With his feature directorial debut, “Boogie,” Eddie Huang wanted to challenge his audience.
“It was always white people in school that were like, ‘Oh, I love “Catcher in the Rye,” I love Holden Caulfield,’” says Huang. “And I’m like, well, let me present you with a quite unlikable Asian character and see if you love him in the same way.”
“Boogie” is the coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin (Taylor Takahashi), a teenage basketball phenom in Queens, New York, with ambitions to make it to the NBA. He struggles with on-court rivals, his identity as a Chinese American and the pressure from his parents to earn a full-ride scholarship to an elite university, all the while navigating his first experience with love. The film was released via Focus Features in March.
“All of us kind of suck as teens,” Huang says. “None of us are really that good at being people yet.
“It was always white people in school that were like, ‘Oh, I love “Catcher in the Rye,” I love Holden Caulfield,’” says Huang. “And I’m like, well, let me present you with a quite unlikable Asian character and see if you love him in the same way.”
“Boogie” is the coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin (Taylor Takahashi), a teenage basketball phenom in Queens, New York, with ambitions to make it to the NBA. He struggles with on-court rivals, his identity as a Chinese American and the pressure from his parents to earn a full-ride scholarship to an elite university, all the while navigating his first experience with love. The film was released via Focus Features in March.
“All of us kind of suck as teens,” Huang says. “None of us are really that good at being people yet.
- 5/25/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: “That’s the first time I’ve seen the movie in a movie theater; I get chills,” beamed filmmaker Eddie Huang tonight after watching his feature directorial Boogie at the AMC Century City 15.
“My mother is in that first scene, and I just had to see how it looks,” he gushed.
The writer-director of the Focus Features release came out to the opening of AMC’s Century City 15 to introduce Boogie to a sold-out (at 25% capacity) 7 p.m. crowd. With Los Angeles County and the state recently easing Covid restrictions and permitting the reopening of indoor movie theaters after a year of shutdown, Century City reps one of AMC’s two multiplexes reopening tonight in addition to its Burbank site. The No. 1 exhibition chain will be opening more venues this coming weekend, including the Universal CityWalk AMC.
“It means a lot to me that you came to watch this film today,...
“My mother is in that first scene, and I just had to see how it looks,” he gushed.
The writer-director of the Focus Features release came out to the opening of AMC’s Century City 15 to introduce Boogie to a sold-out (at 25% capacity) 7 p.m. crowd. With Los Angeles County and the state recently easing Covid restrictions and permitting the reopening of indoor movie theaters after a year of shutdown, Century City reps one of AMC’s two multiplexes reopening tonight in addition to its Burbank site. The No. 1 exhibition chain will be opening more venues this coming weekend, including the Universal CityWalk AMC.
“It means a lot to me that you came to watch this film today,...
- 3/16/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It was a very good weekend for the Mouse House. On the domestic front, Disney’s computer-animated adventure Raya and the Last Dragon repeated as the No. 1 movie in North America for the second straight week, pulling in $5.5 million in its sophomore frame. Meanwhile, overseas, the studio re-released a film from the other major it acquired, 20th Century Fox, and its 2009 mega-blockbuster, Avatar. That lured enough ticket buyers in China to help push it past Avengers: Endgame and reclaim its crown as the highest-grossing movie of all time.
First, let’s take a look at Raya. Although the big-budget film dipped -35.3% from the previous weekend, it easily snagged first place at the North American box office despite being available on the Disney+ streaming platform for a $30 fee. Just a week after theaters in Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City re-opened—and just days after the all-important Los Angeles...
First, let’s take a look at Raya. Although the big-budget film dipped -35.3% from the previous weekend, it easily snagged first place at the North American box office despite being available on the Disney+ streaming platform for a $30 fee. Just a week after theaters in Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City re-opened—and just days after the all-important Los Angeles...
- 3/15/2021
- by Chris Nashawaty <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Image Source: Everett Collection
"Let's take a deep breath right now, right before we start," Taylour Paige suggested to me over the phone. It was four days before the release of her latest project, Boogie, but the actress proposed the meditative pause to give us a moment of clarity from the hectic Monday before we dove into our conversation. It only lasted a breath, but it was the perfect introduction to Paige as a person: introspective, astute, and empathetic. It's her insightfulness that almost led her to reject the role of Boogie's Eleanor, the high schooler with a fiery disposition who falls in love with basketball player Alfred Chin (Taylor Takahashi).
"When I first got it, I turned it down because I was like, 'I'm not in high school and I do not want to be dragged for this,' because no one needs another reason to drag someone," the 30-year-old rightly pointed out.
"Let's take a deep breath right now, right before we start," Taylour Paige suggested to me over the phone. It was four days before the release of her latest project, Boogie, but the actress proposed the meditative pause to give us a moment of clarity from the hectic Monday before we dove into our conversation. It only lasted a breath, but it was the perfect introduction to Paige as a person: introspective, astute, and empathetic. It's her insightfulness that almost led her to reject the role of Boogie's Eleanor, the high schooler with a fiery disposition who falls in love with basketball player Alfred Chin (Taylor Takahashi).
"When I first got it, I turned it down because I was like, 'I'm not in high school and I do not want to be dragged for this,' because no one needs another reason to drag someone," the 30-year-old rightly pointed out.
- 3/10/2021
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
If there’s one thing that the past year’s pandemic has taught the movie business, it’s that kid-friendly titles have become the new industry heavyweights. Hard on the heels of box-office perennial, The Croods: A New Age, and last weekend’s newly-crowned champ, Tom and Jerry, a new animated film once again claimed the top spot—Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon—which debuted at No. 1 in North American theaters this weekend with $8.6 million.
The debut was well-timed, as theaters in several major cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City, re-opened their long-shuttered doors for business (albeit in limited capacity) for the first time in nearly a year. But even the addition of those new venues couldn’t single-handedly pull the domestic box office out of its doldrums, hinting at a recovery that could take months instead of weeks.
Still, let’s give credit where it’s due.
The debut was well-timed, as theaters in several major cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City, re-opened their long-shuttered doors for business (albeit in limited capacity) for the first time in nearly a year. But even the addition of those new venues couldn’t single-handedly pull the domestic box office out of its doldrums, hinting at a recovery that could take months instead of weeks.
Still, let’s give credit where it’s due.
- 3/8/2021
- by Chris Nashawaty <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Though film fans may not acknowledge it, several other entertainment venues have had a tough time getting by in the past year. Just a few miles from the shuttered multiplex there were the empty stadiums and sports arenas. Now many more theatres are starting to open their doors once more (hey Big Apple and Tinsel Town), and the prospect of watching live baseball in a few weeks has many fans ecstatic. But there’s another sport just finishing up, allowing a few fans in, and adding another pandemic phrase for the “new normal”. That would be the basketball “bubble” that’s had a bumpy history. This new release is set in the before days, with a high schooler “baller” dreaming of the “big show”. But his parents are also counting on his “dream”. That and the pressure of representing his unique cultural community weigh heavily on the shoulders of the teen “hoop sensation” nicknamed Boogie.
- 3/6/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s a very different landscape this week than it was a year ago, just before the pandemic forced cinemas to close around the country. Still, with New York cinemas cautiously reopening this week and many other markets determined to bring moviegoing back, the studios and indie distributors alike are bringing many of their long-delayed releases onto screens, albeit in an entirely new way.
For contrasting examples, look at how two of the majors are handling what were intended to be family film tentpoles: Paramount decided to bypass theaters entirely with “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” using the title to launch its new subscription service, Paramount Plus. Disney tested a similar approach with “Mulan” late last summer, and now unveils its latest animated princess movie, “Raya and the Last Dragon” — though that label disguises the many ways in which this one advances the formula — both in theaters and...
For contrasting examples, look at how two of the majors are handling what were intended to be family film tentpoles: Paramount decided to bypass theaters entirely with “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” using the title to launch its new subscription service, Paramount Plus. Disney tested a similar approach with “Mulan” late last summer, and now unveils its latest animated princess movie, “Raya and the Last Dragon” — though that label disguises the many ways in which this one advances the formula — both in theaters and...
- 3/5/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Even though it’s moving at a slower pace than many would like, the vaccine rollout is starting to gain some traction and in turn, moviegoers are going to start setting foot in theaters — safely of course. That said, the specialty box office space might be hearing some more coin drop into its piggy bank in the forthcoming months. It’s been quite a journey, but we’ll get there slowly yet surely.
Eddie Huang, who is best known for writing the best-selling Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir which was the inspiration for the popular ABC sitcom, makes his feature directorial debut with Boogie which Focus Features releases in theaters today.
The story follows Alfred Chin (Taylor Takahashi) who goes by the name “Boogie”. He is a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York and dreams of one day playing in the NBA. However, his parents have other plans for him.
Eddie Huang, who is best known for writing the best-selling Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir which was the inspiration for the popular ABC sitcom, makes his feature directorial debut with Boogie which Focus Features releases in theaters today.
The story follows Alfred Chin (Taylor Takahashi) who goes by the name “Boogie”. He is a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York and dreams of one day playing in the NBA. However, his parents have other plans for him.
- 3/5/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Huang’s Boogie is a basketball movie, but one of its best moments comes courtesy of tennis. Boogie, né Alfred Chin (Taylor Takahashi) comes back to his home in Flushing, Queens, to find his Taiwanese immigrant father (Perry Yung) rewatching, for apparently the gazillionth time, the 1989 French Open match between Taiwanese-American upstart Michael Chang and the heavily favored world No. 1, Ivan Lendl. Chang won that match, which happened the day after the Tiananmen Square massacre, and went on to win the tournament. When Dad repeats his fervent assertion that...
- 3/4/2021
- by Jessica Kiang
- Rollingstone.com
Taylor Takahashi has a hell of an origin story.
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Taylor Takahashi has a hell of an origin story.
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
For subtlety’s sake, it’s better if coming-of-age stories don’t feature subplots in which characters are asked to pen their own autobiographical tales of maturation, and then spend time debating the merits of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” as well as their personal similarities to its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. That “Boogie” does this is emblematic of its frequent clunkiness. Nonetheless, Eddie Huang’s directorial debut about a Chinese American basketball player trying to balance athletics, romance and parental expectations — elements that should give it a leg up on the competition when it debuts in theaters on March 5.
In Flushing, Queens, Alfred “Boogie” Chin (Taylor Takahashi) strives to realize his dream of making it to the NBA. To facilitate this goal, Boogie — at the behest of his demanding father (Perry Yung) — transfers to City Prep, where he thinks he’ll have the best shot at beating...
In Flushing, Queens, Alfred “Boogie” Chin (Taylor Takahashi) strives to realize his dream of making it to the NBA. To facilitate this goal, Boogie — at the behest of his demanding father (Perry Yung) — transfers to City Prep, where he thinks he’ll have the best shot at beating...
- 3/4/2021
- by Nick Schager
- Variety Film + TV
With his best-selling autobiography “Fresh off the Boat,” chef and restaurateur Eddie Huang eloquently explained the othering of Asian Americans. He’s also a hip-hop and basketball fan. His feature directorial debut “Boogie” concerns a talented Tawianese American high school basketball player, the Queens native Alfred “Boogie” Chin (Taylor Takahashi), and his bid to earn a college scholarship. The road, of course, isn’t easy. The family’s bills pile up. His temperamental father (Perry Yung) is now on parole. His mother (Pamelyn Chee), who mercilessly berates her husband, is verbally and physically abusive.
If Huang focused on the trio’s fraught dynamic, this coming-of-age story would elevate to the basket. Huang’s first feature, however, for an aimless, senseless, undramatic sports flick.
Boogie is an incredibly unlikable character. Muscle-bound, swaggering, and a hip-hop baby — he first locks eyes with a headstrong Eleanor (Taylour Paige) — he’s not exactly the...
If Huang focused on the trio’s fraught dynamic, this coming-of-age story would elevate to the basket. Huang’s first feature, however, for an aimless, senseless, undramatic sports flick.
Boogie is an incredibly unlikable character. Muscle-bound, swaggering, and a hip-hop baby — he first locks eyes with a headstrong Eleanor (Taylour Paige) — he’s not exactly the...
- 3/4/2021
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
There are important stories in “Boogie” about young love, about abusive marital and parental relationships, and about navigating Western culture as the child of Asian immigrants, but the film seems determined to be about the rise of a promising high-school basketball player, even though the basketball storyline is the least interesting of the plotlines on display.
Restaurateur and “Fresh Off the Boat” author Eddie Huang makes his feature debut as a writer-director, bringing a great deal of emotional honesty and cultural specificity to the table. But while his approach to the characters and their interactions feel fresh and personal, the entire basketball plot is cobbled together from countless sports-movie clichés.
Japanese-American actor Taylor Takahashi debuts as Alfred, aka Boogie, a high-school senior who carries the hopes and dreams of his Chinese-born parents (played by Pamelyn Chee and Perry Yung) on his shoulders. The film opens with a flashback of his...
