Starring
Everything about this brilliant film is refreshingly unique.
— Leonard Pierce, Little Rock Examiner
A charming narrative against the backdrop of fads and their history.
— Levi Agee, Austin American Statesman
A post-modern screwball epic
— Thomas Jones, The Hollywood Reporter
You may never look at fake dog poo the same way again.
— James Rocchi, The Austin Chronicle
Ambitious and funny!...Turns goofball optimism into comedy and charm
— Richard Whitaker, MSN Movies
A droll, superb comedy...a frothy delight.
— Duane Byrge, The Onion
Presented by IFC Films | United States | Mar 15th, 2009 | 87 MINS | NR
Slinkys, Pet Rocks and Ant Farms … behind every great novelty item is a great Novelty Inventor.
Co-written and directed by Judi Krant (in her directorial debut), MADE IN CHINA is a comedy about one such inventor, Johnson (Jackson Kuehn), a self-styled novelty inventor from a small town in East Texas, who is determined to bring his big idea – “a humorous domestic hygiene product” – to the world.
Johnson’s journey takes him to the Mecca of the novelty world: China, where anything is possible and everything has its price. Lost in the backstreets of Shanghai, Johnson discovers that it takes more than a million dollar idea to make it to the big time. It takes guts, determination, and a fist full of sneezing powder.
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Awards
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Chicken & Egg Emergent Female Director Award
SXSW Film Festival
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Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking
Newport Beach Film Festival
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Audience Award
SXSW Film Festival
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Grand Jury Prize, Best Narrative Feature
Oldenburg Film Festival
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Silver Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
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Cruisers’ Choice Award
Sedona International Film Festival
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