Greetings, friends-- One of the most delightful contemporary American comedies featuring an unseen central character is Wayne Wang's 1982 *Chan is Missing.* This very agreeable four-star comedy is a delish' introduction (for non-Asian Americans) to the humor and values of many urban American Asian communities. Wang's success with it is all the more remarkable since, I hear, he shot the film in a few weekends on a tiny budget supplied by a few friends' VISA cards. Regards, Bet MacArthur AAI [log in to unmask] Cambridge MA (617) 455 6189 & Los Angeles (310) 313 5059 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]