Live Poll: Favorite Asian American Movie

In time for the release of Joy Ride (2023), we ask which of these earlier American movies with Asians both on screen and behind the scenes (director/screenwriter) is your favorite?

List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls568125001/

Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/WkRw7tRLqQM/

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dan_dassow

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11 months ago

@Peter_pbn,

For your consideration:

Flower Drum Song (1961)

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

Storyline

Chinese stowaway Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé, wealthy nightclub owner Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), in an arranged marriage, but the groom has his eye on his star singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). This film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical is filled with memorable song-and-dance numbers showcasing the contrast between Mei Li's traditional family and her growing fascination with American culture. —alfiehitchie

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dan_dassow

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@Peter_pbn,

I re-read your poll:

In time for the release of Joy Ride (2023), we ask which of these earlier American movies with Asians both on screen and behind the scenes is your favorite?

Flower Drum Song (1961) probably does not meet your poll criteria. Although the majority of the people appearing on screen are Asian Americans, only two people in the production crew are Asian Americans: