Season 2 · Episode 11
THE JOY LUCK CLUB: How a Barrier-Breaking Film Paved the Way for Asian Content in Hollywood
Producer Janet Yang recounts the making of 1993's groundbreaking adaptation of Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB. After trailblazing a career path bridging the gap between American movies and Chinese audiences, Janet got her first taste of producing with...
Hollywood Gold · Stay Gold Features
January 17, 202447m 57s
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Show Notes
Producer Janet Yang recounts the making of 1993's groundbreaking adaptation of Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB. After trailblazing a career path bridging the gap between American movies and Chinese audiences, Janet got her first taste of producing with Spielberg's EMPIRE OF THE SUN. Her initial experience of THE JOY LUCK CLUB was reading three chapters of the unpublished manuscript, but she knew right away that she wanted to make it into a film. An intimate tale of immigrant experiences told within the universality of familial relationships, the film achieved both critical and commercial success, despite the studio's initial reluctance to market it as an Asian film.
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