American Fusion

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Overview

A woman stuck in middle age may yet find love if her mother can stay out of the way in this comedy from first-time director Frank Lin. Yvonne (Sylvia Chang) is a divorcee who is about to turn fifty and feels as if life is passing her by. Yvonne works for a throw-away newspaper where ad sales is more important than content, and her life is dominated by her overbearing mother (Lan Yeung), and to a lesser extent her slacker son, Joshua (Randall Park). When Yvonne meets Jose (Esai Morales), a handsome dentist, while ...
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Overview

A woman stuck in middle age may yet find love if her mother can stay out of the way in this comedy from first-time director Frank Lin. Yvonne (Sylvia Chang) is a divorcee who is about to turn fifty and feels as if life is passing her by. Yvonne works for a throw-away newspaper where ad sales is more important than content, and her life is dominated by her overbearing mother (Lan Yeung), and to a lesser extent her slacker son, Joshua (Randall Park). When Yvonne meets Jose (Esai Morales), a handsome dentist, while working on a piece for the paper, the two hit it off and begin dating. However, Jose is Hispanic, and Mother is horrified at the prospect of her daughter marrying a Mexican-American, and with Mother about to undergo major back surgery, her stranglehold over the family is stronger than ever. Can Yvonne choose between her own happiness and that of her mother? American Fusion also stars Pat Morita, Collin Chou and James Hong.
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Special Features

Deleted scenes; Interview with director/writer Frank Lin; Behind-the-scenes footage; Trailer
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/13/2009
  • UPC: 014381520620
  • Original Release: 2005

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  • Source: Image Entertainment
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Time: 1:34:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 59,892

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Sylvia Chang Yvonne
Esai Morales Jose
Collin Chou Tony
James Hong Dr. Wong
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Lao Dong
Yeung Lun Grandma
George Cheung
Susan Chuang
Hira Ambrosino
Eduardo Rudy
Sanson Fu
Victoria Bruno
Jeanne Sakata
Cici Lau
Nancy Chen
Eddie Shin
April Hong
Tom Wright
Joel McKinnon Miller
Fabio
Technical Credits
Frank Lin Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Susan Chan Costumes/Costume Designer
Esther Chao Executive Producer
Dr. T.G. Wing Chow Executive Producer
Curtis Choy Sound/Sound Designer
John Dunn Producer
Paul Everedge Asst. Director
Jason Inouye Cinematographer, Producer
Dave Iwataki Score Composer
Christina Lee Associate Producer
Sheree Lin Executive Producer
Jan Lin Editor
Margaret M. Miles Production Designer
Robin Oliver Producer
Randall Park Screenwriter
Steve Shines Special Effects
Dwayne Tanioka Editor
Brad Warshaw Casting
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- American Fusion
1. Main Title; Waiting For Life [5:01]
2. The Three Rules [4:44]
3. Dental Hygiene [6:43]
4. Truth In Advertising [6:57]
5. Making Babies [8:14]
6. The Bowling Alley Tango [11:00]
7. Family Affairs [14:41]
8. Trying Times [7:52]
9. To Friendship [10:57]
10. AB Positive [9:11]
11. Going For a Strike [5:29]
12. End Credits [3:07]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- American Fusion
   Feature Start
   Scene Selections
   Set-Up
      Dolby Digital 5.1
      Dolby Digital 2.0
      Spanish Subtitles
      English Subtitles For the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired
      Subtitles: Off
   Special Features
      Theatrical Trailer
      Outtakes & Deleted Scenes
      Director Frank Lin's Reelz Channel Interview
      The Screening
      Sylvia Chang's Mystery Present
      Pat Morita Arrives On the Set
      Play All
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Cultural mixture

    Entertaining look at cross-cultural relations--in this case Chinese/American and Mexican/American. Well acted, with believable and likeable leads. Couple of very clever visualizations of stereotyping.

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