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The Joy Luck Club (1993)

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User Rating: 7.2/10 (6,827 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Wayne Wang
Writers (WGA):
Amy Tan (novel)
Amy Tan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 November 1993 (Argentina) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
The life histories of four Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
What a great movie! Truly a film that fills you with emotion! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kieu Chinh ... Suyuan Woo
Tsai Chin ... Lindo Jong
France Nuyen ... Ying-Ying St. Clair
Lisa Lu ... An-Mei Hsu

Ming-Na ... Jing-Mei 'June' Woo (as Ming-Na Wen)
Tamlyn Tomita ... Waverly Jong

Lauren Tom ... Lena St. Clair
Rosalind Chao ... Rose Hsu Jordan
Chao Li Chi ... Canning Woo
Melanie Chang ... June (Age 9)
Victor Wong ... Old Chong the Piano Teacher
Lisa Connolly ... Singing Girl
Mai Vu ... Waverly (Age 6-9)
Ying Wu ... Lindo (Age 4)
Mei Juan Xi ... Lindo's Mother
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Additional Details

Runtime:
139 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
China more
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Trivia:
In the novel, it is revealed that the real name of the character played by Ming-Na is Jing-Mei. On "ER" (1994), Ming-Na plays another character named Jing-Mei. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During a break in the Mah Jong game, Jun plays three notes on the piano. The notes go down the scale but her fingers move to the right. more
Quotes:
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: I'm just sorry that you got stuck with such a loser, that I've always been so disappointing.
Suyuan: What you mean disappoint? Piano?
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: Everything: my grades, my job, not getting married, everything you expected of me.
Suyuan: Not expect anything! Never expect! Only hope! Only hoping best for you. That's not wrong, to hope.
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: No? Well, it hurts, because every time you hoped for something I couldn't deliver, it hurt. It hurt me, Mommy. And no matter what you hope for, I'll never be more than what I am. And you never see that, what I really am.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
He Ri Jun Zai Lai more

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14 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
What a great movie! Truly a film that fills you with emotion!, 27 May 2003
10/10
Author: rances from Hawaii

This film is truly a classic. The stories will touch your heart and make you laugh and cry. The cast did an excellent job of portraying these diverse women. You will love each character. A movie every woman should see.

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