A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
01-12-2002
1h 41m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Justin Lin
Writers:
Ernesto Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez
Production:
Cherry Sky Films, Day O Productions, Hudson River Entertainment, MTV Films, Trailing Johnson Productions, Paramount Pictures
Revenue:
$3,800,000
Budget:
$250,000
Key Crew
Co-Producer:
Joan Huang
Associate Producer:
Sung Kang
First Assistant Director:
Josh Diamond
Foley Artist:
Paul Davidson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Alexander Gruzdev
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Parry Shen
Ever since Parry Shen’s breakout performance in MTV Films’ “Better Luck Tomorrow”, leading a group of over-achieving honor roll students into a downward spiral of crime, Parry has continued to showcase his wide range from Columbia Pictures’ comedy, “The New Guy” to newly-crowned horror classic, “Hatchet” with Robert Englund to 20th Century Fox’s romantic comedy, “First Daughter” with Katie Holmes.
He was born in Hong Kong where he attended the King George V School in Kowloon, Hong Kong; he is of mixed parentage, being half English and half Chinese. Shyness kept him out of school drama productions and it wasn't until the age of 18 while living in Asia, and ready to return to the UK to study law at university, that he verbalized his dream to become an actor.
Tobin has appeared in over twenty films and also in several television productions. He also stars as the main character Eddy Tsai in the Asian American "serial killer" film, Chink directed by Stanley Yung, written by Koji Steven Sakai and produced by Quentin Lee. The film also stars Eugenia Yuan and Tzi Ma. For his performance in the film, Tobin won a "Best Actor" or "Breakout Performance for an Actor" award at the 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
Kang was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to South Korean immigrant parents and spent his adolescence in California. He attended the University of California, Riverside. While in college he chose acting over law school, a decision which was met with disappointment from his parents due to their concerns over the lack of Asians on American television and lack of job prospects.
His first major role was in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), in which he played Han Lue, an aloof gang member and the cousin of Virgil Hu (played by Jason Tobin). He was one of the stars in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim. He played the same character Han Lue in The Fast and the Furious film franchise, appearing in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and F9 as well as the short film Los Bandoleros. He also had a role in Jet Li's film War (2007), playing an FBI agent, and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. He had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013) as Detective Taylor Kwon, opposite Sylvester Stallone.
Kang has had several notable television roles, including the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)" alongside Bobby Lee on MADtv. He portrayed FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short-lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX. Both roles required him to speak Korean, which he is conversant in. The character Tae Kim was written specifically for him by creator Chris Morgan, who had worked on the Fast & Furious film franchise.
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Karin Anna Cheung (born November 2, 1974) is an American actress, singer/songwriter, and artist. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Her first audition for feature films landed her the female lead role in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) directed by Justin Lin. She also plays the lead in Quentin Lee's feature film The People I've Slept With (2009).
Cheung graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in art.
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John Cho is a Korean American actor best known as playing Harold in the Harold and Kumar film series, as well as playing helmsman Hikaru Sulu in 2009's Star Trek.
Ariadne Shaffer is an incredibly beautiful actress who has had roles in films such as Better Luck Tomorrow, Frog-g-g! and Sugar Boxx. She was born in Libby, Montana on July 17, 1972 and educated at Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington, where she graduated in 1990. Her early interest in acting stemmed from managing a small independent theater located in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood called, A Contemporary Theater. As her interest in theater developed, she perused an acting degree from The University of Washington. Soon after her college graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to make a name for herself in the thriving independent film industry. While performing in many short films, she helped establish The Sacred Fools Theater Company located close to downtown Los Angeles, where she starred in many productions. While she’s not busy posing in front of a camera, Ariadne also works as a bookkeeper at a tax preparation company called, The Library, Inc. Ariadne married her high school sweetheart, Constantine Singer and they have one child, a daugher named, Kizziah.
Justin Lin (traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed over $3 billion USD worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He is also known for his work on television programs like Community and True Detective.
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