Restaurateur and “Fresh Off the Boat” author Eddie Huang makes his feature debut as a writer-director, bringing a great deal of emotional honesty and cultural specificity to the table. But while his approach to the characters and their interactions feel fresh and personal, the entire basketball plot is cobbled together from countless sports-movie clichés.
Japanese-American actor Taylor Takahashi debuts as Alfred, aka Boogie, a high-school senior who carries the hopes and dreams of his Chinese-born parents (played by Pamelyn Chee and Perry Yung) on his shoulders. The film opens with a flashback of his...
- 3/4/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Boogie Review: Generic Sports Drama Bogs Down Compelling Human Interest Story in Eddie Huang’s Debut
As writer/director Eddie Huang’s fortune teller states, when a dragon and a dog come together, they create a snake. That’s what Alfred ‘Boogie’ Chin (Taylor Takahashi) is: temperamental like his father (Perry Yung), culturally respectful like his mother (Pamelyn Chee), and intuitive enough to realize he’s been trapped between them without a voice of his own. Both parents see him as the answer to their financial woes, but Mr. Chin plays the long game while Mrs. Chin seeks a quick payday. Neither negates Boogie’s own dream of playing in the NBA, but they do alter the journey by causing psychologically crippling strife. Because the more they grab hold of his present to pull him towards their potential futures, the more it all starts feeling pointlessly self-destructive to him.
That’s where the intrigue lies within Huang’s debut feature Boogie (the restauranteur pivoting to film...
That’s where the intrigue lies within Huang’s debut feature Boogie (the restauranteur pivoting to film...
- 3/4/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The first two months of 2021 have brought no shortage of compelling, even great, movies and TV series but in March we’re getting some full-on events. A big, new animated Disney movie! Eddie Murphy returns to one of his most famous roles! Godzilla fights King Kong! Zack Snyder fights the limitations of a theatrical running time! It’s madness in the month of March! (If only there was some kind of pithy phrase that could be used to describe such a thing).
March will also see the departure of a...
March will also see the departure of a...
- 2/28/2021
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Boogie Trailer — Eddie Huang‘s Boogie (2021) movie trailer has been released by Focus Features. The Boogie trailer stars Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Pamelyn Chee, Perry Yung, Mike Moh, Alexa Mareka, Domenick Lombardozzi, Pop Smoke, Mister Fitzgerald, Ben Davis, Margaret Odette, Sam Jules, Dave East, Steve Coulter, Daymien Valentino, Ed Aristone, [...]
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- 1/21/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
'Boogie' trailer has arrived and it's driving the Internet crazy.
Focus Features unveiled the first official trailer for the upcoming film helmed by food personality and author Eddie Huang, who is best known as the creator of the autobiography 'Fresh Off the Boat' which inspired the acclaimed ABC sitcom of the same name, per Indiewire.
The forthcoming drama flick described as a coming-of-age film also marks Huang's directorial debut and revolves around Taylor Takahashi's character Alfred 'Boogie' Chin, a Chinese-American basketball player who struggles to play for the NBA, despite his parents' disapproval.
The sports drama also stars the late rapper Pop Smoke, who shot the film before his tragic death on Feb. 19, 2020.
Apart from Takahashi and Smoke, the movie also features Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Perry Yung, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, and Alexa Mareka, per Collider.
The film's official synopsis is as follows: "From acclaimed writer,...
Focus Features unveiled the first official trailer for the upcoming film helmed by food personality and author Eddie Huang, who is best known as the creator of the autobiography 'Fresh Off the Boat' which inspired the acclaimed ABC sitcom of the same name, per Indiewire.
The forthcoming drama flick described as a coming-of-age film also marks Huang's directorial debut and revolves around Taylor Takahashi's character Alfred 'Boogie' Chin, a Chinese-American basketball player who struggles to play for the NBA, despite his parents' disapproval.
The sports drama also stars the late rapper Pop Smoke, who shot the film before his tragic death on Feb. 19, 2020.
Apart from Takahashi and Smoke, the movie also features Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Perry Yung, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, and Alexa Mareka, per Collider.
The film's official synopsis is as follows: "From acclaimed writer,...
- 1/20/2021
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
An acclaimed writer, producer, and restaurateur, Eddie Huang now makes his directorial debut with Boogie, the coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of someday playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on securing a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie tries to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
About The Film Genre: Drama Director: Eddie Huang Screenplay: Eddie Huang Producers: Josh Bratman, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Tadross Cast: Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, Pop Smoke
Boogie is in theaters on March 5, 2021!
