Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow is a 2002 American independent crime drama film directed by Justin Lin. The film is about Asian American overachievers who become bored with their lives and enter a world of petty crime and material excess. Better Luck Tomorrow's cast include Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, and John Cho. The film tells a fictional story of youth violence, drawing inspiration from several sources, including the Columbine shootings and the murder of Stuart Tay, a teenager from Orange County, California.

Better Luck Tomorrow
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJustin Lin
Written by
  • Ernesto Foronda
  • Justin Lin
  • Fabian Marquez
Produced by
  • Justin Lin
  • Julie Asato
  • Ernesto Foronda
Starring
CinematographyPatrice Lucien Cochet
Edited byJustin Lin
Music by
  • Michael Gonzales
  • Tobin Mori
Production
companies
  • Hudson River Entertainment
  • Cherry Sky Films
  • Day O Productions
  • Trailing Johnson Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
MTV Films
Release dates
  • January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) (Sundance)
  • April 11, 2003 (2003-04-11) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000
Box office$3.8 million

Crucial funding for the film came from MC Hammer, whom Lin had met in April 2001 at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Out of desperation, I called up MC Hammer because he had read the script and liked it. Two hours later, he wired the money we needed into a bank account and saved us," Lin said. MC Hammer is credited as a producer of the film.

Better Luck Tomorrow debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, and was subsequently acquired by MTV Films, its first acquisition. MTV Films worked with Paramount Pictures to release the film theatrically in the United States on April 11, 2003.

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