The Wedding Planner (2001)

Mary Fiore is the wedding planner. She's ambitious, hard-working, extremely organized, and she knows exactly what to do and say to make any wedding a spectacular event. Bt when Mary falls (... See full summary »

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers:

Pamela Falk, Michael Ellis

Stars:

Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lopez	...	Mary Fiore
Matthew McConaughey	...	Steve Edison
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	...	Fran Donolly
Justin Chambers	...	Massimo
Judy Greer	...	Penny
Alex Rocco	...	Salvatore
Joanna Gleason	...	Mrs. Donolly
Charles Kimbrough	...	Mr. Donolly
Kevin Pollak	...	Dr. John Dojny
Fred Willard	...	Basil St. Mosely
Lou Myers	...	Burt Weinberg
Frances Bay	...	Dottie
Kathy Najimy	...	Geri
Cortney Shounia	...	Mary Fiore - Age 7
Philip Pavel	...	Benton

Storyline

Mary Fiore is the wedding planner. She's ambitious, hard-working, extremely organized, and she knows exactly what to do and say to make any wedding a spectacular event. Bt when Mary falls (literally) for a handsome doctor her busy yet uncomplicated life is turned upside down - he's the groom in the biggest wedding of her career! Will she help him walk down the aisle with his internet tycoon girlfriend, or will Mary finally get to be the bride herself? When it comes to love, you can never plan what's going to happen.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | doctor | wedding planner | carnival | garden | 

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Taglines:

His big day is her big problem.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual humor

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

26 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Experta en bodas

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£915,181 (UK) (6 April 2001)

Gross:

£2,463,168 (UK) (27 April 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Dee Gee Entertainment, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brendan Fraser was set to play the role of Dr. Steve/Eddie, but scheduling conflicts with filming the movie Bedazzled prevented him.

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Goofs

After the dance lesson when Fran says Eddie will have to take off work on Friday to go inspect the vineyard as a possible wedding site, he says he can't because he has a diverticulitis seminar. It would be highly unlikely that he would be attending such as seminar if he was a pediatrician since diverticular disease is uncommon before the age of forty.

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Quotes

Steve: [taking off Mary's neck brace] Woah, you've got a big neck.
Mary: I have a big neck?
Steve: No, don't get me wrong it's a fine neck, it's just that i haven't had a patient over the age of 6 in the past 5 years.

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Connections

Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Not So Fast"
Written and Produced by Sourcerer

User Reviews

A better Valentine than VALENTINE

Don't, I repeat, DO NOT take your Valentine to see VALENTINE. Take them to see THE WEDDING PLANNER. It is a sweet, romantic comedy that avoids syrup and jumps up the comedy. I was expecting your standard fare as far as romantic comedies go, but I was pleasantly surprised when I laughed out loud throughout the film. Even my action-flick-devotee boyfriend enjoyed the comedy of THE WEDDING PLANNER. Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey seemed to be having a good time together, and I'm definitely happy that Brendan Fraser was not the love interest here. It would NOT have worked. McConaughey's charm, paired with Lopez's sweetness really make an excellent combination. I definitely recommend that you see this film, and ignore the jaded critics who aren't ALLOWED to like a film like this.