Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Writers:

Peter Chiarelli (screenplay by), Adele Lim (screenplay by)

Stars:

Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 60 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Constance Wu	...	Rachel Chu
Henry Golding	...	Nick Young
Michelle Yeoh	...	Eleanor Young
Gemma Chan	...	Astrid Young Teo
Lisa Lu	...	Ah Ma
Awkwafina	...	Peik Lin Goh
Harry Shum Jr.	...	Charlie Wu
Ken Jeong	...	Wye Mun Goh
Sonoya Mizuno	...	Araminta Lee
Chris Pang	...	Colin Khoo
Jimmy O. Yang	...	Bernard Tai
Ronny Chieng	...	Eddie Cheng
Remy Hii	...	Alistair Cheng
Nico Santos	...	Oliver T'sien
Jing Lusi	...	Amanda Ling

Storyline

Rachel Chu, an American-born Chinese NYU professor, travels with her boyfriend, Nick to his hometown of Singapore for his best friend's wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick's family is wealthy, and he's considered the most eligible bachelor in Asia. Every single woman is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down.

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Plot Keywords:

nouveau riche | materialism | elitism | taiwan | rich man poor woman | 

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Taglines:

The only thing crazier than love is family

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Araminta's gold bachelorette bodysuit and the wedding dress is custom designed by Mary E. Vogt; the "disco Cleopatra" halter dress Rachel wore by Missoni; and her blue dress worn to the wedding by Marchesa.

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Goofs

The New York to Singapore flight graphic indicates a direct (non stop) flight, but only Singapore Airlines offers one, and they were flying Cathay Pacific which only offers flights with a Hong Kong layover.

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Quotes

Rachel Chu: So, if you have all this family there, why are we staying in a hotel? Aren't good Chinese sons supposed to stay with their parents?
Nick Young: Well, because A: I'm not that good a son, and B: I just want you to myself, just for a bit.

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Crazy Credits

There's a mid-credit scene in which Astrid exchanges glances with a man.

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Alternate Versions

In Australia, the film was passed uncut with an M rating for coarse language. The filmmakers then opted to reduce the language in order to obtain a PG classification. For the home video release the film was returned to its uncut M rating.

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Connections

Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

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Soundtracks

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Written by Jmike, Noel Fisher, Miguel (as Miguel Pimentel), Mark Ronson and Ricky Witherspoon
Performed by Miguel
Courtesy of ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Really really whitewashed

Not yellowwashed. This was whitewashed. These are not East Asians. They are white folk. The second act is way funnier than the first one. I thought by the first act that they would end up in a hamburger joint and show off their pendant with pictures of Donnie and Ivanka locking lips. Instead we got a Christian mother who appropriately babbled nonsense.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese Hokkien French Malay

Release Date:

15 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crazy Rich Asians

Filming Locations:

Langkawi, Malaysia

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,510,140, 19 August 2018

Gross USA:

$174,532,921

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$238,539,198

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., SK Global, Starlight Culture Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS: X) SDDS Sonics-DDP Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1