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Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)


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R | 1 hr 41 mins | Drama, Crime | Released: 4/11/2003 |Box Office Total: $3.7M

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Synopsis:
Everyone knows a guy like Ben--the perfect Asian American high school teen. He's an extremely intelligent perfectionist, an overachiever whose tunnel vision will lead to nothing less than graduation at the top of his class and acceptance to the best Ivy league University. Ben lives in an upper-middle class conservative L.A. suburb. As he struggles to achieve social acceptance in high school, we discover his darker side. Along with his two friends Virgil and Virgil's cousin Hal, Ben leads a double life of mischief and petty crimes that alleviate the pressures of perfection and only become worse when he meets up with Daric, the senior valedictorian who is also a time bomb ready to explode. With Daric at the helm, this gang of misfits band together to form a suburban gang who tumble into a downward spiral of excitement, excess and lurking danger.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/11/2003
Director Credit
Justin Lin Director
Cast Credit
Parry Shen Ben Manibag
Jason Tobin Virgil Hu
Sung Kang Han
Roger Fan Daric Loo
John Cho Steve Choe
Karin Anna Cheung Stephanie
Jerry Mathers Biology Teacher
Kevin Alfoldy Steve's Decathlon Team
Shirley Anderson Hot Dog Planet Customer
Ashley Arai Cheerleader
Brandon Bain Basketball Player
Bryan Baluyot Gangster
Mark Baluyot Gangster
Denise Barnard Assistant Vice Principal
Joey Barro New Year's Party Band
James Isaac Barry Porn Jock
Diana Bonilla New Year's Party Flirt
Daniel R Bonneau Steve's Decathlon Team
Ina Burke Tracy
Jesse Bustos Basketball Player
Walter Butler Peter
Ryan Cadiz Jesus Navarro
Troy Cartwright Basketball Player
Tom Chalmers Liquor Store Clerk
Donna Tina Charles Waitress
Danielle Conner Cheerleader
Brandon Dennis Basketball Player
Jeff DeJohn Ryan
Karen DiTota Cheerleader
Ben Donaldson New Year's Party Band
Ronald Dross Basketball Player
Christopher R. Edmonds Basketball Player
Chris Good New Year's Party Band
Walker Edmondson New Year's Party Band
Wayne Ford Student buying cheat stamp
Laura Esposito Camille
Christopher Francis Jock
Lisa Grant Steve's Decathlon Team
A. J. Green Mr. Farmer
Jay Green Assistant Vice Principal
Joe Hernandez-Kolski Scared Student
Emmie Hsu Miriam
Lily Hu Tina
Joseph Jaldon Gangster
Collin Kahey Jock
Kenwood Jung Basketball Coach
Pauline Kanako Kamiyama Party Girl
Suzanne Keilly Salesgirl
Crystal Keith Karen
Jaime Serene Kelly Nurse
Shane Kualapai Casino Security Guard
David Laurence Steve's Decathlon Team
Lela Lee Slapper
Jimmy Lin Jock
Evan Leong Slapper's Boyfriend
Jon Paul Lourenco Basketball Player
Stephanie Noel Little Steve's Barbie
Jessie S Marion Gina Nabham
Fabian Marquez Security Guard
Nanette Matoba Housewife
Kenji Matoba Toddler
Scott McShane Cashier
Esther Mercado Hospital Patient
Christopher Monjoy Student buying drugs
Marc Montecillo Gangster
Justin Murphy New Year's Party Band
Anthony Moore Basketball Player
Justin Murphy Adam
Bruno Oliver History Teacher
Nate Petre Steve's Decathlon Team
Octavia Osby Doctor
Jason Reyes Basketball Player
Ramona T. Ramirez Steve's Decathlon Team
Khalil Semaan Basketball Player
Dominique Ricks Basketball Player
Ariadne Shaffer Rachel
Jeff Russell Assistant Basketball Coach
Smita Satiani Cheerleader
Kristen Stinson Cheerleader
Beverly Sotelo Cashier
Aaron Takahashi Takashi
Jonathan Uyloan Basketball Player
Alden Villaverde Ulden
Darian Weiss Kenny Vandergosh
Terry White Basketball Player
Chad Young Basketball Player
Juliet Wong Mary
Jennifer Avelyn Wu Ben's Admirer
Robert Zepeda Jock
Ryan Adams Buchanan High
Kunal Agrawal Buchanan High
Elizabeth Ahn Buchanan High
Michael Ai Buchanan High
Jordan Aguilar New Year's Eve Party
Craig Akin Suzy's Party
Farah Alvin Winter Formal
Eliran Ambar Ice Cream Truck Kid
Kenneth Anderson Moby Disc
Kymberly Aoki New Year's Eve Party
Mark Arbitrario Winter Formal
Kristin Arnaud Buchanan High
