| 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: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, parent child relationship, husband wife relationship, coming out, marriage of convenience, wedding night, secret love, interracial relationship, male homosexuality, man pretending to be straight, wedding, family, lgbt, chinese restaurant, secret relationship, gay theme |
| 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 | Director, Screenplay |
| 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 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
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| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 942 | 968 |