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The Wedding Banquet (1993)

Movie ★ 7.2 108 min

Comedy Drama Romance

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

Ang Lee Director Ang Lee Writer Neil Peng Writer James Schamus Writer

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Quick facts

Released
March 1, 1993
Runtime
108 min
Rating
R
Budget
$875,000
Box office
$23.6M
IMDb
tt0107156
Language
,
Studio
Ang Lee Productions, , Central Motion Picture Corporation,

Themes

Cast

Gua Ah-leh Gua Ah-leh Mrs. Gao Lung Sihung Lung Sihung Mr. Gao May Chin May Chin Gu Wei-Wei Winston Chao Winston Chao Gao Wai-Tung Mitchell Lichtenstein Mitchell Lichtenstein Simon Vanessa Yang Mao Mei Dion Birney Andrew Jeanne Kuo Chang Jeanne Kuo Chang Wai-Tung's Secretary Michael Gaston Michael Gaston Justice of the Peace Neal Huff Neal Huff Steve Mason Lee Mason Lee Baby John Nathan Joe Chung-Wei Chou Chung-Wei Chou Chef Paul Chen Guest A Yung Chung Guest B Ho-Mean Fu Guest C Jean Hu Guest D Albert Huang Guest E

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Wedding Banquet about?
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
Who directed The Wedding Banquet?
The Wedding Banquet was directed by Ang Lee.
Who stars in The Wedding Banquet?
The Wedding Banquet stars Gua Ah-leh, Lung Sihung, May Chin, Winston Chao.
When was The Wedding Banquet released?
The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 comedy, drama, romance film.
Where can I watch The Wedding Banquet?
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