For More Information, Please Visit:
Official Website / Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / #Boogie
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About The Film Genre: Drama Director: Eddie Huang Screenplay: Eddie Huang Producers: Josh Bratman, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Tadross Cast: Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, Pop Smoke
Boogie is in theaters on March 5, 2021!
For More Information, Please Visit:
Official Website / Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / #Boogie
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- 1/20/2021
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Focus Features has released the official trailer for Boogie, the directorial debut of food personality and author Eddie Huang.
The film stars Taylor Takahashi as Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a high school basketball prodigy living in Queens, New York, with dreams of one day playing in the NBA. His parents disapprove, pressuring Boogie to apply for a scholarship to an elite college. Their Chinese cultural traditions, along with Boogie’s father being a police officer, cause rifts between Boogie and his peers. On top of that, he must juggle his hoop...
The film stars Taylor Takahashi as Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a high school basketball prodigy living in Queens, New York, with dreams of one day playing in the NBA. His parents disapprove, pressuring Boogie to apply for a scholarship to an elite college. Their Chinese cultural traditions, along with Boogie’s father being a police officer, cause rifts between Boogie and his peers. On top of that, he must juggle his hoop...
- 1/19/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
"You don't wanna know what's going on in my house." Focus Features has unveiled an official trailer for an indie film titled Boogie, marking the feature directorial debut of famous restaurateur / chef / writer Eddie Huang. Focus is releasing this in theaters at the start of March, despite not hitting any film festivals first. Set in contemporary New York City, the film follows a Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family with his own dreams of becoming a player for the NBA. Taylor Takahashi stars as Alfred "Boogie" Chin, who struggles to make a life as a very talented basketball player. The cast also includes Taylour Paige (from Zola), Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Alexa Mareka, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Perry Yung, and Pop Smoke. No surprise, this looks damn good! An authentic story told by an authentic voice on the experience of being a part of America's "melting pot" culture.
- 1/19/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Eddie Huang wears many hats — author, chef, restaurateur, food personality, producer, and attorney — and he’s kicking off 2021 by adding feature film director to the list. Huang, whose autobiography “Fresh Off the Boat” inspired the acclaimed ABC sitcom of the same name, is behind the camera for “Boogie,” the fictional story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom from Queens, New York who dreams of one day playing in the NBA while dealing with his parents’ pressure to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college. The film tracks Boogie as he navigates a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals, and the burden of family expectation.
“Boogie” stars Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, and Pop Smoke. Huang was a producer on the “Fresh Off the Boat” series, which ran for six seasons from 2015 to 2020. Huang also wrote “Boogie,” which is produced by Josh Bratman,...
“Boogie” stars Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, and Pop Smoke. Huang was a producer on the “Fresh Off the Boat” series, which ran for six seasons from 2015 to 2020. Huang also wrote “Boogie,” which is produced by Josh Bratman,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Focus Features will release Boogie, Eddie Huang’s feature directorial debut, on March 5, 2021.
In the coming-of-age story, Alfred “Boogie” Chin is a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
Huang, also a noted restauranteur, directed and wrote the screenplay for Boogie. His memoir Fresh Off the Boat was the basis for the hit ABC TV series
Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Mike Moh, Perry Yung, and Pop Smoke, who makes his posthumous acting debut, star in the movie. Producers are Josh Bratman of Immersive Pictures, Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions, and Michael Tadross. Rafael Martinez is an executive producer.
In the coming-of-age story, Alfred “Boogie” Chin is a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
Huang, also a noted restauranteur, directed and wrote the screenplay for Boogie. His memoir Fresh Off the Boat was the basis for the hit ABC TV series
Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Mike Moh, Perry Yung, and Pop Smoke, who makes his posthumous acting debut, star in the movie. Producers are Josh Bratman of Immersive Pictures, Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions, and Michael Tadross. Rafael Martinez is an executive producer.
- 12/10/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Fresh Off The Boat” writer and producer Eddie Huang’s directorial debut “Boogie” has scored a release date from Focus Features and will open domestically in theaters on March 5, 2021.
Huang wrote and directed “Boogie,” a basketball coming-of-age story about Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
The film stars Huang alongside lead Taylor Takahashi and the late rapper Pop Smoke, whom you can see in a first look image for “Boogie” above. Pop Smoke also made his posthumous acting debut in the film, and “Boogie” also features new music from the rapper that will be available on Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records.
