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The Motel is a 2005 American comedy drama film written and directed by Michael Kang in his feature debut. The film won the Humanitas Prize in the Independent Feature Film category, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. It is loosely based on the novel Waylaid by Ed Lin.
Jan 24, 2005 · The Motel: Directed by Michael Kang. With Jeffrey Chyau, Sung Kang, Jade Wu, Samantha Futerman. Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Michael Kang
- 2005-01-24
Jan 24, 2005 · List. Prime Video. Rent The Motel on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. A coming-of-age dramedy whose familiar outline is filled in with rewarding empathy and character detail, The Motel...
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- Jeffrey Chyau
- Michael Kang
- Comedy, Drama
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About. The Motel. COMEDY. Puberty sucks, and nobody knows it better than 13-year-old Ernest. As he watches guests come and go, Ernest finds himself forever stuck at his family’s hourly-rate motel.
- Michael Kang
- Jeffrey Chyau, Sung Kang, Jade Wu
Currently you are able to watch "The Motel" streaming on VUDU Free, Tubi TV, Pluto TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube. It is also possible to rent "The Motel" on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube online.
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Filmmaker Mike Kang has taken a very endearing story and made it into an excellent film, about a lonely young boy working at a family-owned motel, who befriends a mysterious stranger (Sung Kang, from Better Luck Tomorrow) that teaches him the ropes of growing up (irresponsibly).
Jun 28, 2006 · Summary 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 American man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood. (...