Fakin' da Funk
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| Fakin' Da Funk | |
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| Directed by | Tim Chey |
| Written by | Tim Chey |
| Starring | Pam Grier Duane Martin Margaret Cho Dante Basco John Witherspoon Tone Loc Tichina Arnold Tatyana Ali with Nell Carter and Ernie Hudson Rashaan Nall Amy Hill Reynaldo Rey Kelly Hu Pamela Poiter Dolemite Tony Longo Dwayne Hackett Ron Yuan Phillip Glenn |
| Music by | Charlie Gross |
| Distributed by | USA Networks |
| Release date(s) | July 20, 2000 |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Language | English |
Fakin' Da Funk is a 1997 comedy film starring Pam Grier and Dante Basco about a Chinese son adopted by black parents who relocates to South Central Los Angeles. A second story involves Mai-Ling, an exchange student played by Margaret Cho, who by another twist, gets sent to the wrong 'hood'. The film was written and directed by Tim Chey.
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[edit] Cast
- Ernie Hudson as Joe Lee
- Pam Grier as Annabelle Lee
- Margaret Cho as May-Ling
- Dante Basco as Julian Lee
- Rashaan Nall as Perry Lee
- Duane Martin as Brandon
- John Witherspoon as Bill
- Tone Loc as Frog
- Bo Jackson as Reverend Cecil
- Tichina Arnold as Tracy
- Chris Spencer as Charlie
- Kelly Hu as Kwee-Me
- Rudy Ray Moore as Larry
- Reynaldo Rey as Earnest
- Nell Carter as Claire
- Martin Chow as Sushi Chef
- Marta Cunningham as Tracy
- Ron Yuan as Chinese Walter
- Dwanye Hackett as Willie
- Tatyana Ali as Karyn
[edit] Reception
Variety called the film "an energetic, highly likable comedy".[1]
