After the old partner that he had left for dead (played by Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, who presented Quan with his own Oscar) re-enters his life, Marvin is thrust back into a world of ruthless hitmen and must reckon with the pervasive influence of his volatile crime lord brother, Knuckles (Daniel Wu).

That line, uttered by irrepressible sidekick Short Round in 1984's "Indiana Jones at the Temple of Doom," has endured, even if it didn't end up being true. See, love never died for Ke Huy Quan, who portrayed Indy's precocious sidekick. One might even say the actor's famed Hollywood return could be considered a second chance romance.

Director Jonathan Eusebio says Ke Huy Quan's emotional attachment to his hard-won Everything Everywhere All at Once Oscar inspired an epic Love Hurts fight scene in which Quan's character risks his life to protect his "real estate agent of the year" award.

A review of 'Love Hurts' with Ke Huy Quan as a hitman turned real estate agent whose violent past comes back to haunt him with ex-partner Ariana DeBose

Love Hurts gets bogged down by its talky second act, but Ke Huy Quan's charms and fists are still enough to mostly salvage the action comedy.

K e Huy Quan has been enjoying quite a renaissance following his career-saving role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. The former child actor now has an Academy Award on his re

A last-ditch return to acting in his late 40s led to a heart-melting role in 2022’s action comedy "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and then — astoundingly — an Oscar win for best supporting actor. It was a fairy tale moment, and Quan’s emotional acceptance speech was hugely moving. Now comes the hard part: Sustaining a career.

The Oscar winners star in the action rom-com about a cheerful realtor whose past as a violent hitman comes back to haunt him. David Daniel talked with the stars about the film.

Exclusive: It wasn't until Ke Huy Quan realized that Love Hurts was going to introduce a different kind of hero that the Oscar winner signed on for the project