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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| Ah-Lei Gua | ... | Mrs. Gao (as Ah-Leh Gua) | |
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Sihung Lung | ... | Mr. Gao |
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May Chin | ... | Wei-Wei |
| Winston Chao | ... | Wai-Tung Gao | |
| Mitchell Lichtenstein | ... | Simon | |
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Dion Birney | ... | Andrew |
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Jeanne Kuo Chang | ... | Wai-Tung's Secretary |
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Paul Chen | ... | Guest |
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Chung-Wei Chou | ... | Chef |
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Yun Chung | ... | Guest |
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Ho-Mean Fu | ... | Guest |
| Michael Gaston | ... | Justice of the Peace | |
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Jeffrey Howard | ... | Street Musician |
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Theresa Hou | ... | Female Cashier |
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Yung-Teh Hsu | ... | Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend |
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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>
Plot Keywords:
marriage of convenience | gay couple | gay son | marriage pressure | asian man white man relationship |Taglines:
You are cordially invited to a wedding where everybody wants to kiss the bride... except the groom. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
4 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$6,933,459Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$30,000,000Company Credits
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Simon: I'll survive.
Wai-Tung Gao: Not if Wei Wei keeps cooking.
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This was the most financially profitable film of 1993, earning $23.6 million from a budget of $1 million. This gave it a cost-to-return ratio of 23.6, considerably higher than 1993's biggest money-maker "Jurassic Park" whose ratio was 13.8. 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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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.