Podcasts about Long Duk Dong

Nick welcomes film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to the podcast to discuss the box office failure of the new *Joker* movie and review several new films, including *Piece By Piece*, the dreadful horror sequel *Terrifier 3*, and *The Apprentice*, a film starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump in New York. Then, Esmeralda Leon joins Nick to chat about the beauty of never making weekend plans and reflect on pop culture that has aged very poorly, such as Long Duk Dong from *Sixteen Candles*, *The Cosby Show*, ridiculously oversized jeans, and the movie *American Beauty*. They also continue their culinary journey by taste-testing a snack from Korea. [Ep287]

Gedde is best known for his characters Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles, Oishi Kazihiro in Gung Ho and Nurse Yosh Takata on ER. He has been seen in various TV shows and movies such as Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Becker, Mad About You, UHF, Call Me Kat and Magnum P.I. He has also done many voice acting jobs on projects including The Simpsons, Family Guy, Kung Fu Panda 4, Ultraman: Rising, American Dad! Kim Possible, and Rugrats.   

A woman in Midland, Michigan is found living in the rooftop sign of the Family Fare grocery store. She was asked to leave without incident. Then, an estranged gay son who had been shunned and disowned by his Jehovah's Witness father writes his own version of his dad's obit in Milford, CT. Finally, actor Gedde Watanabe says he did not find his role in 16 Candles as Long Duk Dong offensive at the time. It was 40 years ago, and Watanabe said there were not a lot of roles for Asian actors. He continued that the role changed his life in a positive way.Apple Podcasts: apple.co/1WwDBrCSpotify: spoti.fi/2pC19B1iHeart Radio: bit.ly/4aza5LWTunein: bit.ly/1SE3NMbYouTube Music: bit.ly/43T8Y81Pandora: pdora.co/2pEfctjYouTube: bit.ly/1spAF5aAlso follow Tim and John on:Facebook: www.facebook.com/focusgroupradioTwitter: www.twitter.com/focusgroupradioInstagram: www.instagram.com/focusgroupradio

It's a busy time for sports. Erik and Brian give their thoughts on the NFL Draft and the people who attend the draft. Plus, lots of playoff talk and the movie that gave us Long Duk Dong and Farmer Ted turns 40.

This week on the Exciting & New podcast Jason Andy and Dana welcome Prodigal Son Logan back as they discuss the 1984 start to the Hughesiverse, Sixteen Candles. In this coming of age movie, hottie Senior Jake is somehow into basic looking Sophomore Sam. It makes zero sense. Anthony Michael Hall starts his long run playing the Nerd. In fact, he is billed in the credits as "The Nerd". Look it up. Gedde Watanabe plays Long Duk Dong, quite possibly the most stereotypically racist character ever put in a movie. I mean, I laughed every time he appeared on screen, but I didn't feel good about it. Enjoy the pod.

Recorded live at Bās Bookshop in Honolulu, Hawaii! Jeff and Phil celebrate the release of Jeff's new book The Golden Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America, which explores the history of Asian Americans on the silver screen, and the iconic films that have shaped Hollywood, representation, and American culture. They talk about why this moment in representation seemed like the right time for this book, how Jeff chose the movies that "made the cut," and a reconsideration (or reimagining) of Long Duk Dong. Also, in The Good, The Bad and The WTF, they offer some unpopular opinions about Asian American cinema. Special thanks to Aly Ishikuni-Sasaki and the team at Bās Bookshop.

