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Chan Is Missing

Chan Is Missing is a 1982 American independent comedy-drama film directed, co-written, produced and edited by Wayne Wang. It is his solo directorial debut. The film, which is shot in black-and-white, is plotted as a mystery with noir undertones, and its title is a play on the Charlie Chan film series, which focuses on a fictional Chinese immigrant…

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Box office
$1.1 million
Budget
$22,000
Cinematography
Michael Chin
Directed by
Wayne Wang
Distributed by
New Yorker Films
Edited by
Wayne Wang

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Chan Is Missing

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples102
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
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Chan Is Missing

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related to Chinese America and absence · 25
Chan Is Missing → According, American, Amy, Both Chan, Chan, Chan Hung, Chinese America, Chinese American, Chinese/Asian American, Diane Mei Lin Mark, First, Fry Me, Henry, In, Jenny, Jo, Moon, Mrs, Presco, Samurai Night Fever T-shirt
related to Sound and language · 21
Chan Is Missing → As, As Jo, Cantonese, Center, Chan, Chan's, Good Prayers, In, Jo, Jo's, Mandarin, Manilatown Center, Presco, Sometimes, Sound, Steve, There, This, Thousand Years, Wang's
related to Critical reception · 12
Chan Is Missing → An, Chan, Chicago Sun-Times, Chinese-Americans, He, Missing, On Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert, San Francisco's Chinatown, Special Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival, Wayne Wang
related to External links · 10
Chan Is Missing → America's Film Legacy, Black, Chan, Daniel Eagan, IMDbChan, ISBN, Landmark Movies, Missing, National Film Registry, The Authoritative Guide
related to Further reading · 7
Chan Is Missing → Bamboo Ridge Press, Diane Mei Lin Mark, Film By Wayne Wang, Honolulu, ISBN, Screen Notes, With Introduction
related to Preservation · 5
Chan Is Missing → Congress, In, Library, Registry, United States National Film
Languages · 3
Chan Is Missing → Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Starring · 3
Chan Is Missing → Laureen Chew, Marc Hayashi, Wood Moy
Written by · 3
Chan Is Missing → Isaac Cronin, Terrel Seltzer, Wayne Wang
Release dates · 2
Chan Is Missing → April 24, 1982 (1982-04-24) (Museum of Modern Art), June 4, 1982 (1982-06-04) (U.S.)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Chan Is MissingBox office$1.1 million1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingBudget$22,0001.00infobox
Chan Is MissingCinematographyMichael Chin1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingDirected byWayne Wang1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingDistributed byNew Yorker Films1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingEdited byWayne Wang1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingLanguagesCantonese1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingLanguagesMandarin1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingMusic byRobert Kikuchi-Yngojo1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingProduced byWayne Wang1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingProduction companyWayne Wang Productions1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingRelease datesApril 24, 1982 (1982-04-24) (Museum of Modern Art)1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingRelease datesJune 4, 1982 (1982-06-04) (U.S.)1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingRunning time76 minutes1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingStarringWood Moy1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingStarringMarc Hayashi1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingStarringLaureen Chew1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingWritten byIsaac Cronin1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingWritten byTerrel Seltzer1.00infobox
Chan Is MissingWritten byWayne Wang1.00infobox
Chan Is Missingis a1982 American independent comedy-drama film directed0.90text

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