When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, 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.
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Ashley Park
Audrey
Sherry Cola
Lolo
Stephanie Hsu
Kat
Sabrina Wu
Deadeye
Ronny Chieng
Chao
Lori Tan Chinn
Nai Nai Chen
David Denman
Joe Sullivan
Annie Mumolo
Mary Sullivan
Desmond Chiam
Clarence
Alexander Hodge
Todd
Director
Adele Lim
Screenplay
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
Tagline
"Four friends. One trip. No luck."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$15,800,000
Production
Lionsgate, Point Grey Pictures, Red Mysterious Hippo
Brent Marchant
July 8, 2023
Bawdy, raunchy humor generally isn’t my style, but, when it’s done with wit, creativity and no-holds-barred originality, it gets my attention quickly, which this filmmaking debut from writer- director Adele Lim captures from the very first line of the picture (and never lets go thereafter). This rapid-fire screwball comedy follows the exploits of four young Asian women (Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, S...
CinemaSerf
July 21, 2023
When I saw the trails for this, I was not very enthusiastic. Now I am glad to say that this is more of a failing of the teaser makers than of the film itself, which is actually at the better end of the genre. It all centres around the high-flying "Audrey" (Ashley Park) who is on for a partnership at her firm if she can travel to China to seal a lucrative deal. Rather stupidly, she agrees to take h...
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
August 4, 2023
A sweet story about family, friends, and learning to love the person you are is wrapped up with a big, vivacious, raunchy bow in director Adele Lim‘s “Joy Ride,” a raucous comedy that celebrates women embracing their inner naughtiness. This diverse, explicit, sex-positive movie is going to make a lot of people (especially misogynistic-leaning men), very, very uncomfortable, and audiences should be...
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