Samoan Wedding (2006)

Four raucous Samoans are banned from their best friend's wedding. To get in, they have to prove themselves as mature individuals by getting and keeping girlfriends.

Director:

Chris Graham

Writers:

James Griffin, Oscar Kightley

Stars:

Oscar Kightley, Iaheto Ah Hi, Shimpal Lelisi

10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oscar Kightley	...	Albert
Iaheto Ah Hi	...	Stanley
Shimpal Lelisi	...	Sefa
Robbie Magasiva	...	Michael
Teuila Blakely	...	Leilani
Madeleine Sami	...	Tania
David Fane	...	Bolo / Paul
Maryjane McKibbin-Schwenke	...	Princess
Nathaniel Lees	...	Minister
Ana Tuigamala	...	Albert's Mum
Pua Magasiva	...	Sione
David Van Horn	...	Derek
Karena Lyons	...	Jane
Mario Gaoa	...	Eugene
Cilla Brown	...	Leonie

Storyline

Meet best friends Michael, Albert, Stanley and Sefa; the ladies' man, the good boy, the weird one and the party boy. They're staring down the barrel of their thirtieth birthdays, but still act as if they're sixteen; they get drunk, they chase the wrong women and they have a remarkable record of misbehaving and causing chaos at every wedding they attend. But now Michael's younger brother Sione is getting married, and everything is about to change. Sione is their boy, the kid they used to look after, who grew up while they were still partying. And to ensure his big day isn't spoiled by his boys and their idiot antics, Sione has issued an ultimatum; the guys all have to bring dates to the wedding. And not just any dates; real girlfriends, someone they've made a commitment to. They have one month. So just how hard can it be to get a date for your best boy's wedding?

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Taglines:

Sione is getting married, but there's a problem

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2006 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

Samoan Wedding

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$388,424 (New Zealand) (31 March 2006)

Gross:

$71,840 (USA) (9 February 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Pacific Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Sefa goes to Leilani's house after he learns she went to a certain clinic]
Leilani: [teary-eyed] What do you want?
Sefa: I got a pitch stranger put a needle up my dick.
Leilani: God, did it hurt?
Sefa: Then he tells me I don't have any of the symptoms.
Leilani: Of what?
Sefa: Of WHAT? The STD I did give you!... The one you went to the clinic for?
Leilani: The FAMILY PLANNING clinic, Sefa. I'm pregnant.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Episode #3.22 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Brotherz
Written by Nesian Mystiks
Performed by Nesian Mystiks

User Reviews

Four boys are banned from their bros wedding

I highly enjoyed this film, even though some of the acting wasn't always fantastic.

This film will definitely appeal to Pacific Islanders, or people who know Islanders because the jokes are so true! Coming from a school where the colour of skin is mostly brown, I recognised all the jokes and nearly wet my pants laughing! The favourite for me had to Derek the white Samoan from Glenfeild, who reminded me of so many white try hard gangsters at my school.

Definitely go see this film, unless you are from Christchurch because then you won't understand it because there are no brown people down that way.

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