Kiss the Bride (2002)

Director:

Vanessa Parise

Writer:

Vanessa Parise

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Three sisters find themselves battling for love and validation.

Plot Keywords:

Rhode Island | Lesbian | Wedding | Party | Black Panties

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Amanda Detmer	...	Danisa 'Danni' Sposato
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Tom Terranova
Brooke Langton	...	Nicoletta 'Niki' Sposato
Monet Mazur	...	Antonia 'Toni' Sposato
Alyssa Milano	...	Amy Kayne
Vanessa Parise	...	Christina 'Chrissy' Sposato
Johnathon Schaech	...	Geoffrey 'Geoff' Brancato
Johnny Whitworth	...	Marty Weinberg
Talia Shire	...	Irena Sposato
Burt Young	...	Santo Sposato
Frances Bay	...	Grandma Julia Sposato
Rocco Olivo	...	Pepe
Ric Mancini	...	Luigi
Lillian Adams	...	Aunt Speed
Vanna Salviati	...	Aunt Fanny
Jo Deodato Clark	...	Aunt Minnie
Jeremy Parise	...	Phil
Charlie O'Connell	...	Joey
John O'Leary	...	Father Gregory
Donna D'Errico	...	Officer Daisy
Rebecca Wackler	...	Geoff's Mother
Portia Dawson	...	Girlfriend #1
Elisa Leonetti	...	Girlfriend #2
Jennifer Claire	...	Girlfriend #3
Carol Stanzione	...	Mom at Hardware Store
Steve McCammon	...	Biker Dude
Frank D'Amico	...	Bar Manager
Francesca Catalano	...	Young Niki
Alyssa Altman	...	Young Danni
Norman Todd	...	Baseball Announcer

Directed by
Vanessa Parise

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vanessa Parise

Produced by
Marco Derhy	....	producer
Chris Fisher	....	co-producer
Jordan Gertner	....	producer
Van Hayden	....	associate producer
Bryan Kalfus	....	associate producer
Richard Middleton	....	co-producer
Richard Middleton	....	line producer
Vanessa Parise	....	producer
Richard Pepin	....	executive producer
Jeff Rice	....	executive producer
Daniel Sciortino	....	co-producer
David Shoshan	....	executive producer
Karen Mayeda Vranek	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Brody Dalle
Jeremy Parise

Cinematography by
Rob Sweeney

Film Editing by
Sam Citron
Lois Freeman-Fox

Casting by
Seth Yanklewitz

Production Design by
Richard Sherman

Art Direction by
Brandon Hoskins

Set Decoration by
Charlie Gonzales

Costume Design by
Shawn Holly Cookson

Makeup Department
Jamie Cardillo-Lee	....	makeup artist
Kimberly Carlson	....	hair department head
Aoife O'Daliagh	....	assistant makeup artist
Michele Pearce	....	hair stylist
Sabine Roller	....	makeup artist
Wendy Southard	....	hair stylist (as Wendy Boscon)
Tatiana Thorpe	....	key makeup artist
Kimberly Ulmer	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Maricel Pagulayan	....	unit production manager
Karen Mayeda Vranek	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas Lee	....	second assistant director
Fei Wong	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Douglas	....	set dresser
Lorri Jakubuv	....	property master
Raymond Kamb	....	set dresser
Lara Menke	....	prop intern

Sound Department
Bob Fisher	....	boom operator
Coleman Metts	....	sound mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
William Tabanou	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Patrik Anderson	....	still photographer
Robert Appleton	....	electrician
Ian Axilrod	....	second assistant camera
Andre Blaise	....	still photographer
Randal James Bol	....	electric intern
Jesse Cory	....	assistant camera
Sheryll Coulon	....	still photographer
Matt DeNoto	....	grip (as Matt De Noto)
Vincent Dow	....	best boy electric
Stephan Gref	....	electrician
Timothy Horsley	....	lamp operator
Sean 'Fingers' Hourihan	....	grip
Michael Kerr	....	grip
Kyle T. MacDowell	....	key grip
Diego Mariscal	....	camera intern
Stephen B. Martinez	....	key grip
Skip McCraw	....	gaffer
Caleb Nelson	....	key grip
Dave Nielsen	....	key grip (as Dave Nielsen)
Michael Oblowitz	....	director of photography: second unit
Jorge Pallares	....	camera loader
Cricket Peters	....	lamp operator
Scott Romsos	....	electrician
T.J. Sampson	....	grip
Geoff Shotz	....	Steadicam operator
Randy Shropshire	....	still photographer
Jo Jo Spangler	....	best boy grip
Kelly Uchimura	....	first assistant camera
Amy Wieland	....	additional second assistant camera
Matt Wilbur	....	grip
Andreas Wood	....	Steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roger J. Forker	....	costumer supervisor
April Pantell	....	set costumer
Chay Santini	....	set costumer
Carmen Schenk	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Beanie Barnes	....	assistant editor
Nik Nikolaidis	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Eric J. Bender	....	music consultant
Howard Paar	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Billy Kane	....	transportation captain
Harry Marks	....	driver
John Spaccarelli	....	driver

Other crew
Eric J. Bender	....	production executive
Amy Blackwell	....	craft service
Jeremy Bratt	....	production assistant
Bobby Chakrabarti	....	production assistant
Kevin Collins	....	location manager
Krystina Figg	....	craft service
Mary Harris	....	production coordinator
Howard Hong	....	production assistant
Mike Hoy	....	production executive
Stephen Kardell	....	assistant location manager
John McCormack	....	condor operator
Jeff Rice	....	presenter
Matt Robertson	....	assistant to producer
Daniela Roth	....	key set production assistant
Scott Salyer	....	production assistant
Amy Sobin	....	script supervisor
Christina Lee Storm	....	production coordinator (as Christina K.Y. Lee)
Jeff Wooten	....	production assistant
Chris Bunker	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Clark McCutchen	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Empera Pictures
• Imageworks Entertainment International
• Replay Pictures

Distributors

• CW Television Network (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Imageworks Entertainment International
• MGM Home Entertainment
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios (2004) (USA) (all media)
• Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some drug use and brief nudity

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Empera Pictures

Trivia:

The movie was shot over an eighteen day period in October 2001.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Kiss the Bride is a movie with great insight into family dynamics. I loved it!

Kiss the Bride is a special film because it is excellent on different levels. First, it's just fun to watch. The story immediately caught my interest and then managed to hold it without falter throughout the whole film. I had to know what was going to happen to each character. The side stories, interesting and honest family relationships, and personal struggles of each character gave this movie depth. By the end, I wanted to see another Vanessa Parise film about each member of the family.

On another plane, Kiss the Bride made me analyze human nature, families, and most of all the relationship between what we are as individuals and what we are as parts of a family. Each sister strives to achieve her personal goals while at the same time she works hard at eliciting a certain reaction from her family. The feelings and displays of anger, misunderstanding, frustration, fear, and ultimately love that this individual/family struggle call forth are so honest and true that many times I was deeply touched.

The gorgeous setting in the beach side town of Watch Hill, RI made this film even better. The costuming was perfectly done as well. It aided in the development of each sister's distinct personality right from the outset. The director captured the constant motion, energy, and culture of this Italian-American family with scenes of gorgeous meals, impromptu songs sung by family members, and emotionally heated discussions. All of these characteristics made the mood palpable.

I laughed a lot in this movie and shed some tears as well. The story and the characters were very real to me and I could relate my life as a thirty year old strongly to those of the sisters in Kiss the Bride. Vanessa Parise has a gift for bringing out those confusing and conflicted feelings we all have about ourselves and our loved ones.