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The Motel is exclusively available on EZTakes until the 30th of January 2007!

"I roared out loud with laughter!" - Andrew O'hehir, Salon

Puberty sucks, and nobody knows it better than 13-year-old Ernest Chin (Jeffrey Chyau). As he watches guests come and go, Ernest finds himself forever stuck at his family's hourly-rate motel, where he divides his time between taking orders from his overbearing mom, cleaning up after whatever miscreants the motel may attract and longing for the girl of his dreams, 15-year-old Christine (Samantha Futerman, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA). When charismatic Sam Kim (Sung Kang, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW) checks into the motel, fatherless Ernest is taken under his wing and hustled toward manhood, for better or worse. From the producers of ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW and THE GOOD GIRL, comes an honest portrait of adolescence as heartfelt and authentic as it is hilarious. THE MOTEL, directed by Michael Kang

Note: Due to copyright restrictions, some Bonus Features on this DVD have been removed.

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"Like the best independent films, THE MOTEL realizes that life is made up of minor pleasures and tiny epiphanies, not sweeping character arcs or big dramatic moments" - Nathan Rabin, AV Club

"All the ingredients of this coming-of-age fable are individually familiar, but you rarely see them come together so well." - Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

"An effective, biting look at a typically dreadful childhood that leaves us both depressed and thankful that we survived those years intact." - Martha Fischer, Cinematical

"A momentous achievement! A portrait of adolescence as heartfelt and authentic as it is hilarious!" - Jeff Yang, SF Chronicle

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  • Reviewer: anonymous on 09-Jan-2007
    :} This is honestly one of the best and most creative films I've seen. The story and characters/actors fit so well together.
  • Reviewer: oscar the couch on 12-Feb-2007
    What a great independent film! You will laugh and cry. I never want to be a teenager again.
  • Reviewer: Blaine on 30-Apr-2010
    A very sweet and very human movie.

Additional Information

  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Format: NTSC
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (widescreen)
  • Color: Color
  • Sound: 5.1 Surround Sound

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