Joy Ride

Audrey, an Asian American adoptee and ambitious lawyer, plans a work trip to China, hoping to advance her career. But when her best friend Lolo suggests searching for her birth mother, the journey turns chaotic. Joined by two quirky friends, they embark on a wild adventure across Asia, discovering more about themselves and each other, embracing their identities, and learning the true meaning of self-love.

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Asian American adoptee Audrey Sullivan (Ashley Park, Emily in Paris) is living the dream. Raised in the picturesque small town of White Hills, she has a successful law career, a close relationship with her parents, and her longtime best friend, Lolo (Sherry Cola, Good Trouble), literally lives in her backyard.But Audrey is ready for more. To become a partner at her law firm and leave White Hills behind, she just needs to close one important deal with a client in China. Sounds straightforward enough, until Lolo encourages Audrey to use the trip to locate her birth mother. Oh, and Lolo’s eccentric cousin, Deadeye (standup comedian Sabrina Wu), is coming along. So is Kat (Oscar®-nominated actress Stephanie Hsu), a glamorous Chinese soap opera star who roomed with Audrey in college.Needless to say, Audrey’s meeting with the client does not go according to plan. Instead of soaring to new heights in her career, Audrey finds herself and her friends on a life-changing journey across Asia. As the quartet sample substances, get down and dirty with members of a Chinese basketball team, and attempt to sing their way onto an international flight, the four woman learn much more about themselves and each other, discovering what it means to truly know and love yourself in all ways possible.

Director
Adele Lim
Cast
Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Meredith Hagner, David Denman, Annie Mumolo, Timothy Simons, Desmond Chiam
Writers
Teresa Hsiao, Adele Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
Producers
Teresa Hsiao, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver, Adele Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Josh Fagen