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:

A romantic comedy about love, destiny and other events you just can't plan for.

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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

In the theatrical trailer, the Columbia Pictures woman is wearing a wedding dress.

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Goofs

At the beginning, Fran's full name is said to be Francine, but the wedding announcements show Frances. But Frances just like Fran is a nickname for Francine so it could go either way.

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Quotes

Massimo: You long for him the way I long for you

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Connections

Referenced in Two and a Half Men: Look at Me, Mommy, I'm Pretty (2008)

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Soundtracks

"We'll Find It"
Written by Ken Block, Ryan Newell, Jeff Beres, Andrew Copeland, and Mark Trojanowski
Performed by Sister Hazel
Courtesy of Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A really good romantic comedy

This movie is really good. It contains lots of little details that make it NOT just another fluffy Romantic Comedy. The characters are incredibly well developed, its funny, warm hearted and real. The plot is refreshingly unpredictable. This is J-Lo at her best as Mary Fiore, the lonely, control freak wedding planner whose been in the business so long she can predict the odds that a marriage will or will not turn out by the colour of the brides maids' dresses and the choice of wedding song. Matthew McConaughey is the Doctor whose wedding she is planning and, along with his beautiful fiancé, played by Bridget Wilson, who are making all the wrong choices, at least in Mary's mind. Meanwhile Mary's father tries to set her up with a nice Italian boy (Justin Chambers)--her childhood playmate who made her a doll house back in Italy. The Wedding Planner is one of my all time favorite movies--the kind you can watch again and again and still enjoy it!