Colin expresses his concern about the potential conflicts this could cause: in addition to their class difference, Nick is expected to stay in Singapore and run his family's corporation, whereas Rachel loves her job in New York.Īfter the parties, Nick apologizes to Rachel for not telling her who he really was. In parallel, Nick attends Colin's bachelor party and reveals to Colin his plan to propose to Rachel. Rachel finds her hotel room vandalized by the other girls, who deem her a gold-digger, but is comforted by Astrid. Rachel senses that Eleanor dislikes her.Īt the bachelorette party for Araminta, the bride, Rachel meets Amanda, who reveals she is Nick's former girlfriend and confirms that Rachel may face rejection by the Youngs due to her modest background. Peik Lin reveals that Nick's family are 'old money' and extremely wealthy (the eponymous "crazy rich Asians") and thus akin to royalty in Singapore.Īt 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 visits her college roommate Peik Lin and her wealthy family, who are shocked when she tells them whom she is dating.
In fact, his mother had made it clear his new girlfriend was unwelcome. Nick lies and says he wants to keep her to himself a little while longer. In Singapore, Rachel meets Colin and later asks her boyfriend why they are staying at a hotel and not with his family. Nick Young and his girlfriend Rachel Chu, an economics professor at New York University and New York native, travel to Singapore for the marriage of his best friend Colin. Two sequels, based on the novel's follow-ups China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, were for a while in development, but are now on prolonged hiatus. 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. It received a nomination at the 50th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Motion Picture.
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. 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 high praise for the performances of its cast, the screenplay, and production design. Additional criticism was directed at the film for failing to include non-Chinese Singaporean ethnic groups-such as Malay and Indian actors-as characters.Ĭrazy 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. Despite praise for this, the film received some criticism for casting biracial actors over fully ethnically Chinese ones in certain roles. It is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Chinese descent in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993. 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 Singapore, Malaysia and New York City. The film was announced in August 2013 after the rights to the book were purchased. 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 stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan. Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy- drama film directed by Jon M.