Award-winning Queer Indie filmmaker Quentin Lee just released his latest feature THE LAST SUMMER OF NATHAN LEE promising to take audiences on an emotional journey. The film which explores the story of a Chinese American teenager who finds out that he has brain cancer right before he turns 18. THE LAST SUMMER OF NATHAN LEE is a compelling narrative that delves into the life of Nathan Lee played by Harrison Xu (Bloodhounds/Netflix), a Chinese American teenager on the cusp of adulthood. Just days before his 18th birthday, Nathan is confronted with the harsh reality of a brain cancer diagnosis. Faced with a limited amount of time, he makes a life-altering decision to live each day with an unmatched zeal for life while also refusing to die a virgin. Knowing that his gay best friend, Dash (Matthew Mitchell Espinosa), wants to become a filmmaker, Nathan offers himself as a documentary subject to Dash, who also happens to be in love with Nathan. Nathan and Dash decide to document as much of his remaining life as possible. Without reservation, Nathan experiments sexually and falls in love with Lorelei played by Natasha Tina Liu (Here and Now/HBO), another high school friend. As Nathan realizes he cannot reciprocate Dash's true love, he decides to marry Dash, a Dreamer Immigrant, and gifts him an American citizenship. Quentin Lee - “Growing up in the 80s, I loved teen movies from that era which unfortunately not only have no Asian Pacific Islander characters but sometimes even have racist stereotypes like Long Duk Dong from Sixteen Candles, traumatizing API teens of my generation,” said Director Quentin Lee. “Even to this day, the dearth of API teen movies has inspired me to create Last Summer of Nathan Lee that not only reflect but is made for today's generation of BIPOC teens in North America. I hope it can be a Pretty in Pink that my own son, now only 7, will grow up to watch as a teenager in the future.” Quentin Lee is the winner of the 2020 Roddenberry Foundation Impact Awards for TV creators, a member of the Producers Guild of America, Canadian Media Producers Association and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Directors and Producers Peer Group), Quentin Lee is a multimedia creator and has directed and produced over ten feature films and three TV series. His first feature Shopping For Fangs (co-directed with Justin Lin) premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and became a cult classic as part of the Asian American New Wave Class of 1997. As a creator, he is currently developing Rez Comedy, the first Canadian Indigenous stand-up comedy TV series. Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Claudia Forestieri (Twitter: @PlanetClaudia; Instagram: @claudiforest) and Brigitte Munoz-Liebowitz (@brigliebs on Twitter and Instagram) of the HBO Max series Gordita Chronicles which is cut from the same cloth as this week's film: Sixteen Candles! Well, it's similar because it's a coming-of-age comedy but it definitely isn't as problematic. As much as the world celebrates John Hughes's directorial debut, it has a lot of problems... A LOT. From the Long Duk Dong of it all to the very problematic rapey banter from Farmer Ted and Jake Ryan, we talk about all of it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/problematicfavepod/support

This week we run back the John Hughes classic, Sixteen Candles, from 1984.  Join us as we discuss  the golden age of the USA Network, awkward hand holding and note passing, Roger Ebert, and the problematic 80s. As always, we deep dive into the movie, read some ratchet reviews, talk about the WTF Moment of the Week, and sadly run down the RIPs.  WebsiteInstagramTikTokTwitterFacebook

Katie and Bridget forget it's someone's birthday as they re-watch the 80's movie: Sixteen Candles! While we all remember the iconic ending with the actual sixteen candles being utilized, you may not remember the parts that don't hold up as well overtime.... Such as: the racist remarks (and characters! Looking at you Long Duk Dong), the sexual harassment and possible rape(!!?!?!?!???!), the gross family members, and weird sex quizzes that we're still not sure are for a class or just for fun. Released in 1984, it was written and directed by John Hughes, while starring the 80's queen herself: Molly Ringwald.

Doc Camero and Foil Pants discuss "Cancel Culture" and if Generation Z is to blame. This episode involves discussions on Long Duk Dong, Space Jam characters, Mr. Potato Head's gender identity crisis, and Doc's abnormal obsession with the movie “Precious.”

In our lucky number sleventh episode, we decided to throw a lackluster surprise party with Sixteen Candles, 80s icon John Hughes's directorial debut. We discuss the highs and lows of Hughes here and elsewhere, touch on the experience of viewing older art with contemporary eyes, weigh what exactly mainstream 80s American cinema was aiming to accomplish, and generally suffer through the experience known as Long Duk Dong. Feel free to skip to 51:21 for the beginning of our audio commentary. As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on all of our channels, which include Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube! Contact us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and requests. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/what-about-the-breakfast-club-molly-ringwald-metoo-john-hughes-pretty-in-pink

The Semites win an award. Bruce is Jersey. Or not. Improv still sucks. The American obsession with making pop cultural references, particularly when it comes to comedy. How to win friends and influence people in foreign countries - just mock the neighboring country/state/region. Does anybody like Paraguayans? The sadness of realizing no matter how hard you try not to be, you are still American. Is it still acceptable to watch Long Duk Dong and quote his lines? Why Dutch Santa is Black, and how the people of Holland treat him. Enjoying celebrations even if they no longer conform to societal mores which is not to be confused with smores which conform with all celebrations.

The Plotaholics are still taking on the 80s! This week we take a dive back to 1984 with the raunchy John Hughes classic Sixteen Candles. This 90-minute romp has a ton of unlikable characters. Samantha Baker's sweet sixteen is completely forgotten about so her older sister can get married. Poor dear!This episode covers:The problematic aspects of this film, from the casual racism to the casual date rape.How comedy has evolved to the point that shows like The Office were able to find ways to deal with these same topics in a more self-aware way.John Hughes's body of work: Overall good? Overall bad? Somewhere in between?Support the show (https://plotaholics.com)

