The Wedding Banquet (1993)
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.
Director: Ang Lee
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Winston Chao as Gao Wai-Tung |
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Gua Ah-leh as Mrs. Gao |
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Lung Sihung as Mr. Gao |
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May Chin as Gu Wei-Wei |
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Mitchell Lichtenstein as Simon |
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Vanessa Yang as Mao Mei |
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Dion Birney as Andrew |
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Jeanne Kuo Chang as Wai-Tung's Secretary |
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Michael Gaston as Justice of the Peace |
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Neal Huff as Steve |
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Mason Lee as Baby |
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John Nathan as Joe |
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Chung-Wei Chou as Chef |
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Paul Chen as Guest A |
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Yung Chung as Guest B |
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Ho-Mean Fu as Guest C |
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Jean Hu as Guest D |
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Albert Huang as Guest E |
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Thomas Koo as Guest F |
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Francis Pan as Guest G |
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Neal Peng as Guest H |
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Elizabeth Yang as Guest I |
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Yang Wei-Hung as Guest J |
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Jennifer Lin as Female Guest A |
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Jeffrey Howard as Street Musician |
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Theresa Hou as Female Cashier |
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Hsu Yung-Te as Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend |
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Anthony Ingoglia as Wei-Wei's Employer |
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Eddie Johns as Haskell |
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Shih Chih-Fang as Granny Tien |
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Robert Larenquent as Hispanic Man |
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Neal Lee as Waiter |
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Dean Li as Director Wang |
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Tien Pin as Old Chen |
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Marny Pocato as Miriam |
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Tonia Rowe as Simon's Nurse |
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Chung-Hsien Su as Studio Photographer |
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Hannah Sullivan as Mariane |
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Yao Peide as Egg Head |
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Ang Lee as Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ang Lee | Director |
| Production | Ted Hope | Producer |
| Production | Jiang Feng-Chyt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ang Lee | Producer |
| Production | James Schamus | Producer |
| Sound | Mader | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jong Lin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tim Squyres | Editor |
| Art | Steve Rosenzweig | Production Design |
| Art | Rachael Weinzimer | Art Direction |
| Art | Amy Beth Silver | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Clancy | Costume Design |
| Production | Sui Je Cheng | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Dolly Hall | Line Producer |
| Production | Hsu Li-Kong | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Ang Lee | Writer |
| Writing | Neil Peng | Writer |
| Writing | James Schamus | Writer |