Overview
Lee’s award-winning thesis film for NYU parallels a young man running from the Mafia and a young woman hiding from the INS, and its blend of the comic and the melodramatic sets the tone for the first feature films to follow. The title refers to Manhattan’s Canal Street, which separates Chinatown from Little Italy.
Cast
- Patrick Cupo as Mario
- Ching Ming Liu as Hsiu Hsiu
- Ira Katz as Drug Dealer
- Chazz Palminteri as Angelo
- Mei-Hwa Chaa