"I can't believe that I gave my panties to a geek." The wives are finally diving into the patron saint of teen movies, John Hughes' directorial debut, SIXTEEN CANDLES.This week BJ talks about the rite of passage for Chicagoland teens experiencing John Hughes cinema, Harmony has a full breakdown after drawing a parallel from the treatment of Long Duk Dong to her own family's treatment of immigrants, and both have to grapple with the normalization of rape culture present in what is considered one of the most classic teen girl movies ever made.Articles Discussed in Today's Episode can be found belowMolly Ringwald for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/what-about-the-breakfast-club-molly-ringwald-metoo-john-hughes-pretty-in-pinkVox Article: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/9/27/17906644/sixteen-candles-rape-culture-1980s-brett-kavanaugh?fbclid=IwAR2dM1530-wJ60jNRL1bpKoCCzu0ZixD0CY1eaOSszTPcvsfIxqs20-U098Become a Patron! www.patreon.com/thisendsatpromFind the show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtPromYou can also follow the hosts on their social media channelsBJ Colangelo—Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_torLogo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

In the ninth episode of a Pop of Psych, cohost Stacey discusses tropes, generally, and those in coming-of-age high school films in alignment with TheMoreYouKnow back-to-school series. Mentioned in the Pod - Tropes around Women: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/10-tropes-about-women-women-should-stop-laughing-about/325782/ and Long Duk Dong: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/t-magazine/asian-american-comedians.html , https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88591800

Before the McAllister family forgot Kevin at home on vacation, the Bakers forgot their daughter Samantha’s 16th birthday in this 1984 John Hughes comedy. The problematic Long Duk Dong, the ethics of trading your girlfriend for another woman’s underwear, and what exactly a bohunk is are all discussed by Tater and Deep in this week’s episode. Remember to subscribe, like, and leave a review!

You know her from the legendary John Hughes movie, “Sixteen Candles,” where she played Marlene, the “sexy American girlfriend” of Long Duk Dong. It's a really fun episode when we go behind the scenes of this American classic and also talk about her love of travel and so much more.In a recent follow-up portion of the podcast, we talk about life with the Coronavirus, the good things it's done for the world, and the unity of people across the globe.

Tokenism. Oh, how we loathe thee. The ladies discuss the media's love/hate relationship with singling out individuals based on race, interests, body types, etc. Let's all get offended!Sources: Accessed Feb. 28, 2020 - April 25, 2020; Tokenism.; Magical Negro.; Urban Dictionary: token.;South Park Archives: Token Black.; Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - Imdb.; A Love Letter To The ‘Token’ Black Women I Grew Up With. So Sunken: Black Folks Who Are Ride Or Die For Trump.; JOURNAL ARTICLE Black Women Talk About Workplace Stress And How They Cope. No, I Don't Want To Be Your Token Black Best Friend | Ravishly. Your token Black woman. 10 Signs You're The "Token" & Not Actually A Part Of The Team.; The 10 Best Token Black Guys in Movie History. I. Y. Yunioshi. Long Duk Dong.Dick Hallorann. Next Friday. Insecure HBO; House

Episode Notes Episode 67 is here, and the guys bring you the latest Pop Culture News, In the latest Current Movie Review Steven reviews Zombieland 2: Double Tap, Ron reviews The Addams Family, and the guys review "In Search of Darkness: The Definitive 80's Horror Documentary", Our Halloween Throwback Movie Review Series Concludes with "Day of the Dead", also we bring you 2 interviews from Rock and Shock, The Vintage Skull, and Vinegar Syndrome, also Dictators on Horses, and so much more in our "What the Hell is That" Segment, then the guys countdown the Top 5 Offensive Characters in Cinema, will Long Duk Dong make the list?, will Mr. Yunioshi make the list? All this and so much more in this jam packed episode.Segment Times:Upcoming Events/Announcements: 2:57 - 8:54 Pop Culture News: 9:34 - 38:48 Interview with The Vintage Skull: 39:13 - 40:32 Trailer Talk: 41:11 - 49:08 Interview with Brandon from Vinegar Syndrome/The Archive: 49:41 - 54:41 Current Movie Review: 55:22 - 1:09:41 - Zombieland 2 Review 55:22 - 1:00:11 - Addams Family Review - 1:00:12 - 1:02:54 - In Search of Darkness the Definitive 80’s Horror Documentary Review: 1:02:56 - 1:08:49 Halloween Throwback Movie Review - Day of the Dead (1983): 1:10:26 - 1:16:11 What the Hell is That: 1:16:37 - 1:30:38 Top 5 Offensive Characters in Cinema/Close Show: 1:32:41 - 1:53:04Do you love our Show, Subscribe to Us and Leave a Review. Like us on Facebook: [link] https://www.facebook.com/SuperRetroThrowbackReviews/ Follow us on Twitter: [link] https://twitter.com/SuperRetroTBR Follow us on Instagram: [link] https://instagram.com/superretrothrowbackreviews Also Check us out on The Dorkening Podcast Network Check our Website [link] http://superretrothrowbackreviews.com Buy our Merch: TeePublic [link] https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1799375-super-retro-throwback-reviews-the-audio-files TeeSpring: [link] https://teespring.com/super-retro-loyalty-tee?tsmac=store&tsmic=super-retro-store&pid=2&cid=2397&sid=back Amazon: Coming SoonThis episode is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee [link] https://deadlygroundscoffee.com (The official Sponsor of The Dorkening Podcast Network and Super Retro Throwback Reviews), this episode is also brought to you by Connecticut Cult Classics [link] https://www.connecticutcultclassics.com, and JPO Productions LLC. [link] http://www.jpoproductions.comThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week we're going back to the 80's! We're talking big hair, 80's jams, and the "million dollar, slave owning, racist middle class America." and it was PLATINUM. Most of us love this John Hughes classic, but it is also VERY problematic. We discuss the sexist rape culture, and the "Long Duk Dong" of it all.  What 80's Brat Pack movies do you love? Did you have time to talk on the phone before school? These are the important questions, so let us know over on twitter/instagram @wehavethoughts3 Aces you groovy-ing sonsabitches. We appreciate you.  #Movies #SixteenCandles #JohnHughes #BratPack #80s #Aces #MovieReview #Platinum

