Eli's Liquor Store (2007)

Eli's Liquor Store is set in Koreatown circa 1999. It's the story of Elijah Gooden, a 43-year-old African-American man from Atlanta, Georgia. With a degree from Georgia Tech University, he ... See full summary »

Directors:

Arnold Chun, Alonzo F. Jones

Writers:

Arnold Chun, Alonzo F. Jones

Stars:

Christiann Castellanos, Casey Chin, Issac Choe

Cast

Credited cast:
Christiann Castellanos	...	Carrie Navarro
Casey Chin	...	Asian Girl #2
Issac Choe	...	Candy Stealer
Davis Choh	...	Korean Man #3
Chono	...	The Donut Man
Arnold Chun	...	Korean Man #1
Howard Ferguson-Woitzman	...	Vagrant
Howard Fong	...	Elderly Asian Man
Messiri Freeman	...	Claudia Gooden
Isis Glaude	...	Isis
Kwang Henry Hwang	...	Middle Aged Korean Man
Miriam Isa	...	Caucasian Female Patron #1 (as Miriam A. Isa)
Janice Ann Johnson	...	Ms. Ruth Goldstein
Alonzo F. Jones	...	Elijah Gooden
Xavier Jones	...	Alex Gooden

Storyline

Eli's Liquor Store is set in Koreatown circa 1999. It's the story of Elijah Gooden, a 43-year-old African-American man from Atlanta, Georgia. With a degree from Georgia Tech University, he worked in corporate America before moving his family to Los Angeles to start his own business. He and his family experience culture shock and adversity as they struggle to build their livelihood in an area dominated by Asian-American business owners. It is worlds apart from what he knew in Atlanta, and despite the varying degrees of suspicion, contempt, resentment and prejudice that he faces, Gooden makes a challenge to overlook racial lines and focuses on the humanity of every person in hopes of building better relationships.

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Plot Keywords:

liquor | drink in title | 

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Taglines:

Everyday is a challenge and every challenge helps to make a change.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

5 June 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cerritos, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daydreamer Pictures, Philean Entertainment, SKRuLuZ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Alternate Versions

The director's cut contains 3 minutes of deleted footage not found in the festival version.

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