United States / Jan 18, 2004 / Slamdance Film Festival
One illegal immigrant, one smuggling debt, one day to pay up.
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Waley Liu | Ming's Roommate |
| Ed Jansen | Ming's Roommate #2 |
| David Liu | Ming's Roommate #3 |
| Eva Huang Shengyi | Ming's Cousin |
| Ethel Brooks | First Delivery |
| Victor Sally | Fried Hard |
| Tanya Perez | Second Delivery |
| Maria Greenspan | Portuguese Delivery |
| Sandra McCullogh | Mother with Children |
| Sharinee McCullogh | Running Toddler |
| Renae McCullough | Older Sister |
| Javier Cortes | Nice Tipper |
| J.P. Partland | Horn Delivery |
| Theodore Bouloukos | No Speakee English |
| Yessica Amadis | Smoking Phone Woman |
| Patrice A. Duffy | Nice Woman Delivery |
| James Price | Hardware Store #1 |
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| Carlos Eleutice | Hardware Store #2 |
| Juan Carlos Perdomo | Hardware Store #3 |
| Eunice Wong | Dark Hallway Delivery |
| Yaron Prywes | Young Prep Delivery |
| Karren Karagulian | Chicken or Beef |
| Alia Carpenter | Mother with Crying Baby |
| Kamali Smith | Crying Baby |
| Rory Kelly | Dog Hallway Delivery |
| Tim Hummel | Fighting Couple Guy |
| Althia A. Cline | Fighting Couple Woman |
| Michael Fuehrer | Mail Order Faster |
| Monica Kester | Thank You Delivery |
| B.J. Anthony Pass II | Bad Hair Day |
| Cailin Pitt | Barber Shop Kid |
| Ronald Garret | Barber |
| Marie Pitt | Barber Shop Mom |
| Joe Franza | Silent Delivery |
| Harold Edmondson | Fork Couple Guy |
| Theresa Leak | Fork Couple Woman |
| John Sloan | Discount Customer |
| Barbara Levenson | Long Hallway Delivery |
| Claudia Ganzalez | Spanish Speaking Teen |
| Baqi Abdush-Shaheed | Couple of Springrolls |
| Gil Selinger | Only Euros |
| Preet Pannu | Only Euros Wife |
| Amy Danielson | 845 Westend |
| Tony Roach | Change Guy |
| Peter Camacho | Other Half of Chicken |
| Angel Feliciano | Ketchup on Fries #1 |
| Julio Lugo | Ketchup on Fries #2 |
| Edwin Banyar | Ketchup on Fries #3 |
| Omar A. Franco | Hip-hop Apartment |
| Omar Jennett | Hip-hop Apartment |
| Amin Joseph | Hip-hop Apartment |
| Jeron Moss | Hip-hop Apartment |
| Jake Walker | Hip-hop Apartment |
| Chris Espinal | Six Girls, Six Numbers |
| Raymond Richardson | Hit the Lottery |
| Sandra Cartagena | Spanish Speaking Mother |
| Sylvan Wallach | Get a Beer, Have Fun |
| Anetra Humphries | Last Delivery |
| Andrew Ko | Mugger #1 |
| Leighton Wezler | Mugger #2 |
| Vickeya Miller | Restaurant Customer |
| Peter Corrigan | Restaurant Customer |
| Helen Corrigan | Restaurant Customer |
| Kstrina Sturdivant | Restaurant Customer |
| Annette Sturdivant | Restaurant Customer |
| Gary Garcia | Restaurant Customer |
| Wilson Rodriguez | Restaurant Customer |
| Fausto Peralta | Restaurant Customer |
| Alexander Johnson | Restaurant Customer |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Take Out |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cre Film |
| Release date | 6 giugno 2008 |
| Executive producer | Michael Sergio, Isil Bagdadi |
| Production | Sean Baker, Tsou Shih-ching |
| Writer | Tsou Shih-ching, Sean Baker |
| Editing | Sean Baker, Tsou Shih-ching |
| Cinematography | Sean Baker, Kenny Pang |
| Assistant directors | Tsou Shih-ching, Sean Baker |
| Camera operators | Sean Baker, Kenny Pang |
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| Additional photography | Sean Baker, Kenny Pang |
| Music | Rob Marshall, Sean Baker, Tsou Shih-ching |
| Sound | Rob Marshall, Sean Baker, Tsou Shih-ching |
| Costume design | Eva Huang |
| Makeup | Eva Huang |
| Hairstyling | Eva Huang |
| Budget | 3000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
France / Sep 07, 2024 / Deauville Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Jun 06, 2008 / R
Theatrical release
France / Oct 23, 2024
Physical media
United States / Sep 01, 2009 / NR / DVD
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