Crazy Rich Asians Dvd

Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. It follows a Chinese-American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family and is surprised to discover they are among the richest in Singapore.

The film was announced in August 2013 after the rights to the book were purchased. Many of the cast members signed on in the spring of 2017, and filming took place from April to June of that year in parts of Malaysia, New York City, and Singapore. It is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993. Despite praise for that, the film did receive some criticism for casting biracial actors over fully ethnically Chinese ones in certain roles. Additional criticism was directed at the film for failing to include non-Chinese Singaporean ethnic groups—notably Malay and Indian actors—as characters.

Crazy Rich Asians premiered on August 7, 2018, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. A major critical and commercial success, the film grossed over $238 million on a budget of $30 million, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the 2010s, and received praise for the performances, screenplay and production design. The film received numerous accolades, including the 76th Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Wu. It received a nomination at the 50th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Motion Picture. It also received four nominations at the 24th Critics’ Choice Awards, winning one for Best Comedy, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Two sequels, based on the novel’s follow-ups China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, are currently in development.

Plot

Nick Young and his girlfriend Rachel Chu, an economics professor at New York University and New York native, travel to Singapore for the wedding of his best friend Colin, who is marrying Araminta Lee. In Singapore, Rachel visits her college friend Peik Lin and her family, who are shocked when she tells them she is dating Nick Young. Peik Lin reveals that Nick’s family is extremely wealthy and famous, and are members of high society. At a dinner party at the Young estate, Nick introduces Rachel to his mother Eleanor, while his cousin Astrid discovers that her husband Michael, who comes from a more humble background than the Youngs, has been having an affair. Rachel senses that Eleanor dislikes her.

At Araminta’s bachelorette party, Rachel meets Amanda, who reveals she is Nick’s former girlfriend and hints Rachel may not be able to integrate into such a high-class family with her lower background. Rachel finds her hotel room vandalized by the other girls, who deem her a gold-digger, but is comforted by Astrid. Nick attends Colin’s bachelor party, where he reveals to Colin his plan to propose to Rachel. Colin expresses his concern about the trouble it will cause them, especially with Nick being expected to stay in Singapore and run his family’s corporation and Rachel loving her job in New York, as well as the difference in their statuses. Nick apologizes to Rachel for not telling her who he really was and takes her to make jiaozi dumplings with his family. Here, Eleanor recounts the sacrifices she made to become a part of the Young family and makes jabs at Rachel for her American background. Eleanor later privately recounts to Rachel how Nick’s father had to cast his own green ring to propose to her as Nick’s grandmother refused to give him the family ring, owing to Eleanor not being the first or even second choice. She tells Rachel that she will never be enough for Nick or his family. Peik Lin convinces Rachel to stand up to Eleanor and earn her respect. On the day of the wedding, Astrid confronts Michael about his affair; Michael blames his unhappiness and the great financial disparity between them on her.

During the wedding reception, Eleanor and Nick’s grandmother privately confront Rachel and Nick. Using the findings of a private investigation, Eleanor reveals that Rachel’s father is alive, and Rachel was conceived through an adulterous affair, after which her mother, Kerry, abandoned her husband and fled to the United States. They demand that Nick stop seeing Rachel for fear of a scandal, as they cannot be linked to such a family. Rachel is stunned, as Kerry told her that her father was dead. She flees and stays at Peik Lin’s home, depressed and unwilling to speak to Nick. Kerry arrives in Singapore, explaining that her husband was abusive and that the comfort an old classmate provided turned into love and a surprise pregnancy. She fled with baby Rachel in fear that her husband would kill them. Kerry reveals that Nick was the one who had called her to Singapore and urges Rachel to talk to him. When they meet, Nick apologizes and proposes to Rachel, saying that he is willing to leave his family behind to be with her.

