Also Credited As:
John Wayne Wang
Biography
He returned to the US and scraped together $22,000 to complete "Chan is Missing" (1982), a hip, Zen-inspired San Francisco detective story which also carefully dissected prevailing Oriental stereotypes. This landmark independent film became a critical and commercial success for its rare, authentic slice of Asian-American life in a sometimes wildly comic narrative that straddled genres. The film remains an inspirational touchstone for …
LATEST CREDITS
Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Film | Himself |
It Came From Kuchar | Himself |
Chan Is Missing | Narration, Director |
Intimate Portrait: Jennifer Lopez | Interviewee |
Eat a Bowl of Tea | Director |
The Joy Luck Club | Director |
Untitled (Miramax/Wayne Wang Asian Trilogy) | Director |
The Center of the World | Director |
Blue in the Face | Director |
Slam Dance | Director |
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive | Director |
Last Holiday | Director |
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | Director |
Quietus | Director (has been mentioned to direct. ) |
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Director |
Anywhere But Here | Director |
Smoke | Director |
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Director |
Because of Winn-Dixie | Director |
The Princess of Nebraska | Director |
Maid in Manhattan | Director |
920 Sacramento | Director |
Chinese Box | Director |
The Private Lives of Albert Einstein | Director |
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