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  • 2000
  • Unrated
  • Cho Taussig Productions
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2000
  • Unrated
  • Cho Taussig Productions
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Set in San Francisco's Warfield Theatre, this concert film starring comedienne Margaret Cho covers a wide variety of topics including her mother, drug and alcohol abuse, homosexuality, and the failure of "All-American Girl," a network television comedy starring Ms. Cho as the anti-stereoytypical daughter of an Asian-American family.

Directed By: Lionel Coleman

Written By: Margaret Cho

  • 2000
  • Unrated
  • Cho Taussig Productions
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2000
  • Unrated
  • Cho Taussig Productions
  • 1 h 36 m

I'm the One That I Want

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Summary Set in San Francisco's Warfield Theatre, this concert film starring comedienne Margaret Cho covers a wide variety of topics including her mother, drug and alcohol abuse, homosexuality, and the failure of "All-American Girl," a network television comedy starring Ms. Cho as the anti-stereoytypical daughter of an Asian-American family.

Directed By: Lionel Coleman

Written By: Margaret Cho

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 20 Critic Reviews
81
80% Positive
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
We're in a golden age of comedy, and one of the reasons is Margaret Cho.
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
100
This is an amazing movie.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
90
An uplifting -- not to mention pee-your-pants funny -- true story of self-acceptance that should be required viewing for all TV executives and teenage girls.
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75
(Director Lionel Coleman) wisely opts for a straightforward approach with long takes that capture Cho's kinetic rhythm and rely on her talent and honed timing to carry the evening.
By Desmond Ryan FULL REVIEW
75
A wickedly, punishingly funny movie.
By Edward Guthmann FULL REVIEW
60
Devotees of the comedienne presumably will think they have died and gone to heaven, while Cho virgins may laugh aloud a half-dozen times but probably won't become converts.
By Jean Oppenheimer FULL REVIEW
50
The time-outs from wisecracking -- invariably, to impart a simplistic self-esteem lesson or two -- feature the most awkward silences you're likely to endure in a comedy routine.
By Dennis Lim FULL REVIEW

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25% Mixed
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Production Company Cho Taussig Productions
Release Date Jul 7, 2000
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.margaretcho.com/movie_news/movie_news.htm
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