- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Short
- Release: 2010-12-10
- Director: Brenda Lee Lau
- Writers: Brenda Lee Lau , Tad Summers
- Language: English
- Stars: Kim Rhodes , François Chau , Jennifer Sun Bell , Richard Tanner , Samuel Hunt , Wilky Lau , Damari Stratford , L. Michael Burt , Cheryl Bureker , Stephanie Rae Anderson
- Runtime: 17 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Deadbeat , Deadbeat (United States of America)
- Plot: When the people you love are the people you need to fear, the only thing you can do is run! Deadbeat is a psychological thriller with a dynamic twist ending. K.D. is a single Mom, who uses the Internet to track down her runaway 15 yr old daughter, Cricket. K.D. learns that she and her boyfriend have ripped off a Medical Marijuana Dispensary. K.D.'s worst nightmare is realized when she finds Cricket has runaway to be with her deadbeat father, a member of the Chinese Mafia, the Triad. Deadbeat is a rich multi-cultural story that embraces the American and Chinese cultures and their blending in the character of Cricket, a Happa, half Caucasian/Asian. Deadbeat keeps you guessing until the very end!
- IMDB:tt1735337
Deadbeat Cast
Brenda Lee Lau
Director
Kim Rhodes
K.D.
François Chau
Dad
Jennifer Sun Bell
Cricket
Richard Tanner
Green Grocer
Samuel Hunt
Davis
Wilky Lau
Triad Dragonhead
Damari Stratford
Volunteer 2
L. Michael Burt
Pet Store Bouncer
Cheryl Bureker
Triad
Stephanie Rae Anderson
Runaway Teen