Huang wrote and directed “Boogie,” a basketball coming-of-age story about Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
The film stars Huang alongside lead Taylor Takahashi and the late rapper Pop Smoke, whom you can see in a first look image for “Boogie” above. Pop Smoke also made his posthumous acting debut in the film, and “Boogie” also features new music from the rapper that will be available on Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records.
- 12/10/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Would have been cool to see Eddie Huang participate at both Sundance and… Chefdance on Main Street with a directorial debut that promises a buffer or faces and different races. For those who don’t know the newbie helmer, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir was a huge deal for Huang who penned a television series (sxi seasons in all). He also happens to be a chef and TV host. Shot in New York City September of 2019, Boogie sees Taylor Takahashi lead a cast comprised of Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Mike Moh, Dave East, Perry Yung, Alexa Mareka and our Zola queen, Taylour Paige.…...
- 11/16/2020
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: HBO Max has won an auction and committed to a put pilot on Chinos, an original animated series idea from Fresh Off the Boat’s Eddie Huang. Raf Martinez, Huang’s producing partner under their Color Correct banner, acclaimed tattoo artist Dr. Woo and artist/animator Bernard Chang (who will also art direct) will all be executive producers.
The concept is an exploration of the subcultures in Los Angeles through the Asian American experience while flipping the “model minority” notion on its head.
“Chinos is a show that will shatter the model minority myth and hopefully usher in a generation of Asian American storytellers that do not feel beholden to the expectations of others,” Huang told Deadline. “It is a project that seeks to shine a light on our singularity as individuals and the shared problems that bring us together as a community. Even my mom approved of this deal,...
The concept is an exploration of the subcultures in Los Angeles through the Asian American experience while flipping the “model minority” notion on its head.
“Chinos is a show that will shatter the model minority myth and hopefully usher in a generation of Asian American storytellers that do not feel beholden to the expectations of others,” Huang told Deadline. “It is a project that seeks to shine a light on our singularity as individuals and the shared problems that bring us together as a community. Even my mom approved of this deal,...
- 7/9/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Actor Domenick Lombardozzi, who appears in the highly anticipated Martin Scorsese film, The Irishman, has come aboard Boogie, the Focus Features coming-of-age drama written and directed by Fresh Off The Boat author Eddie Huang in his feature debut.
The pic stars newcomer Taylor Takahashi as a young Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family with his own dreams of becoming a player for the NBA.
Lombardozzi joins previously announced co-stars Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Mike Moh, Dave East, Perry Yung, Alexa Mareka and Taylour Paige.
Josh Bratman of Immersive Pictures, Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions and Michael Tadross are producing the film, which Focus will distribute domestically, while Universal Pictures International will handle foreign distribution.
Boogie is currently filming on location in New York City.
Lombardozzi was most recently seen on the big screen in Cold Pursuit, opposite Liam Neeson, and just...
The pic stars newcomer Taylor Takahashi as a young Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family with his own dreams of becoming a player for the NBA.
Lombardozzi joins previously announced co-stars Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Mike Moh, Dave East, Perry Yung, Alexa Mareka and Taylour Paige.
Josh Bratman of Immersive Pictures, Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions and Michael Tadross are producing the film, which Focus will distribute domestically, while Universal Pictures International will handle foreign distribution.
Boogie is currently filming on location in New York City.
Lombardozzi was most recently seen on the big screen in Cold Pursuit, opposite Liam Neeson, and just...
- 9/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mike Moh, Dave East, Perry Yung, Alexa Mareka and Taylour Paige are ready to Boogie. The quintet of actors are the latest to join Eddie Huang’s coming-of-age pic at Focus Features which is currently filming in New York City.
The actors round out the cast which includes previously announced newcomer Taylor Takahashi as the titular character as well as co-stars Pamelyn Chee and Jorge Lendeborg Jr..
Set against the backdrop of contemporary New York City, Boogie follows a young Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family with his own dreams of becoming a player for the NBA. The pic marks the directorial debut of Huang, who also wrote the screenplay. Huang is a renaissance man who is best known for writing Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, which was adapted into a...
The actors round out the cast which includes previously announced newcomer Taylor Takahashi as the titular character as well as co-stars Pamelyn Chee and Jorge Lendeborg Jr..
Set against the backdrop of contemporary New York City, Boogie follows a young Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family with his own dreams of becoming a player for the NBA. The pic marks the directorial debut of Huang, who also wrote the screenplay. Huang is a renaissance man who is best known for writing Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, which was adapted into a...
- 9/13/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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