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Director:
Ang Lee
Writers:
Ang Lee (writer)
Neil Peng (writer)
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Release Date:
4 August 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A little deception in the reception. more
Plot:
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 7 nominations more
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(10 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Dion Birney ... Andrew
Jeanne Kuo Chang ... Wai-Tung's Secretary
Winston Chao ... Wai-Tung Gao
Paul Chen ... Guest
May Chin ... Wei-Wei
Chung-Wei Chou ... Chef
Yun Chung ... Guest
Ho-Mean Fu ... Guest

Michael Gaston ... Justice of the Peace
Ya-lei Kuei ... Mrs. Gao
Jeffrey Howard ... Street Musician
Theresa Hou ... Female Cashier
Yung-Teh Hsu ... Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend
Jean Hu ... Guest
Albert Huang ... Guest
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Si yan (Taiwan)
The Wedding Banquet (USA)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
Taiwan | USA
Language:
Mandarin | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Ang Lee]a guest at the wedding banquet. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the small family dinner to which Simon treats the newlyweds and Wei-Tung's parents, Simon can be seen to alternately hold chopsticks, a small bowl or nothing in his left hand, depending on the camera angle. more
Quotes:
Wai-Tung Gao: I don't know, we should have moved you out.
Simon: I'll survive.
Wai-Tung Gao: Not if Wei Wei keeps cooking.
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Referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995) more
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perfection, 5 October 1999

I suppose The Wedding Banquet could be considered a romantic comedy. It is so in the best senses of both words: romantic without being sappy, and comedic without being ridiculous. The characters are vibrant and interesting without being cliches. Ang Lee has not created a great movie, simply a perfect one.

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