Rachel arranges to meet Eleanor at a mahjong parlor. Over a game of mahjong, she reveals to Eleanor that she declined Nick’s proposal so his relationship with his family would not be ruined. She tells Eleanor to remember that when Nick eventually marries someone who lives up to her standards, it will be because of a selfless act on the part of Rachel, a girl Eleanor looks down upon; Rachel lets Eleanor win, and leaves with Kerry, who glances at Eleanor as they depart. Meanwhile, Astrid moves out, telling Michael his ego, insecurities, and unwillingness to make their marriage work caused it to fail. Elsewhere Eleanor has a meeting with Nick, emotionally affected by her exchange with Rachel.

Rachel and Kerry board a flight back to New York City at Singapore Changi Airport, but are interrupted by Nick, who proposes with Eleanor’s green ring, revealing her blessing. In tears, Rachel accepts and they stay in Singapore one more night for an engagement party, where Eleanor nods at Rachel in acknowledgment, Rachel having finally earned her respect. In a mid-credits scene, Astrid and her ex-boyfriend Charlie Wu spot each other at the party; she discreetly smiles.

Cast

Costance Wu smiles, facing forward
Henry Golding smiles, facing forward
Constance Wu (above) and Henry Golding play the lead characters Rachel Chu and Nick Young.
Constance Wu as Rachel Chu, Nick’s girlfriend and Kerry’s daughter
Henry Golding as Nicholas “Nick” Young, Rachel’s boyfriend and Phillip and Eleanor’s son
Gemma Chan as Astrid Leong-Teo, Nick’s cousin and Michael’s wife, a fashion icon and socialite[note 1]
Lisa Lu as Shang Su Yi, Nick’s grandmother and the matriarch of the family
Awkwafina as Goh Peik Lin, Rachel’s charismatic confidant and best friend, and Wye Mun’s daughter
Ken Jeong as Goh Wye Mun, Peik Lin’s wealthy father
Michelle Yeoh as Eleanor Sung-Young, Nick’s domineering mother and Phillip’s wife
Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta Lee, Colin’s fiancée and heiress to a billion dollar resort chain
Chris Pang as Colin Khoo, Nick’s childhood best friend and Araminta’s fiancé
Jimmy O. Yang as Bernard Tai, Nick and Colin’s former classmate
Ronny Chieng as Eddie Cheng, Nick and Astrid’s cousin and Fiona’s husband from Hong Kong
Remy Hii as Alistair Cheng, Eddie’s brother and Nick and Astrid’s movie-making cousin from Taiwan
Nico Santos as Oliver T’sien, Nick’s second cousin
Jing Lusi as Amanda “Mandy” Ling, Chinatown lawyer and Nick’s former girlfriend
Carmen Soo as Francesca Shaw, Nick’s snobby ex-girlfriend
Pierre Png as Michael Teo, Astrid’s husband
Fiona Xie as Kitty Pong, Alistair’s girlfriend and Taiwanese soap opera star
Victoria Loke as Fiona Tung-Cheng, Eddie’s wife from Hong Kong and Nick’s cousin-in-law
Janice Koh as Felicity Young, Astrid’s mother and Su Yi’s eldest child[note 1]
Amy Cheng as Jacqueline Ling, Mandy’s heiress mother and Eleanor’s friend
Koh Chieng Mun as Neena Goh, Peik Lin’s mother
Calvin Wong as P.T. Goh, Peik Lin’s brother
Tan Kheng Hua as Kerry Chu, Rachel’s mother
Constance Lau as Celine “Radio One Asia” Lim, gossiper and member of Radio One Asia
Selena Tan as Alexandra ‘Alix’ Young-Cheng, Su Yi’s youngest child
Daniel Jenkins as Reginald Ormsby, manager of the London Calthorpe Hotel
Peter Carroll as Lord Calthorpe, owner of the London Calthorpe Hotel
Kris Aquino as Princess Intan, a wealthy royal
Tumurbaatar Enkhtungalag as Nadine Shao, one of Eleanor’s best friends
Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan has a cameo appearance during the Radio One Asia sequence. Singer Kina Grannis cameos as Colin and Araminta’s wedding singer during the marriage sequence, and Harry Shum Jr. makes a brief appearance as Astrid’s ex-fiancé Charlie Wu in a mid-credits scene.