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The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee. The story concerns a gay Taiwanese immigrant man (played by Winston Chao, in his film debut) who marries a mainland Chinese woman (May Chin) to placate his parents (Gua Ah-leh and Lung Sihung) and get her a green card. His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet and he has to hide the truth of his gay partner (Mitchell Lichtenstein). It was a co-production of Lee's Good Machine production company, and the Taiwanese Central Motion Picture Corporation.

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1993 · 1h 48m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

TMDB 7.2/10 (301 votes)

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.

Directed by Ang Lee

Box office $24M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Ang LeeDirector

Gua Ah-lehas Mrs. Gao

Lung Sihungas Mr. Gao

May Chinas Gu Wei-Wei

Winston Chaoas Gao Wai-Tung

Mitchell Lichtensteinas Simon VVanessa Yangas Mao Mei DDion Birneyas Andrew

Jeanne Kuo Changas Wai-Tung's Secretary

Michael Gastonas Justice of the Peace

Neal Huffas Steve

Mason Leeas Baby JJohn Nathanas Joe

Chung-Wei Chouas Chef PPaul Chenas Guest A

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The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee. The story concerns a gay Taiwanese immigrant man (played by Winston Chao, in his film debut) who marries a mainland Chinese woman (May Chin) to placate his parents (Gua Ah-leh and Lung Sihung) and get her a green card. His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet and he has to hide the truth of his gay partner (Mitchell Lichtenstein). It was a co-production of Lee's Good Machine production company, and the Taiwanese Central Motion Picture Corporation.

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🎬 Movie

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1993 · 1h 48m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

TMDB 7.2/10 (301 votes)

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.

Directed by Ang Lee

Box office $24M worldwide

IMDb ↗