Better Luck Tomorrow

Jan 12, 2002

1h 41m

★ 6.3

Never underestimate an overachiever.

Overview

A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Cherry Sky Films

Day O Productions

Hudson River Entertainment

MTV Films

Trailing Johnson Productions

Paramount Pictures

Better Luck Tomorrow Trailers

Cast

Ben Manibag

Parry Shen

Virgil Hu

Jason Tobin

Han Lue

Sung Kang

Stephanie Vandergosh

Karin Anna Cheung

Daric Loo

Roger Fan

Biology Teacher

Jerry Mathers

Steve Choe

John Cho

Takashi

Aaron Takahashi

Kenny Vandergosh

Darian Weiss

Rachel

Ariadne Shaffer

Porn Jock

James Isaac Barry

Hot Dog Planet Costumer

Shirley Jean Anderson

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