Combination Platter

UPC: 741952302490

Studio: Koch Lorber Films

Summary: Made on the proverbial shoestring, Combination Platter represents the directorial debut of 23-year-old Tony Chan. Himself a Hong Kong ?migr?, Chan draws from his own experiences in detailing the tribulations of illegal immigrant Robert (Jeff Lau), who takes a low-paying job at a Szechuan restaurant in New York (the film was shot in the restaurant owned by Chan's parents!). Robert would like to attain U.S. citizenship and has been told that this will be possible if he marries an American girl. Frightened at this prospect -- -especially since it will set him back 25,000 dollars -- Robert nonetheless scurries about to "Americanize" himself in as short a time as possible. (Did you know that tipping the waiter is considered an insult in China?) The plot is secondary to the film's atmosphere and ambience: the dialogue flows so naturally from the restaurant's patrons and employees that one is hard pressed to believe that a written script (by Tony Chan and Edwin Baker) actually existed. Combination Platter received mainstream distribution after its Best Screenplay award win at the 1993 Sundance Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Sundance Film Festival

Features: 84 minutes
Language: English, Chinese
Audio: 5.1 surround sound
Aspect ratio 4:3
English subtitles

Combination Platter

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 01/11/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 84 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits [:50]
2. My Goal [3:11]
3. No Money, No Talk [4:38]
4. Good Service [3:41]
5. Two Ways [3:46]
6. Chances Are [4:03]
7. Benny [3:22]
8. Claire [2:47]
9. Early [5:34]
10. Never Late [4:49]
11. Family [3:21]
12. Frustrating [3:36]
13. Happy for You [3:24]
14. Fifty-Fifty [5:27]
15. Money [7:18]
16. Tip [4:45]
17. Deceiving [3:58]
18. Proposal [7:34]
19. Immigration [5:42]
20. Closing Credits [1:54]

Cast and Crew: Peter Kwong  Actor 
Tony Chan  Director 
Tony Chan  Producer 
Tony Chan  Screenwriter 
Edwin Baker  Screenwriter 
Jeffrey Lau  Actor 
Colleen O'Brien  Actor 
Lester "Chit-Man" Chan  Actor 
Colin Mitchell  Actor 
Kenneth Lu  Actor 
Thomas Hsiung  Actor 

Country: USA