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Dating | Lesbian Relationship
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Outstanding Film Limited Release | 2006
Best Leading Actress | 2005 | Michelle
Breakthrough Director | 2005 | Alice
Budget 2,500,000 USD
Box Office Collection 1,230,000 USD
The scene in the video shop with Joan Chen features a shot of the video for The Last Emperor (1987). Chen starred in that movie.
In 2001, this script won the CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) screenwriting award. It was inspired by Alice Wu's own experiences coming out as a gay woman. That win led to the script being produced.
Teddy Zee, then-president of Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment production company, helped Wu get the establishing shot she wanted by allowing Saving Face's camera crew to tag along on a helicopter shoot for Will Smith's Hitch, which was filming at the same time.
Michelle Krusiec said in an interview that her nude love scene with Lynn Chen only took about 20 minutes to shoot, but the anxiety leading up to it was much longer. She said, "I was pretty nervous, because I wasn't sure what to expect. Both Lynn and I did a good job of trying to keep things calm and casual, but you could feel an undercurrent of nerves. We did a couple of takes and planned out some basic movements, but what you see on screen is pretty organic. In between takes we would just lay there and chill out."
Lynn Chen said she was scared to tell her mom about the nude love scene. She'd been acting since she was really young and her mom always told her "don't ever pose nude!" That was ingrained in Chen's head. When she finally told her, her mom freaked a bit. She didn't care that Chen was having sex with another woman, just that they were naked while doing it.
"Mrs. Shing: [Leaving message on the answering machine] Hello, Viviea? This is your mother. Just calling to say hi. Hope your birthday good. Did Wil show up? Thought you may wanna talk after she leaves. Oh, maybe she's still there? Okay. Bye. Wil: Oh, my God. You talked to your mother about us? Vivian Shing: Yeah. So? Wil: "So"? Does she know we have sex? Vivian Shing: [sighs] No, Wil. She thinks we conjugate Latin verbs. Wil: Really?"
"Wil: So how come we never met before now? Vivian Shing: We did meet. Nineteen years ago. I was 8, you were 9. Outside the temple. Wil: I don't remember. Vivian Shing: The Wong boys were taunting me about my parents' divorce. You beat the crap out of them. You were wearing a Kristy McNichol t-shirt, tan cords and a pageboy. You spilled your mom's groceries. We scooped them into a bag. Wil: That's right, and then... Vivian Shing: And then I kissed you on the nose. And you ran."
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