| Wedding Crashers | |
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| Directed by | David Dobkin |
| Produced by | Peter Abrams Toby Emmerich Robert L. Levy Cale Boyter Andrew Panay Richard Brener |
| Written by | Steve Faber Bob Fisher |
| Starring | Owen Wilson Vince Vaughn Christopher Walken Rachel McAdams Isla Fisher Jane Seymour Bradley Cooper Keir O'Donnell |
| Music by | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Editing by | Mark Livolsi |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 2005 |
| Running time | 119 min. David Dobkin (born 1969 is a Film director, producer and former Screenwriter best known for directing Clay Pigeons, Robert L Levy is a Film producer with notable box office hits such as Wedding Crashers, Serendipity, Pay it Forward, Van Wilder] [[Wedding Bob Fisher may refer to Bob Fisher (baseball Bob Fisher (screenwriter Bob Fisher (American football Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17 1978, often reported as October 7 1976) is a multiple Teen Choice Award and MTV Movie Award Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. Keir O'Donnell (born November 8, 1978) is an Australian actor most notable for role as Todd Cleary in Wedding Crashers. Rolfe Kent (born 1963 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a Film score Composer. Mark Livolsi is an American Film editor. He is primarily known for his work on Wedding Crashers (2005 and The Devil Wears Prada New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper (rated) 128 min. (unrated) |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $285,176,741 (worldwide) |
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Wedding Crashers is a 2005 comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. David Dobkin (born 1969 is a Film director, producer and former Screenwriter best known for directing Clay Pigeons, The film stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, and Bradley Cooper. Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17 1978, often reported as October 7 1976) is a multiple Teen Choice Award and MTV Movie Award Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. The film debuted in North American theaters on July 15, 2005 and the DVD version was released on January 3, 2006. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Plot
John Beckwith (Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vaughn), single bachelors, are long-time friends and business partners in divorce mediation in Washington D.C. The friends frequently "crash" (attend as uninvited guests) wedding parties to meet women, working from a set of rules taught to them by Chazz Reinhold (Will Ferrell). Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Mediation, a form of Alternative dispute resolution (ADR or "appropriate Dispute resolution " aims to assist two (or more disputants in reaching Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, The duo always have cover stories for inquisitive guests and inevitably become the hit of every reception, to charm their way into the hearts of a bridesmaid for one night only.
After a successful season, Jeremy spots the wedding of the daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury William Cleary (Walken) and his wife, Kathleen (Seymour). The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known After infiltrating the lavish event as brothers, John and Jeremy set their sights on two bridesmaids, also daughters of Secretary Cleary: Claire (McAdams) and Gloria Cleary (Fisher). Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17 1978, often reported as October 7 1976) is a multiple Teen Choice Award and MTV Movie Award Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. While Jeremy manages to make it on the beach with claimed virgin and “psycho clinger” Gloria, John works on Claire, who in turn uses his lines to enliven her reception toast. While talking afterwards, John is blocked by Claire's U. S. Naval Academy graduate boyfriend Sack (Cooper). Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. John convinces a resistant Jeremy to break the rules and accept an invitation to an extended weekend party at the Cleary family compound.
Jeremy and John are convinced into playing touch football where Jeremy is seriously hurt by Claire's boyfriend. Gloria puts Band-Aids on Jeremy, expecting to have sex with him. However, she is turned down and is given a philosophical love speech. Jeremy is shown to not really like Gloria all that much. At dinner later that day, John proceeds to spike Sack's water which makes him sick, letting John have some alone time with Claire. That night, Gloria ties up Jeremy while he sleeps and then proceeds to have domination sex. The next morning, Jeremy asks John to leave the island with him but John convinces him otherwise. The family takes a boat ride in the afternoon which ends in a hunting trip in which Sack shoots Jeremy in the back, albeit not fatally. John and Claire leave on a bike ride in which they seem to connect deeply. In the meantime, Gloria reveals to relieved Jeremy that she was not a virgin; rather, she merely told him so, as she “thought that's what guys liked to hear. ” John and Claire return from their bike ride, after which Sack proposes to Claire, but Claire does not outright accept. John talks to Claire afterwards, as she is apparently discomforted by the proposal. John tries to comfort her but ends up telling her his true feelings for her. They are interrupted by Jeremy running out of the house being chased by the grandmother with a gun. Sack comes out and tells the family what the "brothers" really are, as he had them privately investigated. John and Jeremy are forced to leave the island.
