The Wedding Banquet (1993)

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106 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 4 August 1993 (USA)

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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ya-lei Kuei	...	Mrs. Gao (as Ah-Leh Gua)
	Sihung Lung	...	Mr. Gao
	May Chin	...	Wei-Wei
	Winston Chao	...	Wai-Tung Gao
	Mitchell Lichtenstein	...	Simon
	Dion Birney	...	Andrew
	Jeanne Kuo Chang	...	Wai-Tung's Secretary
	Paul Chen	...	Guest
	Chung-Wei Chou	...	Chef
	Yun Chung	...	Guest
	Ho-Mean Fu	...	Guest
	Michael Gaston	...	Justice of the Peace
	Jeffrey Howard	...	Street Musician
	Theresa Hou	...	Female Cashier
	Yung-Teh Hsu	...	Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend

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Storyline

Simon and Wei-Tung are a gay couple living together in Manhattan. To defer the suspicions of Wei-Tung's parents, Simon suggests a marriage of convenience between Wei-Tung and Wei-Wei, an immigrant in need of a green card. When Wei-Tung's parents come to America for the wedding, they insist upon an elaborate banquet, resulting in several complications. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>

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You are cordially invited to a wedding where everybody wants to kiss the bride... except the groom. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Taiwan | USA

Language:

Mandarin | English

Release Date:

4 August 1993 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El banquete de boda See more »

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$30,000,000 (Worldwide) (except USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ang Lee Productions, Central Motion Pictures Corporation, Good Machine See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Ang Lee wrote the film six years before it was made, and five years before his first film, Pushing Hands See 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. See more »

Quotes

Justice of the Peace: Okay, now you: "I, Wee-Wee..."
Wei-Wei: Wee-Wee.
Justice of the Peace: "... take you, Wai Tung..."
Wei-Wei: Wee-Wee.
Justice of the Peace: Okay. "To be my wedded husband... to have and to hold..."
Wei-Wei: Holding to have, husband, mine...
Justice of the Peace: "... for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer..."
Wei-Wei: Better and richer, no poorer.
Justice of the Peace: "... in sickness and in health, till death do us part."
Wei-Wei: Till sickness and death.
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Connections

Featured in Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Madame Butterfly"
Written by Giacomo Puccini See more »

The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Xi yan (original title)

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