Season 9, Ep. 9: Lucky Grandma

This week's Saturday School episode is a celebration of Tsai Chin, as we revisit the 2019 film, "Lucky Grandma," directed by Saisie Sealey. Some might know Chin as a classically-trained theater actress and original star of the London "The World of Suzie Wong" stage show. Some might remember her as a Bond girl. Many likely think of her as Auntie Lindo in "The Joy Luck Club." But "Lucky Grandma" gave Chin the role of a lifetime. Now 91, she was in her mid-80s when she played the cranky, chain-smoking grandma who gets herself mixed up in a gang-related heist on the bus ride back from a trip to a NY Chinatown casino. The film's national commercial release coincided with the pandemic, alongside the rise of hate crimes targeting Asian American seniors. "Lucky Grandma" provided a free-wheeling fantasy of an old Asian lady trying to get away with the perfect crime, despite having no skills, smarts nor plan. We root for our star, who is only armed with judgmental stares, lack of empathy and brazen stubbornness. As the tagline says: Respect your elders.

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Season 9, Ep. 9: Lucky Grandma is an episode from Saturday School Podcast by Saturday School Podcast.

This episode is 24:49 long.

This episode was published on Dec 29, 2024.

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