Better Luck Tomorrow

(2002)

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Synopsis

Justin Lin directed and co-wrote this drama about a group of Asian-American scholars turned gangstas in affluent Orange County, Cal. A scathing look at teen hubris and moral disintegration. Lin maxed out 10 credit cards to finance the film, then received a cash advance from MC Hammer. The story is loosely based on a 1992 murder case. Jerry Mathers plays the students' biology teacher.

Directors

Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez, Donna Tina Charles, Michael Cole, Sung Kang, Justin Lin, Justin Lin

Production year

2002

Rating

R

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

101 minutes

Cast

Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, Karin Anna Cheung