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Mandao Returns

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Jay Mandao is not your average hero. He's an astral projecting time traveler who spends his days hanging with his adult nephew Jackson, crashing on his scheming cousin Andy's couch, and riding with his cabbie friend Fer. In the days leading up to Christmas, Jay tries to make contact with his deceased father Raymond, but ends up contacting the ghost of B-movie star, Aura Garcia. Aura enlists the gang to astral project back in time to prevent her death. Jay quickly finds out that the more he messes with time, the more he falls down a rabbit hole of cults, conspiracies, and death. This Christmas is gonna kick astral!

Critics Reviews

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Megan Williams Battle Royale With Cheese 12/14/2021
'Mandao Returns' is a silly, but charming, film about time travel, spirits and three friends trying to fix the timeline. Go to Full Review Norman Gidney HorrorBuzz 08/03/2021
8
If you want a comedy sci-fi noir with heart and a side of brains, Mandao Returns is it. Go to Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Ventana Indiscreta 04/06/2021
4/5
The film feels like a true sequel, set to expand the world in which the story takes place, but without losing the charm of the first instalment. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Chuck Foster Film Threat 12/22/2020
9/10
Ultimately, Dunn reminds us that an independent filmmaker on a tight budget can deliver gold with little more than a strong script and solid actors. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Thom G 03/26/2024 Mandao Returns is a good sequel. See more 04/30/2021 What the hell? I didn't even realize this was a sequel until I finished the movie. It didn't seem to matter. I'm not sure I would call this science fiction, maybe more within the fantasy genre. I laughed many times and fell quickly into the story. It has everything I love about indie movies: quirkiness, humor, strange originality. Now I'm going back to watch the first one! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Scott Dunn

Director

Scott Dunn

Jay Mandao

Sean Liang

Cousin Andy

Jenny Lorenzo

Aura Garcia

Alexandre Chen

Raymond Mandao

Jim O'Doherty

Ted Williams
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Synopsis Jay Mandao is not your average hero. He's an astral projecting time traveler who spends his days hanging with his adult nephew Jackson, crashing on his scheming cousin Andy's couch, and riding with his cabbie friend Fer. In the days leading up to Christmas, Jay tries to make contact with his deceased father Raymond, but ends up contacting the ghost of B-movie star, Aura Garcia. Aura enlists the gang to astral project back in time to prevent her death. Jay quickly finds out that the more he messes with time, the more he falls down a rabbit hole of cults, conspiracies, and death. This Christmas is gonna kick astral!
Director
Scott Dunn
Producer
Gina Gomez Dunn
Screenwriter
Scott Dunn
Production Co
Dunnit Films
Genre
Holiday, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 10m