The Wedding Banquet (1993)

Xi yan (original title)

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R
1h 46min
Comedy, Drama
04 Aug 1993 (USA)
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7.6 (18,079)

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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, James Schamus

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations.
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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.

Still of Winston Chao, May Chin and Mitchell Lichtenstein in The Wedding Banquet (1993)

Still of Ah-Lei Gua, Winston Chao, May Chin, Sihung Lung (I) and Mitchell Lichtenstein in The Wedding Banquet (1993)

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	Ah-Lei Gua	...	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
	Jean Hu	...	Guest
	Albert Huang	...	Guest
	Neal Huff	...	Steve
	Anthony Ingoglia	...	Wei-Wei's Employer (as Anthony 'Iggy' Ingoglia)
	Eddie Johns	...	Haskell
	Thomas Koo	...	Guest
	Chih Kuan	...	Granny Tien
	Robert Larenquent	...	Hispanic Man
	Neal Lee	...	Waiter
	Mason Lee	...	Baby (as Mason C. Lee)
	Dean Li	...	Director Wang
	Jennifer Lin	...	Guest
	John Nathan	...	Joe
	Francis Pan	...	Guest
	Neal Peng	...	Guest
	Tien Pien	...	Old Chen
	Marny Pocato	...	Miriam
	Tonia Rowe	...	Simon's Nurse
	Chung-Hsien Su	...	Studio Photographer
	Hannah Sullivan	...	Mariane (as Patricia Sullivan)
	Elizabeth Yang	...	Guest
	Vanessa Yang	...	Mao Mei
	Wei-Huang Ying	...	Guest
	Peide Yao	...	Egg Head
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ang Lee	...	Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ang Lee

Written by

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Ang Lee	...	(written by)

Neil Peng	...	(written by)

James Schamus	...	(written by)

Produced by

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Sui Je Cheng	...	supervising producer
Dolly Hall	...	line producer
Ted Hope	...	producer
Li-Kong Hsu	...	associate producer
Feng-Chyt Jiang	...	executive producer
Ang Lee	...	producer
James Schamus	...	producer

Music by

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Mader

Cinematography by

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Jong Lin

Editing by

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Tim Squyres

Editorial Department

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Spiro Carras	...	on-line editor: new version
Melissa Fleming	...	post-production assistant
Elliott Gamson	...	negative cutter
Pamela Martin	...	assistant film editor
Dave Pultz	...	color timer (as David Pultz)
Michael Yetter	...	negative cutter

Casting By

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Judy Dennis

Production Design by

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Steve Rosenzweig

Art Direction by

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Rachael Weinzimer

Set Decoration by

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Amy Beth Silver

Costume Design by

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Michael Clancy

Production Management

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Shih-Chieh Chen	...	executive in charge of production
Bill Rouady	...	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Annie Tan

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second second assistant director

Art Department

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Linda L. Tseng

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property master

Sound Department

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Jeanne Gilliland	...	boom operator
Pamela Martin	...	sound editor
Tom Paul	...	sound mixer
Dan Sable	...	sound effects editor
Lynn Sable	...	assistant sound editor
Reilly Steele	...	post-production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Todd S. Klein	...	key grip
Dave Samuel	...	gaffer (as David Samuel)
Joel Tishcoff	...	best boy grip
Susanna Virtanen	...	first assistant camera

Casting Department

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Judy Dennis	...	casting: USA
Wendy Ettinger	...	Casting (creditOnly) / casting: USA
Ben Prayz	...	extras casting: USA

Music Department

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Chosei Funahara	...	soundtrack supervisor
Eric Liljestrand	...	music mixer
Samantha Rosenfelds	...	music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

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Michael Taylor	...	script supervisor
Xiaoming Zhang	...	assistant script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Philip Harrison

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transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Steve Chang	...	title designer
Joyce Hsieh	...	production accountant
W. Wilder Knight II	...	legal counsel
Bai Ling	...	production staff
Joyce Pierpoline	...	publicist
Mary Jane Skalski	...	post-production delivery coordinator
Jane Stavinoha	...	assistant production coordinator
Norman Wang	...	publicist

Production Companies

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Distributors

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The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
Atalanta Filmes (1994) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Film Arte (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Herald Ace (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
Lucky Red (1993) (Italy) (theatrical)
Palace Films (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
Triangelfilm (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
UGC Distribution (1993) (France) (theatrical)
Alliance (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
Arthaus (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
Buksfilm (2024) (Poland) (video) (VOD)
CBS/Fox (1994) (United States) (VHS)
Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Golem Distribución (Spain)
Good Machine
Homescreen (1994) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Koch Media (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Ang Lee Collection)
Koch Media (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Ang Lee Collection)
MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
New Star (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
Sandrews Video (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)
The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Images du Monde (post-production) (online mastering/international mastering/final broadcast deliverables)
Perseverance Records (soundtrack)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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 Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	lgbt romantic-comedy national-film-registry comedy-drama new-york See All (83) »
Taglines	A little deception at the reception. See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:M Finland:S Germany:6 Iceland:L Italy:T Mexico:B15 Norway:10 Peru:18 Philippines:R-18 Portugal:M/16 Singapore:R21 (VOD) Singapore:R(A) South Korea:15 Spain:18 Sweden:Btl Taiwan:12+ United Kingdom:15 United States:R

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Also Known As	囍宴 (Taiwan) 喜宴 (Taiwan) El banquete de boda (United States, Spanish title) The Wedding Banquet (United States) The Wedding Banquet (Hong Kong, English title) See more »
Runtime	106 min
Country	Taiwan United States
Language	Mandarin English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Filming Locations	Phoenix Ballroom, Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget	$1,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$30,000,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The Wedding Banquet (1993) has the highest cost-to-return ratio of 1993, earning $23.6 million from a budget of $1 million. This gave it a of 23.6 ratio, 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 »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Fugitive/The Meteor Man/Manhattan Murder Mystery/The Secret Garden/The Wedding Banquet (1993). See more »
Soundtracks	The Wedding Banquet 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. Justice of the Peace: Groovy. Rings. See more »

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