Just before the 10:30 a.m. departure time, Woo Chan Lee, a U.S. embassy employee, strode to the gate not with his wife but with a tired-looking man in a down jacket.

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Sam Lee Chan-sam steals the show as the cocksure Moon, a young street punk on the edge of the gang culture.

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Local filmmaking reached another pinnacle in the 1970s with martial arts stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and entered another influential era a decade later with New Wave and Second Wave directors like John Woo and Wong Kar-wai.

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Chan stars in the movie alongside British comedian Lee Evans.

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The record attendance attracted local leaders including Houston Mayor Annise Parker, former Mayor Pro Tem Gordon Quan, San Antonio City Council Member Elisa Chan, State Representative Gene Wu, and U.S. Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green.

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