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The Wedding Banquet (1993)

Xi yan (original title)
R | | 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.

Director:

Ang Lee

Writers:

Ang Lee, Neil Peng | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Winston Chao, May Chin, Ah-Lei Gua | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

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

marriage of convenience | gay couple | gay son | marriage pressure | asian man white man relationship | See All (103) »

Taglines:

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:

The Wedding Banquet See more »

Filming Locations:

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

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$6,933,459

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,000,000
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Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

As of 2018, in the 25 years since being discovered for The Wedding Banquet, Winston Chao has gone on to a distinguished acting career, including portraying Chinese statesman Sun-Yet Sen in five different film or television productions, and has also portrayed at least five different Chinese kings or emperors in five different productions. See more »

Goofs

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

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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Featured in The Best Man: Mitchell Lichtenstein on 'The Wedding Banquet' (2015) See more »

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29 December 2001 | by cmyklefty – See all my reviews

Hsi yen (The Wedding Banquet) is an enjoyable movie to watch. It does not matter if you are acquainted with Ang Lee's work. The film is about a woman wants to stay in the country gets married to a gay man. The man tries to hide being gay when his parents visit from out of the country. All of the performances are excellent in this picture.
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