The Joy Luck Club 30 years old

Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.

The Joy Luck Club

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Credits

The Joy Luck Club Cast

Name Character
Rosalind Chao She was 35, now 66 years old as Rose - The Daughter
Ming-Na Wen She was 29, now 60 years old as June - The Daughter
Lauren Tom She was 32, now 62 years old as Lena - The Daughter
Victor Wong He was 66, 74 years old when he died as Old Chong
Russell Wong He was 30, now 61 years old as Lin Xiao
Tamlyn Tomita She was 27, now 58 years old as Waverly - The Daughter
Chao Li Chi He was 66, 83 years old when he died as June's Father
Andrew McCarthy He was 30, now 61 years old as Ted
Kiều Chinh She was 54, now 85 years old as Suyuan - The Mother
France Nuyen She was 54, now 84 years old as Ying-Ying - The Mother
Philip Moon He was 31, now 62 years old as Ken
Lisa Lu She was 66, now 97 years old as An-Mei - The Mother
Tsai Chin She was 56, now 87 years old as Lindo - The Mother
Michael Paul Chan He was 43, now 73 years old as Harold

The Joy Luck Club Crew

Name Department
Bill Abbott as Music Editor. Sound
Heidi Levitt as Casting. Production
Patrick Markey as Producer. He was 92 (now 123) years old Production
Richard C. Franklin as Sound Effects Editor. Sound
Phil Bray as Still Photographer. Camera
Donald Graham Burt as Production Design. He was 6 (now 24) years old Art
Janet Yang as Executive Producer. She was 37 (now 67) years old Production
Albert Gasser as Sound Effects Editor. He was 55 (now 86) years old Sound
Lewis Goldstein as Dialogue Editor. Sound
Rachel Portman as Original Music Composer. She was 32 (now 63) years old Sound
Ronald Bass as Producer. He was 51 (now 82) years old Production
Ronald Bass as Screenplay. He was 51 (now 82) years old Writing
Wayne Wang as Director. He was 44 (now 75) years old Directing
Wayne Wang as Producer. He was 44 (now 75) years old Production
Maysie Hoy as Editor. She was 44 (now 74) years old Editing
Amy Tan as Producer. She was 41 (now 72) years old Production
Amy Tan as Writer. She was 41 (now 72) years old Writing
Amy Tan as Screenplay. She was 41 (now 72) years old Writing
Charleen Richards as ADR Mixer. Sound
Gary Gegan as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Sound
Diana Kunce as Art Direction. Art
Jim Poynter as Set Decoration. He was 49 (now 80) years old Art
Amir Mokri as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 67) years old Camera
Gary A. Hecker as Foley Artist. He was 33 (now 63) years old Sound
Lydia Tanji as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
The Joy Luck Club poster
The Joy Luck Club (30 years)

Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 08, 1993
  • Runtime: 139 minutes
  • Budget: 11000000.00
  • Revenue: 32861136.00