The Accidental Getaway Driver Explained
| Director: | Sing J. Lee |
| Based On: | [1] |
| Cinematography: | Michael Cambio Fernandez |
| Editing: | Yang-Hua Hu |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Accidental Getaway Driver is a 2023 American drama film directed by Sing J. Lee, his feature directorial debut and co-written by Lee with Christopher Chen. It is inspired by the 2016 abduction of Long Ma, a Vietnamese American taxi driver in Orange County, by three prison escapees. It stars Hiep Tran Nghia, Phi Vu, Dali Benssalah and Dustin Nguyen.
It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023.
Cast
- Hiep Tran Nghia as Long Ma
- Dustin Nguyen as Tay Duong
- Dali Benssalah as Aden
- Phi Vu as Eddie Ly
- Gabrielle Chan as Lan Ma
- Vivien Ngô as Alice
- Cathy Vu as Hanh
- Tiffany Rothman as Linda
- Sharon Sharth as Concierge
- Travon McCall as News Anchor
- Edward Singletary as Motivational Speaker
Production
Production took place in 2022 in Little Saigon and Westminster, California.[2] [3]
Release
It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, where Lee received the Directing Award in U.S. Dramatic for the film.[4]
Notes and References
- The Accidental Get Away Driver. GQ. January 1, 2017.
- Sewordor . Emefa . Sjoquist . David L. . June 2016 . Lights, Camera, Action: The Adoption of State Film Tax Credits . Public Budgeting & Finance . 36 . 2 . 5–25 . 10.1111/pbaf.12090 . 156311603 . 0275-1100.
- Web site: Sun . Rebecca . 2023-01-21 . Sundance: How the Multicultural Team Behind 'The Accidental Getaway Driver' Sought to Make a Culturally Sensitive Film . 2023-01-25 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-01-25 . Accidental Getaway Driver Brings Tears and Asian Pride to Sundance . 2023-01-25 . The Hollywood Reporter .