John and Jeremy return to their normal lives, however, John is distraught, as he was never given the chance to reconcile with Claire, even though he attempted to contact her multiple times. During one such attempt, he and Jeremy pretend to be waiters at an event the Cleary family is attending. However, John is caught and beaten by Sack. He returns home to find Jeremy locked in a passionate moment with Gloria. This results in an estrangement between the two, as they no longer see eye-to-eye. John crashes several more weddings by himself, but behaves irrationally due to his longing for Claire and fails to score with anyone. Meanwhile, Jeremy continues his relationship with Gloria, culminating in an accepted marriage proposal. Jeremy attempts to reconcile with John, asking him to be his best man, but John cannot bear to think about the marriage and asks Jeremy to leave. Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor
John meets Chazz to reaffirm Jeremy's apparent stupidity in getting engaged. During the visit, he discovers that Chazz has moved onto “funeral crashing”, as he believes that grief is the best aphrodisiac. John joins Chazz on an outing, but is taken aback by the amount of love shown by the widow of the deceased. He reconsiders his stance on love and marriage and rushes to Jeremy's wedding. He joins them mid-ceremony as the best man, but disrupts it by attempting to speak to Claire on stage. After intense arguments and a mild scuffle, Claire finally reveals that she, too, has feelings for John, and rejects Sack. The film ends with Jeremy getting married to Gloria, John uniting with Claire, and the two couples driving away to their honeymoon.
Cast and characters
- Owen Wilson as John Beckwith - One half of the wedding crasher duo. Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. John is a bachelor attorney riding high on his success with Jeremy, but unlike his friend, seems to be developing a conscience after taking advantage of so many women. A bachelor is a man above the Age of majority who has never been married (see single) An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute
- Vince Vaughn as Jeremy Grey - The other half of the wedding crasher duo, and an unrepentant womanizer. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. He remains a loyal friend to John, even sticking it out over one tumultuous weekend at the Clearys'. He eventually meets his match in Gloria Cleary.
- Christopher Walken as Treasury Secretary William Cleary - A big sailing fan and oblivious head of the dysfunctional Cleary household. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until He is generally affable man, but punishes anyone who insults his wife or his three daughters. He is considered a frontrunner for the U. S. Presidency.
- Rachel McAdams as Claire Cleary - Middle daughter of William Cleary and the love interest of John. Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17 1978, often reported as October 7 1976) is a multiple Teen Choice Award and MTV Movie Award A sweet girl and full-time environmental activist. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Claire does not easily accept clichés.
- Isla Fisher as Gloria Cleary - Youngest daughter of William Cleary. Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. A mentally unstable nymphomaniac who falsely claims that she lost her virginity to Jeremy. Hypersexuality is the desire to engage in Human sexual behavior at a level high enough to be considered clinically significant She is obsessed with Jeremy and forces increasingly kinky sex acts on him, whether he consents or not. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual He calls her "a stage five clinger" but ultimately falls in love with her.
- Jane Seymour as Kathleen "Kitty Kat" Cleary - The alcoholic sex lioness wife of William and mother of Christina, Claire, Gloria, and Todd. Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known Sex kitten is a term that typically refers to a woman who goes around with a sexually provocative approach She is known for often seducing young bachelors, as she attempts to do so with John.
- Keir O'Donnell as Todd Cleary - The reclusive, hyper-sensitive son of William and Kathleen. Keir O'Donnell (born November 8, 1978) is an Australian actor most notable for role as Todd Cleary in Wedding Crashers. He is an extremely angry homosexual artist. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. He is also convinced Jeremy "had a moment" with him at the dinner table, and tries to seduce him and play tummysticks.
- Bradley Cooper as Zachary "Sack" Lodge - Claire's sociopathic, testosterone-fueled, preppy, violent boyfriend who is obsessed with winning at any cost. Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. Though he cheats regularly on Claire and is only interested in environmentalism so he can sleep with young activists, he is threatened by John and Jeremy.
- Henry Gibson as Father O'Neil, the priest officiating at several weddings. For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen
- Jennifer Alden as Christina Cleary - Eldest daughter of William Cleary, she is getting married when John and Jeremy crash her wedding and meet Gloria and Claire.
- Will Ferrell as Chazz Reinhold - The sage who passed on the wedding crashing rules to his protege Jeremy in 1993. John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, He happily lives with his mother who, according to John, tried to poison Chazz's oatmeal. Chazz has most recently moved on from crashing weddings, and now predominantly crashes funerals.
