Fakin' Da Funk 27 years old

Finding your roots in the hood ain't easy.

Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.

Credits

Fakin' Da Funk Cast

Name Character
Duane Martin He was 31, now 59 years old as Brandon
Ernie Hudson He was 51, now 78 years old as Joe Lee
Kelly Hu She was 29, now 56 years old as Kwee-me
Pam Grier She was 48, now 75 years old as Annabelle Lee
Rudy Ray Moore He was 70, 81 years old when he died as Larry
John Witherspoon He was 55, 147 years old when he died as Bill
Margaret Cho She was 28, now 55 years old as May-Ling
Tone Lōc He was 31, now 58 years old as Frog
Tatyana Ali She was 18, now 45 years old as Karyn
Dante Basco He was 21, now 49 years old as Julian Lee

Fakin' Da Funk Crew

Name Department
Timothy A. Chey as Director. Directing
Timothy A. Chey as Writer. Writing
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Fakin' Da Funk (27 years)

Finding your roots in the hood ain't easy.

  • Release day: Sunday, July 20, 1997
  • Runtime: 89 minutes