Movie Trivia for the movie “Better Luck Tomorrow”
Memorable Movie Quotes
Han: [to Ben] People like you and me, we don’t have to play by the rules, we can make our own.
Steve Choe: Everyone needs a wake-up call.
Trivia
According to an April 2003 NPR radio interview with Elvis Mitchell, Justin Lin’s production company was on the verge of folding unless Lin could secure a certain amount of funding. Lin had essentially resigned himself to failure; but on a whim called a celebrity he had met once in Las Vegas. Lin got a call the day before the deadline from the celeb saying that he had read the script and wanted to provide some backing. Two hours later, the new investor had wired Lin the money and saved the production. The celebrity: M.C. Hammer.
During a Q&A after the screening at Sundance, one audience member asked the filmmakers if they thought they were being irresponsible by portraying Asian-Americans negatively. Renowned film critic Roger Ebert stood up and shouted at the man that Asian-Americans can make whatever films they want, about whoever they want, and do not have any obligation to represent their people.
Goofs
Orange and blue seem to be the school colors of the school where this was shot, as can be seen when Ben is making free throws. The sports and cheerleading uniforms, however, are yellow and green.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget $250,000
Opening Weekend $360,772
Gross $3,802,390
Filming Locations
Cypress High School – 9801 Valley View Street, Cypress, California, USA
Alhambra, California, USA
Tustin, California, USA
UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA