Taglines: Four friends. One trip. No luck.
Joy Ride movie storyline. From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, Joy Ride stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.
When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
Joy Ride is a 2023 American comedy film directed by Adele Lim, in her feature directorial debut, and written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, from a story by Lim, Chevapravatdumrong, and Hsiao. The film stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu, with Ronny Chieng, Meredith Hagner, David Denman, Annie Mumolo, Timothy Simons, and Daniel Dae Kim appearing in supporting roles.
The film was announced in 2018 following the partnership deal between Point Grey Pictures and Lionsgate, with Lim being confirmed as director in 2021. The cast was announced between August and October of the same year, and filming took place in British Columbia throughout the latter month followed by reshoots on November 2022.
Joy Ride had its world premiere at SXSW on March 17, 2023, and was released in the United States on July 7, 2023, by Lionsgate Films. In United States and Canada, Joy Ride was released alongside Insidious: The Red Door, and was projected to gross $7–9 million from 2,820 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $2.6 million on its first day, including $1.1 million from Thursday night previews. The film went on to debut to $5.9 million, finishing sixth at the box office.[26] In its second weekend the film made $2.6 million, dropping 56% and finishing ninth.
Joy Ride (2023)
Directed by: Adele Lim
Starring: Ashley Park, Lennon Yee, Isla Rose Hall, Sherry Cola, Belle Zhang, Chloe Pun, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Meredith Hagner, David Denman, Annie Mumolo, Timothy Simons
Screenplay by: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao
Production Design by: Michael Norman Wong
Cinematography by: Paul Yee
Film Editing by: Nena Erb
Costume Design by: Beverley Huynh
Set Decoration by: Josh Plaw
Art Direction by: John Alvarez
Music by: Nathan Matthew David
MPAA Rating: R for strong and crude sexual content, language throughout, drug content and brief graphic nudity.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: March 17, 2023 (SXSW), July 7, 2023 (United States)
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