Kristian Ayre Buchanan High
Cidilly Balliarsa Vegas On Looker
Rudy Bagnera Moby Disc
Alejandro Barrientos Suzy's Party
Joseph Barro New Year's Eve Party
Valerie Belandres Buchanan High
J. J. Bennett Buchanan High
Josh Bergman Ice Cream Truck Kid
Andrew Bergman Ice Cream Truck Kid
Kristal Bird Suzy's Party
Brian J. Bilek New Year's Eve Party
Mary Ann Boice Buchanan High
Diana Bonilla New Year's Eve Party
Justin Bragado Basketball Fan
Tauna G. Burbage Buchanan High
Franchesca Cabrera Mall
Jessica Chamberlain Buchanan High
Daniel A Calvo New Year's Eve Party
Patrick Chavis Buchanan High
Vincent Charles Car Wash
Meg Chen Winter Formal
Steve Choe Winter Formal
Oliver Chen Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Ashley Chow Buchanan High
Elaine Chu Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Renee Clock Buchanan High
Justin Lee Collins Suzy's Party
Justin Conde Buchanan High
Vicente Corrales Mall
Rick Cortes Suzy's Party
Rick Cortes Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Michelle Counterman New Year's Eve Party
Ed Culver New Year's Eve Party
Micaela D'Egidio New Year's Eve Party
Priscilla Daghbas New Year's Eve Party
Sharon Dang Basketball Fan
Britt Datin Buchanan High
Brandon De Leva Moby Disc
Amy Deming New Year's Eve Party
Josh Diamond Car Wash
Chris Diaz New Year's Eve Party
Antoine Diel Winter Formal
Michael Dickerson Basketball Fan
Heather Dillard Buchanan High
Jerome Dizon Vegas On Looker
Robert Doland New Year's Eve Party
Erin Dominy New Year's Eve Party
Ben Donaldson New Year's Eve Party
Walker Edmondson New Year's Eve Party
Nia Edwards Buchanan High
Paul Eschardies Buchanan High
Joel Esparza Moby Disc
Joel Esparza Hospital
Art Estrada Buchanan High
Vincent Estopare Winter Formal
Carlo Expiritu New Year's Eve Party
Mike Franz New Year's Eve Party
Rachel Gamburd New Year's Eve Party
Amanda Garcia Buchanan High
Amber Garcia Buchanan High
Sal Gatdula Winter Formal
Cary Gillespie Buchanan High
Matt Gilliam Suzy's Party
Albert Gomez Winter Formal
Danny Gonzalez Buchanan High
Christopher Good New Year's Eve Party
Bill Goren Winter Formal
Mandy Grassini New Year's Eve Party
Samantha Guzzi Suzy's Party
Ambyr Haberman Buchanan High
Aiko Harman Buchanan High
Kelly Harrington New Year's Eve Party
Hieu Ho New Year's Eve Party
Melissa Hild Buchanan High
Craig Hoyt Buchanan High
Sophia Hourigan Buchanan High
Virgil Hu Winter Formal
Virgil Hu Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Jennie Hudson Buchanan High
Jamie Huang Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Kathleen Hughes Buchanan High
David Hughes Mall
Jannette Huynh Buchanan High
Georlyn Igma Buchanan High
Khi-Min Jung Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Jennie Jones Buchanan High
Kelli Kakita New Year's Eve Party
David Kan Mall
Sangeeta Kantak Buchanan High
Khuspreet Kaur Buchanan High
Kathryn Kekona Winter Formal
Anthony Khounani Suzy's Party
Jaime Serene Kelly Car Wash
Jamie Kikuchi New Year's Eve Party
Nari Eunice Kim Winter Formal
Jasmine Kim Buchanan High
Nic Kim Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Sarah Kim Buchanan High
Steve Kim New Year's Eve Party
Ryo Kuwata Winter Formal
Ruth Kwon Buchanan High
Ryan Labhart Suzy's Party
Michael Lai Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Christina Lee New Year's Eve Party
Justin Lee Buchanan High
Myun-Je Lee Winter Formal
Gregory Leibowitz Ice Cream Truck Kid
Vicky Lee Winter Formal
Jeremy Leibowitz Ice Cream Truck Kid
Evan Leong New Year's Eve Party
Maelei Li Winter Formal
Sandy Lieu Car Wash
Stephanie Lifton Buchanan High
Irvin Lin Basketball Fan
Ying Liu Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Joseph Lopez Suzy's Party
Noel Lopez Mall
Maria A. Loza Mall
Melissa Lubaszka New Year's Eve Party
Sandy Maeshiro Basketball Fan
Christine Madarang Basketball Fan
Jesse Mandapat Buchanan High
Jesus Mandujano Car Wash
Armi G. Manibog Winter Formal
Maggie Marion New Year's Eve Party
Matthew Maron Buchanan High
Marina G. Marquez New Year's Eve Party
Veronica Martinez Mall
Jennifer Martinez Buchanan High
Brandon May Suzy's Party
Cheryl Mayeda New Year's Eve Party
Leia Y. McDonald Buchanan High
