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 | chinawoman | elitism | taiwan | 

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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

Constance Wu was the first and only actress considered for the main role. The filming was even delayed to adapt to her schedule.

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Goofs

When the plane flight graphic displays the flight from New York to Singapore á la Indiana Jones, the line drawn goes over Europe. Planes would fly almost due north (358 degrees) to take the shortest route for this long (nearly 10,000 km) flight, i.e., over the North Pole and Russia.

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Quotes

Felicity Young: You can explore hell, you dog turd.

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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

Referenced in Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Awkwafina/Paul Walter Hauser/Mark Ronson/Anderson.Paak (2019)

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Soundtracks

Wo Yao Ni De Ai (I Want Your Love - I Want You to Be My Baby)
Written by Jon Hendricks
Performed by Grace Chang
Courtesy of Universal Music Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

The Only Thing This Film Had Going For It Were the Women

They were not low-brow and trashy and did not have neck tattoos and calf tattoos and nose rings and so on and so forth.

Otherwise, the story was shallow and clearly a product placement exercise by Singapore tourism.

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:

$238,538,736

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