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Director Adele Lim, a co-writer for "Crazy Rich Asians," was
similarly grateful that no one ever told her that the raunchy
U.S. comedy, which arrives in theaters on Friday, was "too
much."
"To be so unhinged actually does take a lot of craft but it's
really rare that you can just let it all hang out and find ways
to go harder and harder and harder and more extreme," said Hsu,
a 2023 Oscar best supporting actress nominee for her role in
"Everything Everywhere All at Once."
"Joy Ride" follows childhood friends Audrey and Lolo, who are
joined by Lolo's cousin Deadeye and Audrey's former college
roommate Kat as they embark on a wild journey to China to find
Audrey's birth mother.
It features an all-Asian main cast with queer and non-binary
actors that introduce multi-faceted characters who reach beyond
racial or gender stereotypes.
Alongside Hsu as Kat, the Lionsgate movie, which debuted at the
2023 South by Southwest film festival, features "Emily in Paris"
star Ashley Park as Audrey Sullivan, Sherry Cola as Lolo and
Sabrina Wu as Deadeye.
"This is led by three women and me, and it's awesome. We
definitely throw the patriarchy around in a way that is
awesome," said Wu, who is non-binary. The film is aimed at "all
humans," Wu added.
One of the most rewarding things for many in the cast is knowing
that the R-rated movie is not boxed in by assumptions that every
Asian character has the same outlook on their identity.
"I think people like to just kind of lump us all into one," Hsu
said.
"I think what makes this film even more special on so many other
levels other than it's the first of its kind for the Asian
community is also this intersection of gender queerness that
feels valuable and important and that we haven't seen before."
(Reporting by Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross; Editing by Mary
Milliken and Rosalba O'Brien)
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