Shopping for Fangs

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Shopping for Fangs

R

1997

1h 29m

Comedy

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6 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

Four unusual characters, including a payroll clerk/werewolf and a wigged waitress, eventually cross paths.

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

It's got real energy, and its solid grounding in LA's Asian community gives the laughs a genuine cultural point of view.

Apr 1, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2005

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 4/5

Jun 15, 2003

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Breaks about as much new ground as a plastic fork.

Apr 20, 2001

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Steve Rhodes

Internet Reviews

So amateurishly bad that it could almost be a parody of indie films.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 20, 2001

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Harvey S. Karten

Compuserve

Rated: 7/10

Jan 1, 2000

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The first half is overwhelmed by stupid jokes, and boring melodrama and never seems to get off the ground while the second half is over burdened by horrible performances an terrible directing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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About as disjointed as an indy film can get. The only redeeming qualities lie in one particular character (technically two) that renders the rest of the ensemble obsolete by comparison. Then throw in a maybe/maybe not supernatural element to imbalance the film further. It is nice to see a movie with a cast full of Asians where none of them are eating rice or doing kung fu though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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justin lin is da bomb

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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I've got pretty fond memories of this from an Asian film festival a while back. I believe one of the directors is lined up for the US 'Oldboy' remake which is depressing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Four unusual characters, including a payroll clerk/werewolf and a wigged waitress, eventually cross paths.

Director: Quentin Lee, Justin Lin
Producer: Quentin Lee
Screenwriter: Quentin Lee, Justin Lin, Dan Alvarado
Production Co: De/Center Communications Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2018
Runtime: 1h 29m

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