Gran Torino
Dir. Clint Eastwood (2008, IMDb #169)
Oh sweet Vietnamese Jesus are there a lot of Asians in this film! No wonder Clint Eastwood (Walt Kowalski) looks so racist and angry.
Take a bow yellow fam: supporting actors Ahney Her (Sue) and Bee Vang (Thao) and beigeground folks Brooke Chia Thao (Vu), Chee Thao (Grandma), Choua Kue (Youa), Xia Soua Chang (Kor Khue), Sonny Vue (Smokie), Doua Moua (Spider), Julia Ho (Dr. Chu), Maykao K. Lytongpao (Gee), Ia Vue Yang (Hmong Flower Woman), Zoua Kue (Hmong Flower Woman), Elvis Thao (Hmong Gangbanger), Jerry Lee (Hmong Gangbanger), Lee Mong Vang (Hmong Gangbanger), Tru Hang (Hmong Grandfather), Alice Lor (Hmong Granddaughter), Tong Pao Kue (Hmong Husband), Douacha Ly (Hmong Man), Parng D. Yarng (Hmong Neighbor), Nelly Yang Sao Yia (Hmong Wife), Stephen Kue (Officer Chang).
There are even more beigeground actors of the Latin American and Black persuasion, too, but the limelight here belongs to the Hmongs.
SCORE: BEIGE FEVER
Cast
Film Details
Budget33m USD | Gross270m USD |
IMDb User Score8.1 | Metacritic72% |
Synopsis
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
Major Wins and Nominations
21 wins and an additional 22 nominations (approximate).






