The Wedding Banquet
1993 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 17,749 VOTES · DIR. Ang Lee
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,198 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:39 It's been a long time since I last wrote...
00:03:35 They put 33 different wires, but you can hardly notice...
00:08:15 What's this?
00:11:34 - I got you a little present. - Me? Why?
00:15:25 Your mom. Your dad was still in the hospital.
00:18:35 Here. I brought you an air conditioner.
00:21:49 I didn't tell you because I was afraid you wouldn't approve.
00:26:02 My parents are happy. They've seen pictures of Wai Tung...
00:30:14 Your Wang style of calligraphy reflects a beautiful structure...
00:33:43 Put every night, stop wrinkles.
00:38:52 Rings.
00:42:15 Don't give them a check. Go order two more dishes for them.
00:45:02 Although you kids want to be modern...
00:49:04 Stop it, Ma.
00:52:34 Wei Wei is a great artist.
00:59:51 Thanks for coming.
01:05:01 Room service.
01:11:04 Shopping is a woman's game. It requires unlimited stamina.
01:16:20 Listen, go get a good night's sleep.
01:21:03 It's nothing.
01:24:24 He really told her?
01:28:43 And, Ma, you look so beautiful.
01:32:28 As of tomorrow, the lie will be over.
01:37:31 If you want to help, get me a decent apartment, no rent.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,198
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:00:39
Final line01:37:31
Production Record
DirectorAng Lee
LanguageChinese
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$6,933,459
IMDb votes17,749