Mail Order Wife (2004)

A documentarian funds a NYC doorman's Asian mail order bride in exchange for the right to film the experience.

Directors:

Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland

Writers:

Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland

Stars:

Adrian Martinez, Roland Uruci, Andrew Gurland

1 win.

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

doorman | mail order bride | sexism | immigration | cultural difference | 

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Taglines:

Because no one wants to be alone.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some disturbing sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mail Order Bride

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cherry Road Films, Double Edge Entertainment, Hypnotic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

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

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Soundtracks

"Bailar Merengue"
Performed by Mangana
Written by Edith Mesch
Courtesy of LoveCat Music
Published by Big Tiger Music (BMI)

User Reviews

Darkly Hysterical

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.