The Wedding Banquet

Name: The Wedding Banquet
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1993-08-04
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Winston Chao, May Chin, Sihung Lung, Ah-Lei Gua

– A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marr..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 46 Minutes

Release Year:

1993

Original Name:

喜宴

The Wedding Banquet (1993) - Also known as 喜宴

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.

Styles:

Reflective, Inter Cultural, Surprise Ending, Melancholic, Talky, Semi Serious, Clever, Humorous, Touching, Realistic

Producing Country:

Taiwan, USA

Filming Locations:

Taiwan, California, Manhattan New York City, New York, USA, Asia

Genre:

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Date Night

Release Date:

04 Aug 1993

Language:

Mandarin, English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Ang Lee

Story Written By:

Neil Peng, Ang Lee, James Schamus

Main Actors:

Winston Chao, May Chin, Sihung Lung, Ah-Lei Gua

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations.

Production Company:

Good Machine

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

96%