Film
The Wedding Banquet
Comedy · 1h 48m
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About
A gay Taiwanese immigrant in New York plans a marriage of convenience with a painter to satisfy his parents and secure her a green card.
Wai-Tung Gao, a Taiwanese immigrant, lives in New York with his American boyfriend Simon. His traditional parents in Taiwan do not know that he is gay and keep pressing him to marry and start a family. To get them off his back and to help the painter Wei-Wei obtain a green card, Wai-Tung plans a marriage of convenience with her. When his parents unexpectedly arrive in New York for the wedding, the small civil ceremony turns into an opulent traditional banquet, and Wai-Tung, Simon and Wei-Wei have to keep up the charade. Winston Chao plays Wai-Tung, Mitchell Lichtenstein is Simon, May Chin is Wei-Wei, and Gua Ah-leh and Lung Sihung play his parents.
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Trailer
Official trailer · TMDBYouTube
Cast and crew
Gua Ah-lehas Mrs. Gao
Lung Sihungas Mr. Gao
May Chinas Gu Wei-Wei
Winston Chao Wen-hsuanas Gao Wai-Tung
Mitchell Lichtensteinas Simon- Vanessa Yangas Mao Mei
- Dion Birneyas Andrew
Jeanne Kuo Changas Wai-Tung's Secretary
Michael Gastonas Justice of the Peace
Neal Huffas Steve
Mason Leeas Baby- John Nathanas Joe
Photos: TMDB
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Written by
- Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus
- Producers
- Ang Lee, James Schamus, Ted Hope
- Camera
- Lin Jong
- Editing
- Tim Squyres
- Countries
- Taiwan, United States
- Studios
- Ang Lee Productions, Good Machine, Central Motion Picture Corporation, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Good to know
- Running time
- 1 hour 48 minutes
- Language
- English, Chinese
Questions
How long is The Wedding Banquet?
1 hour 48 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 2 hours 8 minutes.
What language is The Wedding Banquet in?
The Wedding Banquet is in English and Chinese. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with Dutch subtitles.
Who is in The Wedding Banquet?
Gua Ah-leh plays Mrs. Gao, with Lung Sihung, May Chin, Winston Chao Wen-hsuan, Mitchell Lichtenstein and Vanessa Yang.
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