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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.

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

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
• Martin Chow as Sushi Chef
• Marta Cunningham as Tracy
• Ron Yuan as Chinese Walter
• Dwanye Hackett as Willie
• Tatyana Ali as Karyn

Reception

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

References

External links

• Fakin' da Funk at IMDb
• Fakin' da Funk at AllMovie
• Fakin' da Funk at Rotten Tomatoes

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