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Mail Order Wife (2004)

 -  Comedy  -  February 2005 (USA)
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A documentarian funds a NYC doorman's Asian mail order bride in exchange for the right to film the experience.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Adrian
Roland Uruci ...
Broker
Andrew Gurland ...
Andrew
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Lichi
Deborah Teng ...
Translator
Merritt Janson ...
Merritt
John Salvatore ...
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Dinner Guest
John Gramaglia ...
Editor
Paul Thornton ...
Curt
Oro Benzriheim ...
Oro
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Himself
Sam Lisenco ...
Skater (as Samuel Lisenco)
Dan Johnson ...
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Luke Geissbuhler ...
Film Crew
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Storyline

A documentarian funds a NYC doorman's Asian mail order bride in exchange for the right to film the experience. But when Lichi arrives in America, she finds herself married to a recluse with a penchant for sadistic sexual role-playing. Objectivity flies out the window when she and the filmmaker become involved. Twists and turns are plentiful in this tragi-comic love triangle where all is not what it seems. Written by Hypnotic

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Because no one wants to be alone. See more »

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Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some disturbing sexual material | See all certifications »
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February 2005 (USA)  »

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Mail Order Bride  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,710 (USA) (15 April 2005)

Gross:

$62,387 (USA) (12 August 2005)
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Trivia

Eugenia Yuan's character name "Lichi" is actually her Chinese name in real-life. See more »

Goofs

Lichi is clearly speaking Chinese. It's unlikely that a woman from Burma (Myanmar) would speak Chinese as her first language. See more »

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"Bailar Merengue"
Performed by Mangana
Written by Edith Mesch
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
Published by Big Tiger Music (BMI)
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Darkly Hysterical
14 November 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I just happened to catch this movie at 4a.m. and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. This movie had me totally fooled until the credits. I thought this was a real documentary. What made it even more real is that Jose Canseco is in the film and plays himself. I was in absolute amazement until the credits rolled. And that's when I realized this was fiction. The acting by this cast was phenomenal, especially Eugenia Yuan and Adrian Martinez. They made it too real. Also the cinematography (if you want to call it that) was great as it was filmed like a real documentary. For sensitive viewers, the story may be too real and can cause an uncomfortable feeling. Some of the material is very serious (which makes it seem even more non-fictitious). But the story line has you in suspense from beginning to end.


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