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The Motel (2005)

Out of Place in the Middle of Nowhere.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Michael Kang

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.

Actors

Jeffrey Chyau
Jeffrey Chyau
Ernest
Sung Kang
Sung Kang
Sam
Jade Wu
Jade Wu
Ahma Chin
Samantha Futerman
Samantha Futerman
Christine
Alexis Chang
Alexis Chang
Katie (as Alexis Kapp Chang)
Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen
Gung Gung
Conor J. White
Conor J. White
Roy
Jackson Budinger
Jackson Budinger
Jess
Clint Jordan
Clint Jordan
Walter
Eleanor Hutchins
Eleanor Hutchins
Gina
Ron Domingo
Ron Domingo
Hank
Jackie Nova
Jackie Nova
Shakira
Jake Holbrook
Jake Holbrook
Toby
Ian Boyd
Ian Boyd
Jimmy
Glen Brackenridge
Glen Brackenridge
Cheap Ass Naked Man

Crews

Michael Kang
Michael Kang
Writer
Michael Kang
Michael Kang
Director
Miguel Arteta
Miguel Arteta
Producer
Karin Chien
Karin Chien
Producer
Matthew Greenfield
Matthew Greenfield
Producer
Gina Kwon
Gina Kwon
Producer
Eden J. Shapiro
Eden J. Shapiro
Executive Producer
Esther Shapiro
Esther Shapiro
Executive Producer
Richard Alan Shapiro
Richard Alan Shapiro
Executive Producer
George Huey
George Huey
Co-Executive Producer
David Leonard
David Leonard
Editor
Colleen Sharp
Colleen Sharp
Editor
Susan Shopmaker
Susan Shopmaker
Casting
Ernesto Solo
Ernesto Solo
Production Design
Shane Valentino
Shane Valentino
Art Direction
Sarah Beers
Sarah Beers
Costume Design
Lisa Leone
Lisa Leone
Director of Photography
Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson
Original Music Composer
Ed Lin
Ed Lin
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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