Samantha McCrocklin Buchanan High
Dawn McElligott Buchanan High
B J McDonnell Moby Disc
Katie McSweeney New Year's Eve Party
Johnny McLeod Ackerman Mall
Jacob Mecham New Year's Eve Party
Sandra Mealey Buchanan High
Hari Mehta Buchanan High
Bhavin Mehta Mall
Christopher Monjoy Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Aaron Morgan Buchanan High
Chiemi Mori New Year's Eve Party
Misako Mori New Year's Eve Party
Nicole Morihiro Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Karen Mulch New Year's Eve Party
Carlos Munoz Buchanan High
Ryan Murphy Winter Formal
Ryan Murphy Suzy's Party
Ryan Murphy New Year's Eve Party
Thad Mykovich Casino Dealer
Brett Nagatani Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Evan Nakamura New Year's Eve Party
Angie Nagel New Year's Eve Party
Farrah Namazi Buchanan High
Erik N. Nelson New Year's Eve Party
Nicholas Newell New Year's Eve Party
Kim Ng New Year's Eve Party
Vinam Nguyen Buchanan High
Angie Nguyen Buchanan High
Regina Norman Basketball Fan
Nicole Obra Buchanan High
Matt Ochoa Buchanan High
Azusa Oda Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Hannah Oh Buchanan High
Obby Okinaka Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Lyssa Omori New Year's Eve Party
Jonathan Oller New Year's Eve Party
Brett Palmer Buchanan High
Jane Park Buchanan High
Rachel Portner Buchanan High
Meagan-Brittney Parker Buchanan High
Ashley Potter Buchanan High
Katrina Prentice Buchanan High
Kenneth Prieto Buchanan High
Tamanna Rahman Buchanan High
Marsi Reyna New Year's Eve Party
Rodd Rezvani Suzy's Party
Aaron Rodgers New Year's Eve Party
Andrew Rodriguez Buchanan High
Gerardo Rodriguez Buchanan High
Jamie M. Rodriguez Buchanan High
Nanotte Rust Mall
Natalie Ryan New Year's Eve Party
Justin Saka Winter Formal
Laura Salerno Ackerman Mall
Jasmine Severe Winter Formal
Lily Seymore Buchanan High
Brian Sherrin Buchanan High
Michael Shin New Year's Eve Party
Rosy Shoor Buchanan High
Laurie Sim Buchanan High
James Simon New Year's Eve Party
Dustin Slade New Year's Eve Party
Ben Soonthornwacharin Buchanan High
Dan Smith New Year's Eve Party
Beverly Sotelo Winter Formal
Beverly Sotelo Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Brian Stannard Hospital
Addy Stenger Buchanan High
Ryan Stidam Buchanan High
Eric Tandoc Mall
Murf Tiawphaibul Winter Formal
Phat To Buchanan High
Antonio Torres Car Wash
Michael Torres Basketball Fan
Ashley Towery Buchanan High
Linh Trieu Suzy's Party
Selina Traylor Ackerman Mall
Quynh Trieu Suzy's Party
Sanja Trklja Mall
Weston Tucker Ice Cream Truck Kid
Cathie Urushibata New Year's Eve Party
Sam Valle Buchanan High
Vincent Vega Mall
Marc Vodelis New Year's Eve Party
Vinh H. Vu Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Tiffany Wang Buchanan High
Araya Warapirom Casino Dealer
Melissa Weldon Buchanan High
Evelyn Wieland Buchanan High
Teri Wong New Year's Eve Party
Adrianna Williams Buchanan High
Megan Wright Buchanan High
Michael Worth Buchanan High
Shelley Wynder Buchanan High
Adrian Yee Chrissy's Party/Asian Party
Jeff Yee Winter Formal
Lisa Chi-Fin Yen Winter Formal
Cindy Yoshiyama New Year's Eve Party
Breanda Rodriguez Buchanan High
Mario Drummond Winter Formal
Jessica Ashley Tice Buchanan High
Ralph Santos Mall
Brian Smith Buchanan High
Production Credits Credit
Justin Lin Producer
Gustavo Spoliansky Executive Producer
Steve Herr Associate Producer
Joan Huang Co-Producer
Michael Manshel Executive Producer
Ernesto M Foronda Producer
Sung Kang Associate Producer
Troy Craig Poon Executive Producer
Julie Asato Producer
Michael Cole Executive Producer
Production Companies Credit
Trailing Johnson Productions Production Company
Hudson River Pictures Production Company
Cherry Sky Films Production Company
Day O Productions Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Paramount Pictures Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video Domestic Video Distributor
MTV Films Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer Credit
Justin Lin Screenplay
Ernesto M Foronda Screenplay
Fabian Marquez Screenplay
Art Department Credit
Nathan Silvester Swing Gang - Swing
Joseph Fedo Leadman
Yoojung Han Production Designer
Alex Marquez Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Casting Credit
Fabian Marquez Casting Associate
Beverly Sotelo Casting Assistant
Donna Tina Charles Casting
Joel Juarez Casting Assistant
Film Camera Credit
Remi Tournois Camera Assistant - Camera First Assistant
Mato Color Timer
Evan Leong Video - Videographer
Patrice Cochet Director of Photography
Massimo Cechini Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Amy Cochet Photography - Stills
Prudence Baird Photography - Stills
Steve Herr Camera Assistant - Camera Second Assistant
Quentin Lee Photography - Still Photgrapher
Bill Otto Camera Assistant - Second Assistant Camera
Bill Goren Photography - Stills
Jon Patrick Prince Photography - Stills
Kimberly Shoaps Photography - Stills
Derek Wong Photography - Stills
Alex Marquez Photography - Still Photographer
Legal Credit
Keith E Cooper Legal Services - Post Production Legal Services Provider
Music Credit
Sheri Ozeki Music Editor
Semiautomatic Music
Ernesto M Foronda Music Supervisor
Michael J Gonzales Music
Physical Effects Credit
Michael Kaneko Stunt Double - Body Double
Josh Diamond Stunt Double - Body Double
Production Management Credit
Julie Asato Location Manager
Josh Diamond Assistant Director
Fabian Marquez Post-Production Supervisor
Fabian Marquez Continuity
Ernesto M Foronda Location Manager
Donna Tina Charles Assistant Director
Steve Barnett Post-Production Supervisor
Robin Larsen Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Publicity Credit
Lyndon Versoza Publicity - web designer
Juliet Wong Publicity - website contributor
Winston Emano Publicity - Publicist
David Magdael Publicity - Publicist
Annalee Paulo Publicity - Publicist
Sound Credit
Tim Bindel ADR Supervisor
James Lay Sound Editor
James Lay Sound Effects Editor
Alex Gruzdev Rerecording Mixer
Monette Holderer Foley - Foley Walker
Donna Tina Charles Looping Coordinator - Loop Group Supervisor
Vincent Charles Boom Operator
Scott Silvey Sound Design
Ron Ruizicka Foley Recordist
Alex Ullrich ADR - ADR Assistant
John Sanacore Sound Engineer - ADR Engineer
Curtis X Choy Sound
Walter Butler Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Andy Rosenthal Sound Effects Editor
Rick Partlow Foley - Foley Walker
James Lay Rerecording Mixer
Tim Bindel Sound Editor - Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Rick Partlow Foley - Foley Supervisor
Cindy L. Caddel Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Paul Davidson Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Tamara Feist Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Marni Gittleman Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
John Guzman Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Scott Kujawa Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Brady Lahr Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Kara Leigh Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Todd Malta Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Fabian Marquez Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Ryan Murphy Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Kevin McLaughlin Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Pat Pinson Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Jennifer Schmitz Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Angela Song Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Aaron Takahashi Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Sean M Wolpin Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Jennifer Avelyn Wu Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Visual Effects Credit
Howard A Anderson Titles and Opticals
Sharon Dang Graphic Designer
Sharon Dang Main Title Design
Peter Yang Graphic Artist - Graphic Design Production Artist
Peter Yang Special Effects Assistant - Main Title Assistant
Irvin Lin Graphic Designer - Graphic Design Production Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Errina Mappaseng Costumer
Robin Felix Hair
Jaime Serene Kelly Makeup
Sandy Lieu Costume Designer
Nicole Morihiro Makeup

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