WEDDING CRASHERS - The movie A pair of divorce mediators spend their weekends crashing weddings in search of Ms. Right...for a night. But when one of them falls for the engaged daughter of an influential and eccentric politician, they get roped into spending a wild weekend at the family's palatial waterfront estate and find themselves quickly over their heads.
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 Maryland's Eastern Shore. It was released in the United States on July 15, 2005 and became an immediate hit, grossing $33 million in its first weekend. It was also fairly well received by critics, who admired the natural chemistry between Wilson and Vaughn, comparing them in some instances to Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (the comparisons might have been inspired by the very similar carefree bike-riding scenes found in both movies). The film also had extremely long legs, grossing over $209 million. This is quite a feat, considering most movies that made around $33 million in their opening weekend only managed about $100 million in 2005. 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. The film has also been credited along with The 40-Year-Old Virgin to have popularized adult-aimed R-rated comedies again. On April 24, 2006 this hit comedy topped the nominations for the year's MTV Movie Awards, nabbing five nods, including Best Movie. It won Best Movie, On-Screen Team (Vaughn and Wilson), and Breakthrough Performance (Isla Fisher).
Wilson and Vaughn play two men, who are best friends as well as co-workers in matrimonial law, who "crash" (attend as uninvited guests) wedding parties to meet women. Vaughn was taught the methods of wedding crashing by the creator of the practice Chazz Reinhold (Will Ferrell) and Vaughn taught Wilson. The hallmark of the wedding crashers seems to be a set of 115 rules which outline all that a crasher may and may not do and are constantly quoted by one main character to the other. Their freewheeling fun ends temporarily when Wilson's character falls in love with a bridesmaid (Rachel McAdams), who happens to be the daughter of the U.S. Treasury Secretary (Christopher Walken). The film is also another entry in the frat pack series of movies that feature some combination of Jack Black, Luke Wilson, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Steve Carell. ------------------ Owen Wilson as John Beckwith - One half of the inseparable wedding crasher duo. John is a bachelor attorney riding high on his success with Jeremy, but unlike his friend, seems to be developing a conscience when taking advantage of the women. Vince Vaughn as Jeremy Grey - The other half of the wedding crasher duo, and the one who does all the leg work. He is a wisecracking party animal, and remains a loyal friend to John, even sticking it out over one tumultuous weekend with psychotic Gloria. Rachel McAdams as Claire Cleary - The daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury. A sweet girl and full time environmental activist. Claire doesn't fall easily for cliché and even laughs at it. Bradley Cooper as Zach "Sack" Lodge - Claire's testosterone-fueled boyfriend who clearly assaults people but is always dismissed as "harmless". Threatened by John and Jeremy, he's also cheating on Claire and treats her with little to no respect. Isla Fisher as Gloria Cleary - Claire's mentally unstable, nymphomaniac sister who claims that she lost her virginity to Jeremy. He calls her "a stage five clinger". Christopher Walken as Treasury Secretary William Cleary - A sailing fan and the wise, loving father of his daughters and a generally affable man. He is considered a frontrunner for the U.S. Presidency. Can see through a facade. Jane Seymour as Kathleen Cleary - The alcoholic sexual lionness wife of William and mother of Christina, Claire, Gloria, and Todd. Keir O'Donnell as Todd Cleary - The closeted, emo/Goth son of William and Kathleen. He's a talented but angry artist who is either bisexual or homosexual. He was also convinced Jeremy "had a moment" with him at the dinner table, and aggressively attempts to seduce him. Will Ferrell as Chazz Reinhold - The sage who passed on the wedding crashing rules to his protege Jeremy 1993. 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 ("But I'll throw in a wedding every now and then.") Henry Gibson as the priest officiating at several weddings. --------------------------- Watch the trailer, images, production story & production notes, cast bios and crew bios. About Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken ... Copy this link; http://www.weddingcrashersmovie.com
