Joy Ride Movie Details:
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Release date | March 17, 2023 (SXSW) July 7, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 35min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Ashley Park Sherry Cola Stephanie Hsu Sabrina Wu |
| Directed by | Adele Lim |
| Screenplay by | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Teresa Hsiao |
| Story by | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Teresa Hsiao Adele Lim |
| Produced by | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Josh Fagen Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Teresa Hsiao Adele Lim |
| Cinematography by | Paul Yee |
| Edited by | Nena Erb |
| Music by | Nathan Matthew David |
| Production Company | Point Grey Pictures Red Mysterious Hippo |
| Distributor | Lionsgate |
Joy Ride Movie Cast & Characters:
- Ashley Park as Audrey Sullivan, a lawyer who is the ostensibly Chinese child of adoptive white parents
- Lennon Yee as young Audrey Sullivan
- Isla Rose Hall as teenage Audrey Sullivan
- Sherry Cola as Lolo Chen, an aspiring artist who is Audrey’s best friend
- Belle Zhang as young Lolo Chen
- Chloe Pun as teenage Lolo Chen
- Stephanie Hsu as Kat Huang, a famous Chinese actress who was Audrey’s former college roommate
- Sabrina Wu as Vanessa / Deadeye, Lolo’s eccentric cousin who is obsessed with K-pop
- Ronny Chieng as Chao, a Chinese businessman
- Meredith Hagner as Jess, the drug smuggler on the Chinese train
- David Denman as Joe Sullivan, Audrey’s adoptive father
- Annie Mumolo as Mary Sullivan, Audrey’s adoptive mother
- Timothy Simons as Frank, Audrey’s law firm boss
- Daniel Dae Kim as Dae Han, the husband of Audrey’s birth mother
- Desmond Chiam as Clarence, Kat’s celibate fiancé
- Baron Davis is a fictional version of himself, a former NBA basketball player who is now playing in China
- Lori Tan Chinn as Nai Nai, Lolo’s grandmother
- Alexander Hodge as Todd, a basketball player on Baron’s team and Kat’s ex-boyfriend
- Chris Pang as Kenny, a basketball player on Baron’s team
- Rohan Arora as Arvind, a basketball player on Baron’s team
- Victor Lau as Jiaying, a basketball player on Baron’s team
- Debbie Fan as Jenny Chen, Lolo’s mother
- Kenneth Liu as Wey Chen, Lolo’s father
- Michelle Choi-Lee as Min Park, Audrey’s birth mother
Storyline:
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.—Lionsgate
Joy Ride Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | $32 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $15.8 million |
About Joy Ride Movie:
Adele Lim’s directorial debut.
In February 2023, the film’s title was revealed to be Joy Ride.
On July 9, 2021, it was announced that screenwriter Adele Lim would make her feature directorial debut on an untitled R-rated comedy film from that deal, with Ashley Park joining the cast.
The film premiered at SXSW on March 17, 2023. Joy Ride was theatrically released on July 7, 2023, by Lionsgate Films. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the lead performances, humor, and heart.
