Canada / Sep 07, 1994 / 14A
You've got one life to live. What's it gonna be?
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Jade Li is a feisty, 20-something Chinese Canadian, trying to achieve that happy medium between giving in to her parent's wishes and fulfilling her own needs and desires - double happiness. Naturally, something's got to give and when love beckons in the shape of Mark, a white university student, the facade of the perfect Chinese daughter begins to slip.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gene Kiniski | Man at Bus Stop |
| Greg Chan | Uncle Bing |
| Mimi Mok | Mrs. Mar |
| Lesley Ewen | Carmen |
| Estelle Coppens | Lead Woman |
| Nathan Fong | Dr. Ming Chu/Bartender |
| Dennis Foon | Director |
| Kevin Kelly | Lead Man |
| Tosca Chin Wah Leong | Linda Taylor Wong |
| Johnny Mah | Andrew Chau |
| Laara Ong | Selina |
| Tony Seaver | Bouncer |
| Wong Gerald Shuck | See-Fu Geomancer |
| Mina Shum | Janet Eng |
| So Yee Shum | Auntie Bing |
| May Tam | Grandmother |
| Rose Lam | Producer |
Genres
ComedyRomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Double Happiness |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Téléfilm Canada, Fine Line Features, ONF | NFB, New Views Films |
| Release date | 7 settembre 1994 |
| Production | Stephen Hegyes, Rose Lam |
| Writer | Mina Shum |
| Casting | Carmen Ruiz Laza, Anne Andersons |
| Editing | Alison Grace |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf, Gregory Middleton, Kirk Tougas |
| Assistant directors | Patricia Barry, Mina Shum |
| Lighting | Todd Elyzen |
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| Camera operators | Gregory Middleton, Peter Wunstorf, Kirk Tougas |
| Additional photography | Peter Wunstorf, Gregory Middleton, Kirk Tougas |
| Production design | Michael Bjornson, Candice Dickens, François Milly, Jill Haras |
| Art direction | Candice Dickens, Jill Haras, François Milly, Michael Bjornson |
| Set decoration | François Milly, Candice Dickens, Jill Haras, Michael Bjornson |
| Music | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Shane Shemko, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard, Cam Wagner, Frank Faugno, Paul Sharpe |
| Sound | Shane Shemko, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard, Cam Wagner, Frank Faugno, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Paul Sharpe |
| Costume design | Cynthia Summers, Caroline Davidson |
| Makeup | Cynthia Summers, Caroline Davidson |
| Hairstyling | Cynthia Summers, Caroline Davidson |
| Revenue | 759.393 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 28, 1995
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