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The Wedding Banquet

1h 48min

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.

Production Companies

Ang Lee Productions

Good Machine

Central Motion Picture Corporation

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Cast

Winston Chao

Winston Chao

Gao Wai-Tung
Gua Ah-leh

Gua Ah-leh

Mrs. Gao
Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Mr. Gao
May Chin

May Chin

Gu Wei-Wei
Mitchell Lichtenstein

Mitchell Lichtenstein

Simon
Vanessa Yang

Vanessa Yang

Mao Mei
Dion Birney

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

John Nathan

Joe
Chung-Wei Chou

Chung-Wei Chou

Chef
Paul Chen

Paul Chen

Guest A
Yung Chung

Yung Chung

Guest B
Ho-Mean Fu

Ho-Mean Fu

Guest C
Jean Hu

Jean Hu

Guest D
Albert Huang

Albert Huang

Guest E
Thomas Koo

Thomas Koo

Guest F
Francis Pan

Francis Pan

Guest G
Neal Peng

Neal Peng

Guest H
Elizabeth Yang

Elizabeth Yang

Guest I
Yang Wei-Hung

Yang Wei-Hung

Guest J
Jennifer Lin

Jennifer Lin

Female Guest A
Jeffrey Howard

Jeffrey Howard

Street Musician
Theresa Hou

Theresa Hou

Female Cashier
Hsu Yung-Te

Hsu Yung-Te

Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend
Anthony Ingoglia

Anthony Ingoglia

Wei-Wei's Employer
Eddie Johns

Eddie Johns

Haskell
Shih Chih-Fang

Shih Chih-Fang

Granny Tien
Robert Larenquent

Robert Larenquent

Hispanic Man
Neal Lee

Neal Lee

Waiter
Dean Li

Dean Li

Director Wang
Tien Pin

Tien Pin

Old Chen
Marny Pocato

Marny Pocato

Miriam
Tonia Rowe

Tonia Rowe

Simon's Nurse
Chung-Hsien Su

Chung-Hsien Su

Studio Photographer
Hannah Sullivan

Hannah Sullivan

Mariane
Yao Peide

Yao Peide

Egg Head
Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)

Release date

1st Mar 1993

Status

Released

Spoken languages

普通话, English