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| Some of the Asian bad guys and gals featured in the movie Awesome Asian Bad Guys. |
AABG has been a work in progress for several years. Buzz has been building with advance screenings at film festivals around the country and fundraising on kickstarter to reach the $50,000 needed to finish the project has been going on concurrently.
If you’ve wanted to watch Stephen Dypiangco and Patrick Epino — better known as the National Film Society — reunite iconic Asian bad guys from the ’80s in the action/comedy Awesome Asian Bad Guys, but couldn’t attend one of the many festival screenings, now is your chance to download the film and watch it in the comfort of your own home.
An irreverent homage to the unsung villains of ’80s & ’90s action flicks, this nonstop romp plunges a motley crew of washed up Asian bad guy actors into a deadly mission to take down Los Angeles’ most nefarious mob boss.
Set in present day Los Angeles but packed with homages to classic ‘80s and ‘90s action movies, AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS is an ode to the tough as nails character actors who built their careers getting pulverized, impaled, and literally blown to bits. By becoming the heroes of their own story, these often overlooked icons fight for and earn the recognition, respect, and redemption they’ve long deserved.
The website states:
The cast includes Tamlyn Tomita, Dante Basco Al Leong, Yuji Okumoto, George Cheun and a host of others whom most of us wouldn't know their names but whom we'd recognize as soon as we'd see them.
The National Film Society is a digital movie studio co-founded by filmmakers Epino and Dypiangco, who’ve decided to take their talents to YouTube. With a uniquely brainy and offbeat style, they produce original content, collaborate with talented creators and make fun of each other as much as possible. Cue the harbinger of evil: G-O-O-N-N-N-N-NGGG!!
Set in present day Los Angeles but packed with homages to classic ‘80s and ‘90s action movies, AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS is an ode to the tough as nails character actors who built their careers getting pulverized, impaled, and literally blown to bits. By becoming the heroes of their own story, these often overlooked icons fight for and earn the recognition, respect, and redemption they’ve long deserved.
The website states:
"When we were growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, we’d always see hard-hitting Asian bad guys in flicks like Die Hard, Bloodsport, and Karate Kid 2. These badasses were often cooler than the heroes they fought, but they’d usually have a 2-minute lifespan before they were mortally wounded or beat to a pulp. It really sucked that you barely saw them on screen and rarely got to know them.
"We want to celebrate Asian bad guys (and girls) and their continuing inspiration and kick-ass contributions to pop culture history. Everything we do is devoted to our staunch commitment to give these guys their due.
"Being an Awesome Asian Bad Guy is a lifestyle – how you walk, how you talk, how you stroke your mustache. We believe everyone, Asian and non-Asian, should embrace the diabolical mastermind/henchman/crime boss/magical wizard/assassin who lives inside us all!"
The cast includes Tamlyn Tomita, Dante Basco Al Leong, Yuji Okumoto, George Cheun and a host of others whom most of us wouldn't know their names but whom we'd recognize as soon as we'd see them.
The National Film Society is a digital movie studio co-founded by filmmakers Epino and Dypiangco, who’ve decided to take their talents to YouTube. With a uniquely brainy and offbeat style, they produce original content, collaborate with talented creators and make fun of each other as much as possible. Cue the harbinger of evil: G-O-O-N-N-N-N-NGGG!!
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