Fakin' da Funk

Infobox Film
name = Fakin' Da Funk


image_size =144px
caption = Fakin' Da Funk
writer = Tim Chey
starring =
Pam Grier
Duane Martin,
Ernie Hudson,
Margaret Cho,
Nell Carter,
Bo Jackson,
Dante Basco and Tone Loc
director = Tim Chey
executive producers = Tom Coleman,
Harry Yoo,
BJ Ahn
distributor = USA Networks
released = July 20, 2000
runtime = 90 min.
language = English
music = Charlie Gross
awards =
amg_id = 1:20982
imdb_id = 0119097

"Fakin' Da Funk" is a 1997 comedy film 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.

The film won director Tim Chey the 'Audience Award' at Urbanworld Film Festival and was in competition at Hampton's Film Festival, San Francisco's Asian Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale's Film Festival, and Pan African Film Festival.Fact|date=September 2008

Variety called the film "an energetic, highly likable comedy". [ [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117329361.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 review] from Variety]

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