John Cho Can Sing & 4 Other Things We Learned at the Don't Make Me Go World Premiere
What would you do if you found out you only had one year left to live? InDon't Make Me Go, single father Max—played by the charming John Cho from Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, Searching, and Selfie—is diagnosed with terminal bone cancer and decides to use his final few months to teach his 15-year-old daughter Wally (feature debut for Mia Isaac) some valuable life lessons and introduce her to her estranged mother. However, she isn't privy to this information. Instead, the desperate father takes her on a road trip from California to New Orleans under the guise of attending his college reunion.
The coming-of-age drama is set to be released by Amazon Video on July 15, and had its world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival on June 14. Game Rant attended the premiere and had the opportunity to interview the cast and director, screen the heartfelt flick, and tune into the post-screening Q&A. Here are five things we learned at the Don't Make Me Go Tribeca world premiere.
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In the movie, it is revealed that Max used to be a bit of a party animal and was the lead singer in a band. This gives way to a humming some rock 'n roll tunes during the road trip and a fun karaoke scene where the single father crones «The Passenger» by Iggy Pop. During the Q&A, John Cho was asked if he was actually singing during the scene, to which the actor enthusiastically responded, «Yes!»
At the top of the Q&A, 18-year-old actor Mia Isaac shared that her favorite scenes to shoot were the car scenes. Game Rant asked if the scenes were reflective of her real life driving express. The actor said, «Yeah, my dad taught me how to drive. It was definitely less dramatic than Max and Wally, but he taught me how to
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