In this week's Saturday School, we revisit the 2015 film Seoul Searching, which follows a group of teenagers sent by their parents to a government-sponsored summer camp in Korea for them to reconnect with their roots. However, according to the film's prologue, this real-life program in the 1980s (which director Benson Lee himself attended as a young man) was canceled after a few years cause the kids were too much to handle. Seoul Searching is a nod to John Hughes movies, with the Korean American characters all embodying a certain stereotype -- whether it's the punk-rock Sid Vicious wannabe, the Madonna vixen, the Korean Mexican lover, the uptight Korean German, the Korean American adoptee -- before the film really dives into deep-seeded cultural struggles that exist behind the teen angst. In that sense, the characters in Seoul Searching, including the authority figures, carry much more weight than is allowed in the world of a typical John Hughes movie (incidentally a fictional world where the only notable Asian American character is Long Duk Dong). So go back and watch it, cause it's on Netflix, and it's fun. 80s music. Soju. Fiery romances. Stud muffins. Teary-eyed reunions. Makes us Taiwanese Americans look forward to Valerie Soe's upcoming documentary on The Love Boat, the Taiwanese American equivalent of teenagers getting sent to the homeland for cultural learning with sometimes scandalous results.

The crew of Hold Up travels back in time to 1984 when John Hughes made his directorial debut with Sixteen Candles.  Can the winning combination of Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Long Duk Dong fill in the gaps of this simple story, or will this movie be forgotten as quickly as Samantha's 16th birthday?

Merry Wongmas! The holiday spirits are high as Dan & Jessica discuss the difference in their drinking styles, read listener emails, and address some errors & omissions. Then, we end the year by answering the age-old question: is enjoying Big Trouble in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Hughes’ 1984 motion picture "Sixteen Candles" was a seminal point in film history—meaning, this is when movies started to get much worse. Way too many flicks have emulated this garbage heap’s style and essence over the years, and somehow people look past its gigantic flaws and consider it a classic comedy that’s both romantic and realistic at showing the awkwardness of high school. Um, no. None of those things are true. It’s widely known for its blatant racism with the whole Long Duk Dong character, but that just makes people forget that this movie is also extremely rapey. The popular high school jock trades the opportunity to have sex with his passed-out popular girlfriend to someone he hardly knows in exchange for another girl’s underwear. Oh, John Hughes. You’re such a romantic. Molly Ringwald (the original underwear owner) plays Samantha Baker, a high school girl on her 16th birthday who has two problems: 1.) nobody in her family remembers that it’s her birthday, and 2.) the boy she likes doesn’t even know she exists. These problems are, like, pretty major. Anthony Michael Hall (who acquired her underwear and then trades them for rape) plays a lecherous creep who is somehow considered an underdog "geek." And some guy nobody’s ever heard of (the one who traded his lady for the panties) plays Jake Ryan, a popular jock who Molly Ringwald so desperately wants to bone. None of this movie is funny. All of it is racist. None of this movie is romantic. All of it is disgusting. Join us as we discuss what kind of disease "Ringwald's" probably is, whether John Hughes belonged on a list, and exactly just what the racial slur "bohunk" means. Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com. This episode is sponsored by Kim Jong-university. Visit our website at https://www.filmsnuff.com.

Episode #334 of On Screen & Beyond - Debbie Pollack steps up to the OSB mic to chat about her role in "Sixteen Candles" as "Lumberjack", the love interest of Long Duk Dong, and more ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-screen-and-beyond/message

Gedde Watanabe played Long Duk Dong in the classic film "Sixteen Candles"! Gedde joins us to chat about that role and his other roles, including "Gung Ho" and "Mulan"! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-screen-and-beyond/message