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Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow

Never underestimate an overachiever.

20026.31h 41m

Overview

A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.

Directed by Justin Lin
Written by Ernesto Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez
Produced by Ernesto Foronda, Justin Lin, Julie Asato
Box OfficeBudget: $250KRevenue: $3.8M

Top Cast

Parry Shen

Parry Shen

Ben Manibag

Jason Tobin

Jason Tobin

Virgil Hu

Sung Kang

Sung Kang

Han Lue

Karin Anna Cheung

Karin Anna Cheung

Stephanie Vandergosh

Roger Fan

Roger Fan

Daric Loo

Jerry Mathers

Jerry Mathers

Biology Teacher

John Cho

John Cho

Steve Choe

Aaron Takahashi

Aaron Takahashi

Takashi

Darian Weiss

Darian Weiss

Kenny Vandergosh

Ariadne Shaffer

Ariadne Shaffer

Rachel

Themes & Keywords

high schoolhigh school studentpetty crimes

About Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow is a crime, drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of high school, high school student, petty crimes. Directed by Justin Lin, it stars Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang. A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.

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