Xi yan

"A little deception at the reception."

Aug 4 1993 R 1h 46m
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.

Plot

Simon and Wei-Tung are a gay couple living together in Manhattan. To defer the suspicions of Wei-Tung's parents, Simon suggests a marriage of convenience between Wei-Tung and Wei-Wei, an immigrant in need of a green card. When Wei-Tung's parents come to America for the wedding, they insist upon an elaborate banquet, resulting in several complications.

Written by

Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus

Directed by

Ang Lee

Cast

Winston Chao, May Chin, Ah-Lei Gua

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Taiwan

Production Companies

Good Machine, Ang Lee Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
The Wedding Banquet Official Trailer #1 - Winston Chao Movie (1993) HD
The Wedding Banquet (??) [Oscar's Best Foreign Movie]
The Wedding Banquet (1993) Trailer | Ang Lee
Scores
# of Votes
18,760
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA