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The Joy Luck Club (1993)

R  139 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  25 November 1993 (Argentina)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 9,124 users   Metascore: 84/100 
Reviews: 93 user | 21 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com

The life histories of four Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers:

Amy Tan (novel), Amy Tan (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kieu Chinh ...
Suyuan - The Mother
Tsai Chin Tsai Chin ...
Lindo - The Mother
France Nuyen France Nuyen ...
Ying-Ying - The Mother
Lisa Lu Lisa Lu ...
An-Mei - The Mother
Ming-Na ...
June - The Daughter (as Ming-Na Wen)
Tamlyn Tomita Tamlyn Tomita ...
Waverly - The Daughter
Lauren Tom ...
Lena - The Daughter
Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao ...
Rose - The Daughter
Chao Li Chi Chao Li Chi ...
Melanie Chang Melanie Chang ...
Victor Wong ...
Old Chong
Lisa Connolly Lisa Connolly ...
Mai Vu Mai Vu ...
Waverly - Age 6-9 (as Vu Mai)
Ying Wu Ying Wu ...
Lindo - Age 4
Meijuan Xi Meijuan Xi ...
Lindo's Mother (as Mei Juan Xi)
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Storyline

Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their difficult mother/daughter relationship. Written by Robert Pare  

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Plot Keywords:

Chinese | China | Flashback | Mahjong | Chopstick  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong depiction of thematic material See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Release Date:

(Argentina) See more »

Also Known As:

El club de la buena estrella See more »

Filming Locations:

China See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$32,861,136 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Cameo: [Amy Tan] chatting with guests just beyond a doorway during the first party scene. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the first scene where young Ying Ying met her future husband, the guy opened a watermelon which was totally seedless. The scene should be in later 1930s or early 1940s, based on the context. Very unlikely there was any seedless watermelons available in China at the time. Japanese scientists started seedless research in lab in 1938. It won't be widely available even in Japan market till after WWII. See more »

Quotes

Ying Ying: Losing him does not matter. It is you who will be found - and cherished.
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Soundtracks

"Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K.299"
(Andantino)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart See more »