The Wedding Banquet (1993)
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
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Mr. Gao -
Wei-Wei
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Wai-Tung Gao -
Simon -
Andrew
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Wai-Tung's Secretary
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Guest
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Chef
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Justice of the Peace -
Street Musician
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Female Cashier
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Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend
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Director:
Ang LeeWriters:
Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James SchamusAll Cast & Crew
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This was the most financially profitable film of 1993, earning $23.6 million from a budget of $1 million. This gave it a cost-to-return ratio of 23.6, considerably higher than 1993's biggest money-maker "Jurassic Park" whose ratio was 13.8.
Quotes
Wai-Tung Gao:
I don't know, we should have moved you out.
Simon:
I'll survive.
Wai-Tung Gao:
Not if Wei Wei keeps cooking.
Goofs
During the small family dinner to which Simon treats the newlyweds and Wei-Tung's parents, Simon can be seen to alternately hold chopsticks, a small bowl or nothing in his left hand, depending on the camera angle.
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Plot Summary
Genres
Comedy | Drama | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
4 August 1993Language
Mandarin, English
Country of Origin
Taiwan, USAFilming Locations
Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$134,870 8 August 1993
Gross USA:
$6,933,459
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,933,459
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