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The Wedding Banquet (1993)

A little deception at the reception.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 49M

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

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gua Ah-leh
Gua Ah-leh
Mrs. Gao
Sihung Lung
Sihung Lung
Mr. Gao
May Chin
May Chin
Wei-Wei
Winston Chao
Winston Chao
Wai-Tung Gao
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Simon
Neal Huff
Neal Huff
Steve
Michael Gaston
Michael Gaston
Justice of the Peace
Mason Lee
Mason Lee
Baby
Dion Birney
Dion Birney
Andrew
John Nathan
John Nathan
Joe
Jeanne Kuo Chang
Jeanne Kuo Chang
Wai-Tung's Secretary
Paul Chen
Paul Chen
Guest
Chung-Wei Chou
Chung-Wei Chou
Chef
Yun Chung
Yun Chung
Guest
Ho-Mean Fu
Ho-Mean Fu
Guest
Jeffrey Howard
Jeffrey Howard
Street Musician
Theresa Hou
Theresa Hou
Female Cashier
Hsu Yung-Teh
Hsu Yung-Teh
Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend
Jean Hu
Jean Hu
Guest
Albert Huang
Albert Huang
Guest
Anthony Ingoglia
Anthony Ingoglia
Wei-Wei's Employer
Eddie Johns
Eddie Johns
Haskell
Thomas Koo
Thomas Koo
Guest
Chih Kuan
Chih Kuan
Granny Tien
Robert Larenquent
Robert Larenquent
Hispanic Man
Neal Lee
Neal Lee
Waiter
Dean Li
Dean Li
Director Wang
Jennifer Lin
Jennifer Lin
Guest
Francis Pan
Francis Pan
Guest
Neal Peng
Neal Peng
Guest
Tien Pien
Tien Pien
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
Elizabeth Yang
Elizabeth Yang
Guest
Vanessa Yang
Vanessa Yang
Mao Mei
Wei-Huang Ying
Wei-Huang Ying
Guest
Yao Peide
Yao Peide
Egg Head
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)

Crews

Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Director
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Screenplay
Neil Peng
Neil Peng
Screenplay
James Schamus
James Schamus
Screenplay
Ted Hope
Ted Hope
Producer
Feng-Chyt Jiang
Feng-Chyt Jiang
Executive Producer
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Producer
James Schamus
James Schamus
Producer
Mader
Mader
Original Music Composer
Jong Lin
Jong Lin
Director of Photography
Tim Squyres
Tim Squyres
Editor
Sui Je Cheng
Sui Je Cheng
Supervising Producer
Dolly Hall
Dolly Hall
Line Producer
Li-Kong Hsu
Li-Kong Hsu
Associate Producer
Steve Rosenzweig
Steve Rosenzweig
Production Design
Rachael Weinzimer
Rachael Weinzimer
Art Direction
Amy Beth Silver
Amy Beth Silver
Set Decoration
Michael Clancy
Michael Clancy
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

The Wedding Banquet Official Trailer #1 - Winston Chao Movie (1993) HD
The Wedding Banquet (喜宴) [Oscar's Best Foreign Movie]
The Wedding Banquet (1993) Trailer | Ang Lee
The Wedding Banquet (1993) Gift from Simon
The Wedding Banquet (1993 Ang Lee) - Blind Date from Taipei

Posters and backgrounds

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