| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Ang Lee |
| Writer: | James Schamus, Ang Lee, Neil Peng |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, coming out, marriage of convenience, wedding night, secret love, interracial relationship, male homosexuality, man pretending to be straight, chinese restaurant, secret relationship |
| Production Companies | The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Ang Lee Productions, Good Machine, Central Motion Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $23,633,459
Budget: $875,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 02, 2025 Entered: Oct 02, 2025 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gua Ah-leh | Mrs. Gao |
| Lung Sihung | Mr. Gao |
| May Chin | Wei-Wei |
| Winston Chao | Wai-Tung Gao |
| Mitchell Lichtenstein | Simon |
| Neal Huff | Steve |
| Michael Gaston | Justice of the Peace |
| Mason Lee | Baby |
| Dion Birney | Andrew |
| John Nathan | Joe |
| Jeanne Kuo Chang | Wai-Tung's Secretary |
| 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 |
| Thomas Koo | Guest F |
| Francis Pan | Guest G |
| Neal Peng | Guest H |
| Elizabeth Yang | Guest I |
| Yang Wei-Hung | Guest J |
| Jennifer Lin | Female Guest A |
| Jeffrey Howard | Street Musician |
| Theresa Hou | Female Cashier |
| Hsu Yung-Te | Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend |
| Anthony Ingoglia | Wei-Wei's Employer |
| Eddie Johns | Haskell |
| Shih Chih-Fang | Granny Tien |
| Robert Larenquent | Hispanic Man |
| Neal Lee | Waiter |
| Dean Li | Director Wang |
| Tien Pin | Old Chen |
| Marny Pocato | Miriam |
| Tonia Rowe | Simon's Nurse |
| Chung-Hsien Su | Studio Photographer |
| Hannah Sullivan | Mariane |
| Vanessa Yang | Mao Mei |
| Yao Peide | Egg Head |
| Ang Lee | Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mader | Original Music Composer |
| James Schamus | Screenplay |
| Steve Rosenzweig | Production Design |
| Ang Lee | Screenplay, Director |
| Rachael Weinzimer | Art Direction |
| Michael Clancy | Costume Design |
| Tim Squyres | Editor |
| Jong Lin | Director of Photography |
| Neil Peng | Screenplay |
| Amy Beth Silver | Set Decoration |
| Dolly Hall | Line Producer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ted Hope | Producer |
| James Schamus | Producer |
| Hsu Li-Kong | Associate Producer |
| Ang Lee | Producer |
| Sui Je Cheng | Supervising Producer |
| Feng-Chyt Jiang | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 942 | 968 |