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Summary

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.

Cast

Bloom Li

Chang

Ben Wang

Zoë Renee

Kristy

Mardy Ma

Chen

Dexter Darden

DeAndre

Chase Liefeld

Matt

Jon Shaver

Old School Basketball Coach

Christopher Ferguson

Old School Basketball Player

Dominic Pace

Mr. Bennevido

Nile Bullock

Owen

Eric Anthony Lopez

Syd

Chris Critelli

Mr. Ryan

Jenna Roach

Melissa

Jim E. Chandler

Mr. O’Neil

Elizabeth Inghram

Mrs. O’Neil

Aaron Vargas

Todd

Julien Elan Goldberg

Timmy

Gerald Jones

Instigator

Ben Stone Zelman

Pokemon Fan

John Palumbo

Lenny

Jesser Riedel

Hoopsiedaisy

Lauren Rys Martin

Nurse Supervisor

David Sitler

Janitor

Kelvin Witherspoon

Pick-up Player

Brian Beckerle

Enthusiastic Student

Cathy Salvodon

Principal Elliot

Alexandre Chen

Jay Williams

Self

Kimberley A. Martin

Self

Kendrick Perkins

Self

Alanna Smith

Hostess

Andre Drummond

Self

Richard Jefferson

Self

Frankie Zabilka

Chang Fan

Kenyon Lee

Height Hokage

Angel Oquendo

Coach

Ka-Ling Cheung

Coco (uncredited)

Heather Lee

Assistant Coach (uncredited)

Will Fitz

High School Partygoer (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Jingyi Shao

Reviews

r96sk

July 26, 2024

Far from perfect, though <em>'Chang Can Dunk'</em> manages to leave a mark.

Its plot is told in quite a heavy-handed manner, while the pacing and acting (cast are likeable, mind) isn't all that noteworthy. However, bits of the story do have a decent tinge of sadness attached to them, particularly with Chang and his mother, Chen. The film made me feel something, so props for that.

I don't have much more to say about it. Not a great movie, but one that manages to make itself work - at least it did for me.