The Accidental Getaway Driver

The Accidental Getaway Driver
Directed bySing J. Lee
Screenplay by
  • Sing J. Lee
  • Christopher Chen
Based on"The Accidental Get Away Driver"
by Paul Kix[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Cambio Fernandez
Edited byYang-Hua Hu
Music by
  • Jon Ong
Production
companies
Release date
  • January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23) (Sundance)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Accidental Getaway Driver is a 2023 American drama film directed by Sing J. Lee, his feature directorial debut and co-written by Lee with Christopher Chen. It is inspired by the 2016 abduction of Long Ma, a Vietnamese American taxi driver in Orange County, by three prison escapees. It stars Hiep Tran Nghia, Phi Vu, Dali Benssalah and Dustin Nguyen.

It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023.

Cast

  • Hiep Tran Nghia as Long Ma
  • Dustin Nguyen as Tay Duong
  • Dali Benssalah as Aden
  • Phi Vu as Eddie Ly
  • Gabrielle Chan as Lan Ma
  • Vivien Ngô as Alice
  • Cathy Vu as Hanh
  • Tiffany Rothman as Linda
  • Sharon Sharth as Concierge
  • Travon McCall as News Anchor
  • Edward Singletary as Motivational Speaker

Production

Production took place in 2022 in Little Saigon and Westminster, California.[2][3]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, where Lee received the Directing Award in U.S. Dramatic for the film.[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Accidental Get Away Driver". GQ. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Sewordor, Emefa; Sjoquist, David L. (June 2016). "Lights, Camera, Action: The Adoption of State Film Tax Credits". Public Budgeting & Finance. 36 (2): 5–25. doi:10.1111/pbaf.12090. ISSN 0275-1100. S2CID 156311603.
  3. ^ Sun, Rebecca (January 21, 2023). "Sundance: How the Multicultural Team Behind 'The Accidental Getaway Driver' Sought to Make a Culturally Sensitive Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Accidental Getaway Driver Brings Tears and Asian Pride to Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter . January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Accidental Getaway Driver". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Accidental Getaway Driver". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2024.