The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers (WGA):

Amy Tan (novel)
Amy Tan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 November 1993 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Cultural Difference | Friendship Between Women | Chopstick | Half Sister | Multiple Narrators

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

139 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Peru:14 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #32643) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

China

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Towards the end of the movie, June can be seen showing an elderly couple out after the party. She bids farewell to them using their names, Daisy and T.C. Daisy is the American name of Amy Tan's (the author) mother and T.C. was the name of her mother's partner.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Jun is at the piano for the recital, her fingers do not come down in time with the start of the music cue.

Quotes:

Huang Tai Tai: Where are my grandsons, huh? My son says he's planted enough seeds in you to fill a basket, plenty for ten thousand grandsons! It's all your fault, always running around, letting my son's seeds spill out. From now on you lie in bed all day. Lie down! Lie down! Until my grandson comes! Do you hear me? Disgusting little thing!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

Soundtrack:

Ye Lai Xiang

Excellent Film

The first time I sat down to watch this it was just because there wasn't anything else on. I mean what would a single guy in his late twenties be interested in a film about relationship between Chinese-American women and their mothers? Well I was wrong. This film was very captivating and moving. It does excellent job of showing the universal issue of generational differences and the love that exist between parents and their children. All of the perfomances in this film were excellent. 8 out of 10 stars.