Pushing Hands
7.3
91 votes·1991
·1h 45m
·MovieDramaComedy
Overview
Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.4x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
martial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational
Cast
Lung Sihung
Mr. Chu
Wang Bozhao
Alex Chu
Deb Snyder
Martha Chu
Wang Lai
Mrs. Chen
Fanny De Luz
Linda
Haan Lee
Jeremy Chu
Wang Hung-Chang
Boss Huang
Jeanne Kuo Chang
New Cooking Teacher
James Lou
Mr. Chao
Lester Chan Chit-Man
Chef Tsien
Yin Liang
Chef Chang
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Chen Yi-Chien
Yang Ying-Han
Yiyi
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