The Wedding Banquet (1993) on Blu-ray and DVD
On August 29, 2017, Olive Films released The Wedding Banquet on Blu-ray. Ang Lee directed the film which starred Ah-Leh Gua, Sihung Lung, May Chin, Winston Chao, and Mitchell Lichtenstein.
The Wedding Banquet Film Summary
Ang Lee (Life of Pi) directs this heartwarming comedy about a young gay man who, in order to placate his traditional parents, must hide his “secret” and marry in The Wedding Banquet.
Gay couple Wai-Tung (Winston Chao, Eat Drink Man Woman) and Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein, Streamers) are happily cohabitating in New York when word comes from Wai-Tung’s parents, who, tired of waiting for their son to marry and give them grandchildren, have hired a dating service to get him closer to the altar. Wai-Tung and Simon hatch a plot that’ll see Wai-Tung married to Wei-Wei (May Chin, Woman Soup), an acquaintance in need of her green card. Problem solved. That is, until Wai-Tung’s parents announce a visit and insist that a customary wedding banquet is given to atone for the less-than-spectacular city hall marriage ceremony. And there’s another surprise. Could there soon be the pitter patter of little feet?
The Wedding Banquet, written for the screen by Ang Lee, Neil Peng and James Schamus, brings together an eclectic cast of American and Asian actors including Sihung Lung and Ah-Leh Gua, who would both appear in Ang Lee’s follow-up film, Eat Drink Man Woman.
Film Features
EXTRAS: Trailer, “A Forbidden Passion” featurette
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH and MANDARIN (with optional English subtitles)
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 107 mins
VIDEO: 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR