The Wedding Banquet
囍宴
“A little deception at the reception.”
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.
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The Wedding Banquet (1993 Ang Lee) - Blind Date from Taipei
Type: Clip • Published 2014-06-10
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Gua Ah-leh
Mrs. Gao
Lung Sihung
Mr. Gao
May Chin
Gu Wei-Wei
Winston Chao
Gao Wai-Tung
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Simon
Vanessa Yang
Mao Mei
Dion Birney
Andrew
Jeanne Kuo Chang
Wai-Tung's Secretary
Michael Gaston
Justice of the Peace
Neal Huff
Steve
Mason Lee
Baby
John Nathan
Joe
Chung-Wei Chou
Chef
Paul Chen
Guest A
Yung Chung
Guest B
Ho-Mean Fu
Guest C
Jean Hu
Guest D
Albert Huang
Guest E
Release History & Theatrical Window
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
August 4, 1993
Wide Cinema Exhibition
February 7, 2006
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$875K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$23.6M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
27.01x
+$22.8M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Screenplay & Story
- Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus
- Original Score
- Mader
- Original Title
- 囍宴
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Production Budget
- $875K
- Worldwide Gross
- $23.6M
- Production Studios
- Ang Lee Productions, Good Machine, Central Motion Picture Corporation, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ang Lee
Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus
Mader
Jong Lin
Tim Squyres
Ted Hope, James Schamus, Jiang Feng-Chyt, Ang Lee
Department Leadership Roster
Ted Hope
Producer
Tim Squyres
Editor
Ang Lee
Director
Mader
Original Music Composer
Jong Lin
Director of Photography
James Schamus
Producer
Ang Lee
Producer
Steve Rosenzweig
Production Design
Michael Clancy
Costume Design
Ang Lee
Writer
Neil Peng
Writer
James Schamus
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
Tous publics — Universal audience.
Suitable only for 15 years and over.
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Wedding Banquet
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Wedding Banquet about?
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.
Who directed The Wedding Banquet?
The Wedding Banquet was directed by Ang Lee.
Who stars in The Wedding Banquet?
The principal cast of The Wedding Banquet includes Gua Ah-leh, Lung Sihung, May Chin, Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein.
When was The Wedding Banquet released and how long is it?
The Wedding Banquet was released in 1993 with a total runtime of 1h 48m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Wedding Banquet?
The Wedding Banquet had a reported production budget of $875K and grossed $23.6M at the worldwide box office (27.01 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for The Wedding Banquet?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Wedding Banquet was composed by Mader.
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Wedding Banquet?
The Wedding Banquet holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.); FR: U (Tous publics — Universal audience.); GB: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over.); US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).