Dec 21, 2013

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • MarginFilms.com Official producer/distributor's site for the film. (United States)
      • ProFunMedia.com Official page for the film. (Germany)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 398 South 8th Street, Alhambra, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Margin Films
      • Trailing Johnson Productions
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
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