Cameos
- James Carville as Himself
- John McCain as Himself
- Jay Gibbons (footage during a baseball game)
Production
The film was written by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher and was produced through New Line Cinema, with filming taking place on location in Washington, D.C. and Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland's Eastern Shore. James Carville (born October 25 1944 is an American Political consultant, commentator actor attorney Media personality and pundit. Jay Jonathan Gibbons (born March 2, 1977 in Rochester Michigan) is a Outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization Steve Faber is a screenwriter best known for his writing in Wedding Crashers. Bob Fisher may refer to Bob Fisher (baseball Bob Fisher (screenwriter Bob Fisher (American football New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two Counties ( Accomack and Northampton) on the Atlantic coast of the Commonwealth of The Eastern Shore of Maryland is composed of the state's nine counties east of the Chesapeake Bay. It was released in the United States on July 15, 2005 and became an immediate hit, grossing $33 million in its first weekend. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Fairly well received by critics, the film also had extremely long legs, grossing over $209 million - the average 2005 film which made around $33 million in its opening weekend would normally manage total revenues circa $100 million. The astounding level of success was not expected by the studio, considering its modest budget ($40 million) and competition with heavily advertised blockbusters during the summer season.
On April 24, 2006 Wedding Crashers topped the nominations for the year's MTV Movie Awards with five including Best Movie. The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) It won Best Movie, On-Screen Team (Vaughn and Wilson), and Breakthrough Performance (Isla Fisher). Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. The financial and award success of the film has been credited along with The 40 Year-Old Virgin for reviving the popularity of adult-aimed R-rated comedies, a genre that has been deemed by some commentators as the Judd Apatow style - although Apatow had no involvement in the production. The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 Comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by the film's lead Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter.
Critical reception
The film received a 75% on the T-Meter on Rotten Tomatoes and was reviewed as: "The film is both raunchy and sweet, and features top-notch comic performances from Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. " 169 reviews were counted while 126 were fresh and 43 were rotten. The critics rated it 73% and the users rated it 83%.
DVD release
January 3, 2006 marked the DVD release for the U. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is S. It is available in an unrated version ("Uncorked Edition") and in an R-rated version. It features 9 new minutes integrated into the film and DVD-rom bonuses. Also included are two audio commentaries (one by the stars, one by the director), four deleted scenes, two featurettes, a "Rules of Wedding Crashing" text gallery, trailers and Budweiser Wedding Crashers commercials, a track listing for the official soundtrack on New Line Records, a music video by The Sights and a jump-to-a-song sample feature. Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry especially the film and television industry which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. The Sights are a Rock and roll band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1998
TV version
The creators of the Wedding Crashers movie teamed up with Punk'd star Ashton Kutcher to make a reality-TV version, called The Real Wedding Crashers, which aired in April, 2007 as a mid-season replacement for cancelled show The Black Donnellys. The Real Wedding Crashers is an American Reality television show on NBC, inspired by the 2005 movie Wedding Crashers, that Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher ( commonly known as Ashton Kutcher (born February 7 1978 is an American actor and former fashion model best known for playing Michael The Real Wedding Crashers is an American Reality television show on NBC, inspired by the 2005 movie Wedding Crashers, that The Black Donnellys is an American Television Drama that debuted on NBC on February 26, 2007 and last aired It was subsequently canceled as well[1].
Records
Bradley Cooper was mentioned in the August 2006 issue of GQ as one of "The Top Twelve Movie Dicks". Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's Magazine focusing upon Fashion, style and culture for men through articles His character from Wedding Crashers placed Number Two behind William Zabka's character from The Karate Kid. William "Billy" Zabka (born October 20 1965 is an American Actor, Screenwriter, and Film producer. The Karate Kid is a 1984 Film directed by Phillip Ali, and starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue
Will Ferrell's line of: "I almost nunchucked you right there, you don't even realize," is taken almost verbatim from Vince Vaughn's line in the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, The nunchaku ( Chinese: 雙節棍双截棍 shuāng jié gùn; 兩節棍两截棍 liǎng jié gùn "Dual Section Staff" 二節棍二截棍 Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Mr & Mrs Smith is a 2005 action / Comedy film, directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. Vaughn's line is "I almost killed you right there, you don't even realize. " Mr. & Mrs. Smith was released approximately one month prior to Wedding Crashers.
External links
- Wedding Crashers, official site
- Wedding Crashers at the Internet Movie Database
- Wedding Crashers at Rotten Tomatoes
- Wedding Crashers at Box Office Mojo
- Wedding Crashers at MySpace
- Wedding Crashers soundtrack questions, answers and other music information. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Box Office Mojo is a Website that tracks Box office Revenue in a systematic way MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
- Wedding Crashers on MovieFiller.com
- Vince Vaughan interview for Wedding Crashers
- Girls of Wedding Crashers: Stuff Magazine Photo Spread & Interview
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