Directed by:
Justin LinCinematography:
Patrice Lucien CochetComposer:
Michael GonzalesCast:
Parry Shen, John Cho, Sung Kang, Darian Weiss, Justin Lin, Karin Anna Cheung, Evan Jackson Leong, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Aaron Takahashi, Jerry Mathers (more)VOD (1)
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High school student Ben Manibag (Parry Shen) is an overachiever. The polite 16-year-old does well in class, studies diligently for the SATs, works in a fast food restaurant, and is involved with extracurricular activities that will enhance his college applications. Essentially, he is an ideal Ivy League candidate. But when he is befriended by senior Daric Loo (Roger Fan)--class valedictorian and captain of the academic decathlon team--his life changes. Bit by bit Ben, his best friend Virgil (Jason Tobin), and Virgil's cousin, Han (Sung Kang), are drawn from their boring suburban high school life to Daric's increasingly risky propositions and into a world of petty crime, drugs, and sex. Eventually, the foursome's activities begin to spin out of control, culminating in shocking events that none of them could anticipate. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Parry Shen
USA
Best movies:
Starship Troopers (1997)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Hatchet (2006)
John Cho
South Korea
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
Sung Kang
USA
Best movies:
Fast Five (2011)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Darian Weiss
USA
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Justin Lin
Taiwan
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Karin Anna Cheung
USA
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Abominable (2006)
Evan Jackson Leong
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Ronnie Gene Blevins
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Aaron Takahashi
Best movies:
Yes Man (2008)
The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Jerry Mathers
USA
Best movies:
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Jason Tobin
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Chromophobia (2005)
The Devil's Highway (2018)
House of Fury (2005)
Stephanie Little
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
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Suzanne Keilly
Best movies:
Ariadne Shaffer
USA
Best movies:
Gone, But Not Forgotten (2003)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Fabian Marquez
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Lela Lee
Best movies:
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)