It’s been about three years since National Film Society’s own Stephen Dypianco and Patrick Epino pitched their vision for a crowdfunded film lining up some of the most memorable Asian villains in action cinema history. To date, having circulated their final product in the form of the new action comedy, Awesome Asian Bad Guys with much appeal from fans around North America and Canada, the movie is finally being made available for the home-viewing public on June 23.
What happened to the actors that played that one Asian villain in your favorite childhood action flicks? Well, it turns out that they teamed up with the National Film Society to avenge the wrongful death of Tamlyn Tomita’s twin sister, Pamlyn, in AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS. Directors Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco assembled the AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS for the very characters that they portrayed on film and what they do best — kick butt.
A screwball comedy that doesn’t take itself too seriously, AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS is directors Patrick Epino and Stephen Dypiangco’s homage to the actors who played iconic, yet paradoxically nameless Asian villains on the silver screen. This tribute has Al Leong, Yuji Okumoto and George Cheung playing themselves in an almost life-imitating-art caricaturization of their most recognizable roles.
Watch the announcement video in the player below via their official Facebook page!
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BIG NEWS!! Awesome Asian Bad Guys is coming out June 23rd on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Xbox, and…
Posted by Awesome Asian Bad Guys on Wednesday, June 3, 2015
