Chan is Missing

I’ve heard the name of this movie like forever, so I think it made a splash on the scene back then? But I’ve never seen it.

It’s like a hyper-active version of Jim Jarmusch? Or perhaps… a hand-held Robert Altman? It’s very appealing, in any case.

I’m guessing the dialogue is partially improvised? And none of these are professional actors…

It’s a kind of mystery movie — they’re trying to find out what happened to Chan.

I think this is what they’d call “promising”? That is, I think the premise is really interesting, and the approach is fun, but then it sort of peters out and loses interest as it goes along.

Chan is Missing. Wayne Wang. 1982. ⚃