History Trivia / TheJoyLuckClub

* VanillaEdition: As is the norm for most non-franchise Disney titles, the Laserdisc, DVD, and Blu-ray releases are bare-bones beyond belief. All the more shocking when you consider ''it's in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry''.

* ReferencedBy: According to [[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/joy-ride-adele-lim-stephanie-hsu-seth-rogen-comedy-1235651105/ this article]], ''Film/JoyRide2023'''s title is a reference to ''The Joy Luck Club'', which is also about four Chinese-Americans reconnecting with their Chinese roots. In fact, the movie's original title was "Joy Fuck Club".

* VanillaEdition: As is the norm for most non-franchise Disney titles, the Laserdisc, DVD, and Blu-ray releases are bare-bones beyond belief. All the more shocking when you consider ''it's in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry''.

* VanillaEdition: As is the norm for most non-franchise Disney titles, the DVD and Blu-ray releases are bare-bones beyond belief. All the more shocking when you consider ''it's in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry''.

* RealitySubtext: [[http://authorlink.com/interview/part-1-amy-tan-revisits-joy-luck-club-in-latest-release-2014/ Amy Tan essentially lifted An-Mei's backstory from what she was told about and researched]] about the backstory of her grandmother. ''Both'' the victimized An-Mei's mother and the evil Second Wife are modeled after her grandmother's alleged mannerisms and backstory. [[AccidentallyCorrectWriting Several details that Amy thought she made up for the story were real.]] Amy's mother had been careful not to reveal certain details and later asked Amy how she found out about them.

** Amy Tan famously [[https://goldsea.com/Personalities/Nuyenfrance/nuyenfrance.html did not want France Nguyen in the film]]. She wanted an ensemble cast and felt that Nguyen's Hollywood / Broadway legend status would completely eclipse the others, even well-known veterans like Lisa Lu. [[note]]She could be right: besides Nguyen's impressive career, any actor who has been in ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries]]'' has that status forever and will draw Trek fans whatever she's in[[/note]] Nguyen is still bitter about the fact that Tan had her finest scene cut so she (rather than the film as a whole) wouldn't win an Academy Award.

* RealitySubtext: [[http://authorlink.com/interview/part-1-amy-tan-revisits-joy-luck-club-in-latest-release-2014/ Amy Tan essentially lifted An-Mei's backstory from what she was told about and researched about the backstory of her grandmother]] ''Both'' the victimized An-Mei's mother and the evil Second Wife are modeled after her grandmother's alleged mannerisms and backstory. [[AccidentallyCorrectWriting Several details that Amy thought she made up for the story were real.]] Amy's mother had been careful not to reveal certain details and later asked Amy how she found out about them.

* RealitySubtext: [[http://authorlink.com/interview/part-1-amy-tan-revisits-joy-luck-club-in-latest-release-2014/ Amy Tan essentially lifted An-Mei's backstory from what she was told about and researched about the backstory of her grandmother]]. ''Both'' the victimized An-Mei's mother and the evil Second Wife are modeled after her grandmother's alleged mannerisms and backstory. [[AccidentallyCorrectWriting Several details that Amy thought she made up for the story were real.]] Amy's mother had been careful not to reveal certain details and later asked Amy how she found out about them.

* RealitySubtext: [[http://authorlink.com/interview/part-1-amy-tan-revisits-joy-luck-club-in-latest-release-2014/ Amy Tan essentially lifted An-Mei's backstory from what she was told about and researched about the backstory of her grandmother]]. ''Both'' the victimized An-Mei's mother and the evil Second Wife are modeled after her grandmother's alleged mannerisms and backstory.
** [[AccidentallyAccurate Several details that Amy thought she made up for the story were real.]] Amy's mother had been careful not to reveal certain details and later asked Amy how she found out about them.

** Several details that Amy thought she made up for the story were real. Amy's mother had been careful not to reveal certain details and later asked Amy how she found out about them.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Yep, [[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius the Dolman Elaan Herself]] as elderly Ying-ying. And Rose [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration signed up for Starfleet]], while Jing-Mei went to work in an ''{{ER}}'' and Waverly, having briefly served on [[Recap/BabylonFiveS01E00TheGathering Babylon 5]], later worked as a [[Series/LawAndOrderLA Los Angeles coroner]] before becoming a [[TeenWolf 900-year-old shapechanger]].
** Jing-Mei is now probably better known as [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Melinda May]]
* HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, that is Disney/{{Mulan}}'s voice coming out of Jing-Mei. Lena is also [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Jinx and Gizmo]].

** Yep, [[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius the Dolman Elaan Herself]] as elderly Ying-ying. And Rose [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration signed up for Starfleet]], while Jing-Mei went to work in an ''{{ER}}''.

** Yep, the Dolman Elaan Herself as elderly Ying-ying. And Rose [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration signed up for Starfleet]], while Jing-Mei went to work in an ''{{ER}}''.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, that is {{Mulan}}'s voice coming out of Jing-Mei. Lena is also [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Jinx and Gizmo]].

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: Yep, the Dolman Elaan Herself as elderly Ying-ying. And Rose [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration signed up for Starfleet]], while Jing-Mei went to work in an ''{{ER}}''.
** Jing-Mei is now probably better known as [[AgentsOfSHIELD Melinda May]]

* Jing-Mei is now probably better known as [[AgentsOfSHIELD Melinda May]]
* HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, that is {{Mulan}}'s voice coming out of Jing-Mei. Lena is also [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Jinx and Gizmo]].

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: Yep, the Dolman Elaan Herself as elderly Ying-ying. And Rose [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration signed up for Starfleet]], while Jing-Mei went to work in an ''{{ER}}''.