The 'Crazy Rich Asians' screenwriter on jumping at the chance to direct her first feature and balancing humor with heart.
she co-wrote, Lim found herself inspired to “live in [her] own voice” and “tell stories inspired by people who look like [her] and represent the cultures [she] grew up with.”, a hard-R comedy following a quartet of Asian-Americans as they wreak havoc on a group trip throughout China and Korea. But for every raunchy joke and comic set piece ,also shows its more vulnerable heart, weaving together a story that knows the best way to make you laugh is to also make you cry.
Since the second they asked, “Do you want to direct this?” As a television writer, you’re a producer on set and you control so much of the storytelling, so it was amazing to have that agency and control and be in the driver's seat for a feature as well. Especially for a project like this—it’s so specific and could go off the rails so easily.
How did you settle on this story? What is it about this raunchy style comedy that appealed to you in the first place?
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