Fakin' da Funk

Fakin' da Funk
Fakin' da Funk
Directed by	Tim Chey
Written by	Tim Chey
Produced by	Tom Coleman; Harry Yoo; BJ Ahn
Starring	Pam Grier ; Duane Martin; Margaret Cho; Dante Basco; John Witherspoon; Tone Loc; Tichina Arnold; Tatyana Ali; with Nell Carter; and Ernie Hudson
Music by	Charlie Gross
Distributed by	USA Networks
Release date	20 July 1997
Running time	89 minutes
Language	English

Fakin' da Funk is a 1997 comedy film starring Pam Grier and Dante Basco about a Chinese son adopted by black parents who relocates to South Central Los Angeles. A second story involves Mai-Ling, an exchange student played by Margaret Cho, who by another twist, gets sent to the wrong 'hood'. The film was written and directed by Tim Chey.

Cast[]

Ernie Hudson as Joe Lee
Pam Grier as Annabelle Lee
Margaret Cho as May-Lee
Dante Basco as Julian Lee
Rashaan Nall as Perry Lee
Duane Martin as Brandon
John Witherspoon as Bill
Tone Loc as Frog
Bo Jackson as Reverend Cecil
Tichina Arnold as Tracy
Chris Spencer as Charlie
Kelly Hu as Kwee-Me
Rudy Ray Moore as Larry
Reynaldo Rey as Earnest
Nell Carter as Claire
as Sushi Chef
as Tracy
Ron Yuan as Chinese Walter
as Willie
Tatyana Ali as Karyn

Reception[]

Variety called the film "an energetic, highly likable comedy".^[1]

References[]

^ Kelly, Brendan (1 November 1997). "Review: 'Fakin' Da Funk'". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

External links[]

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[1] Kelly, Brendan (1 November 1997). "Review: 'Fakin' Da Funk'". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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