Luckily, he is quickly able to secure a job at a manufacturing company attempting to invent the world’s first microwave that doesn’t leave the middle of food frozen, or explode. He has 30 days to secure permanent employment, or else he’ll be sent packing back to India.
Within minutes of stepping into the land of the free, Pudi’s character Sami learns the engineering job he just traveled across the globe to start has fallen through. And despite its limited budget, or more accurately because of it, the film is completely endearing. It stars Danny Pudi, best known for playing Abed on Community, as the ambitious but naïve immigrant willing to do anything to climb the social ladder. And as for those whose ancestors moved to America many generations ago, I think you can still get a nice sense of how the idea of America appealed so much to people from countries with limited opportunities.The Tiger Hunter is a period comedy set in the 1970s about an aspiring engineer moving from India to Chicago to pursue the American dream.
I will definitely be recommending this to all those immigrant relatives, and I'm sure they will enjoy this, but I also wonder if other immigrant communities might also find a lot here they can relate to. And it was nice to see that this movie at least briefly acknowledged the diversity within South Asia. But while Sami is the protagonist, you do get to meet a large cast of secondary and minor characters who are also immigrants from all over South Asia (and even North Africa). The movie follows an Indian guy called Sami Malik as he decides to chase the American Dream. But it does offer a perspective that is very rare in Western cinema. It's a pretty standard by-the-book comedy. I'm making it sound like the movie is a downer, but it's really not. Because I had the support of those who immigrated from my part of the world in the 80s, I have a support system that they never had.
And watching it all happen, does make me appreciate my life so much. And they would tell me stories like the ones you see play out on the screen. I do have family members who immigrated during the time period in which this movie is set, and they are constantly reminding me how much easier I have it compared to them. But things are SO different now compared to 10 years before I was born. I just meant that if you have parents or family members who immigrated in the late 70s/early 80s, or if you yourself immigrated during that time (and especially if you are South Asian), you might find a lot you can relate to. Sorry, I know not everyone here has immigrant parents. Reviewed by sildarmillion 8 / 10 Watch with your immigrant parents!
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