Main Cast: Sylvia Chang, Esai Morales, Collin Chou, James Hong, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 100 minutes
Plot
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. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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
Credit
Christina Lee - Associate Producer, Brad Warshaw - Casting, Susan Chan - Costume Designer, Paul Everedge - First Assistant Director, Frank Lin - Director, Jan Lin - Editor, Dwayne Tanioka - Editor, Esther Chao - Executive Producer, Sheree Lin - Executive Producer, Dr. T.G. Wing Chow - Executive Producer, Dave Iwataki - Composer (Music Score), Margaret M. Miles - Production Designer, Jason Inouye - Cinematographer, Robin Oliver - Producer, Frank Lin - Producer, John Dunn - Producer, Jason Inouye - Producer, Steve Shines - Special Effects, Curtis Choy - Sound/Sound Designer, Frank Lin - Screenwriter, Randall Park - Screenwriter, Michael Levinson - Set Decorator
