Stephanie Hsu & Sabrina Wu Interview: Joy Ride's Most Outrageous Moments (and Sound Effects)
35There’s so much good in Joy Ride, but when you’ve got a screenplay from ace writers like Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao and a lead ensemble loaded with hugely talented comedic actors like Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola, and Ashley Park, there’s bound to be some gems that just can't be squeezed into the final cut.
One such example? During my chat with Hsu and Wu in celebration of Joy Ride’s July 7th nationwide release, Hsu revealed, “There's a whole gay track between Sherry's character and my character that kind of got edited.” Joy Ride clocks in at rip-roaring 95 minutes, and makes the most of every single second of screen time. But after 95 minutes of falling hard for this group of characters, it’s hard not to want more and, perhaps, to wish that that storyline had made it into the final film. But, there is still hope! Hsu teased that the idea could “be saved for the sequel.”
Hopes are high that this hilarious and wildly charming film starts going down that path in the near future. Joy Ride marks a phenomenal directorial debut for Adele Lim, one brimming with effective heart and humor courtesy of a team of artists that believed in the material, and also in each other. To get a better sense of the good vibes on the Joy Ride set that helped Hsu and Wu deliver their best work, check out our interview in the video at the top of this article, or you can read the conversation in transcript form below.
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