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The wedding banquet [videorecording] / Original title: Xi yan [videorecording] the Samuel Goldwyn Company presents a Central Motion Pictures Corporation production in association with Good Machine ; an Ang Lee film ; screenplay by Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus ; produced by Ted Hope, James Schamus, Ang Lee ; directed by Ang Lee. - Santa Monica, CA : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2004. - 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Features: "A forbidden passion" featurette, theatrical trailer. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.

Music, Mader ; editor, Tim Squyres ; production designer, Steve Rosenzweig ; director of photography, Jong Lin. Music, Mader ; editor, Tim Squyres ; production designer, Steve Rosenzweig ; director of photography, Jong Lin.

Cast: Ah-Leh Gua ; Sihung Lung ; May Chin ; Winston Chao ; Mitchell Lichtenstein.

A comedy about the age-old conflict between parents and their children. 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.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD.
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1).


Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
English & Mandarin; English, French & Spanish subtitles.

ISBN: 0792860799 9780792860792

Standard No.: 027616906915 027616906915

Publisher. No.: 1006505 MGM Home Entertainment 1006505 Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: PN 1997 / W412 2004 PN1997 / .W4151 PN1997 / .W4151 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/72 791.4372