| License to Wed | |
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| Directed by | Ken Kwapis |
| Produced by | Mike Medavoy Robert Simonds |
| Written by | Kim Barker Tim Rasmussen Vince Di Meglio Wayne Lloyd |
| Starring | Robin Williams Mandy Moore John Krasinski Eric Christian Olsen DeRay Davis |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Editing by | Kathryn Himoff |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | July 3, 2007 |
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| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $71,128,322 (Worldwide) |
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License to Wed (spelled Licence to Wed outside the United States) is a 2007 comedy film starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and John Krasinski and directed by Ken Kwapis. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American Actor, Film director and Writer. Ken Kwapis (born August 17, 1957, Belleville, Illinois) is an American film and Television director and The film was released in theaters on July 3, 2007. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Tagline:First came love. . . then came Reverend Frank
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Plot
Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) has always longed to marry the man of her dreams in her family church. Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer Though she has found her lifetime companion in Ben Murphy (John Krasinski), Sadie is distressed to learn that St. John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American Actor, Film director and Writer. Augustine's has only one wedding slot available over the next two years, though after re-checking their planning book, they find that the wedding can be held in three weeks. While Sadie and Ben do qualify for the slot, the church's eccentric minister, Reverend Frank (Robin Williams), will not wed the couple until they agree to attend his prenuptial course (shortened, due to the new date, from three months to three weeks). Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Now as their wedding date draws near, Sadie and Ben must attend every one of Reverend Frank's unusual classes and complete a series of homework assignments designed specifically to irritate one another — in order to get past puppy love and ensure that their union will have a sound foundation. To Ben's dismay, Frank does not allow pre-marital sex. Fornication, or simple fornication is a term which refers to voluntary Sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other On behalf of Frank, his young assistant breaks into the couple's house and bugs it. Thus, Frank and his assistant can listen to all conversations, though Frank doesn't let his assistant listen to the adult parts. Ben discovers the microphone/transmitter but does not tell Sadie, for fear she will accuse him of lying and planting the bug himself. In one part of the course, the couple has to care for twin "creepy robot" babies. They get on Ben's last nerve and he destroys one, to the horror of bystanders in a department store. Shortly before the wedding, Sadie changes her mind, among other things because Ben has not prepared marriage vows as Frank instructed them to do. Marriage vows are promises a couple makes to each other during a Wedding Ceremony. Sadie goes on vacation to their honeymoon destination. Ben and Frank travel there too, they reconcile, and Frank marries them there.
Cast
- Robin Williams - Reverend Frank
- Mandy Moore - Sadie Jones
- John Krasinski - Ben Murphy
- Eric Christian Olsen - Carlisle
- Christine Taylor - Lindsey Jones
- Josh Flitter - Choir Boy
- Peter Strauss - Mr. Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American Actor, Film director and Writer. Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American Actor. Christine Joan Taylor (born July 30 1971 is an American actress and wife of Ben Stiller. Josh Flitter (born 25 August 1994) is an American Actor. He is known for playing Corky in Nancy Drew, Eddie in Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and movie actor perhaps best known for his roles in several television Miniseries Jones
- Grace Zabriskie - Grandma Jones
- Roxanne Hart - Mrs. Grace Zabriskie (born May 17, 1941) is an American actress She has appeared in many popular American films and television series Roxanne Hart (born July 27, 1952) is an American television film and stage actress Jones
- Mindy Kaling - Shelly
- Angela Kinsey - Judith the Jewelry Clerk
- Rachael Harris - Janine
- Brian Baumgartner - Jim
- Jess Rosenthal - Jewelry Clerk
- Val Almendarez - Jewelry Store Customer
- Wanda Sykes - Nurse Borman[1] [2]
Critical reception and box-office grosses
Critical reaction to the film was mostly negative. Vera Chokalingam (known professionally as Mindy Kaling, born June 24 1979 is an American actress and writer who stars as Kelly Kapoor on the NBC Angela Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress Rachael Elaine Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an Emmy Award -winning American film and television actor who plays Kevin Malone on Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964) also known as Wanda Sykes-Hall, is an Emmy award -winning American stand-up comedian Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an 8% rating and a critical consensus of "broad and formulaic". Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [3] Metacritic. com rated it a 3. 6 out of 10. Metacritic cited 25 Generally negative reviews based on 30 reviews for its rating. [4] It was reviewed in Variety as "an astonishingly flat romantic comedy, filled with perplexing choices. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman " Numerous reviewers, including Brian Lowry of Variety and MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Philosopher[5] described Williams' character as "creepy" and more worthy of a horror-film villain than a comic lead.
As of November 11, 2007, it has grossed $43. 8 million domestically and $69. 3 million worldwide,[6] both career highs for Mandy Moore as a lead actress, and still a box office success after a $35 million reported budget.
Production
Filming took place partially at First Congregational Church in Long Beach, California, as well as other locations around Long Beach. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast
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