Wedding Wars (2006) (TV)

Director:

Jim Fall

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Mazur (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

His brother is out. His wedding is off. The war is on.

Plot:

After a gay party planner discovers his brother is behind the governor's speech against gay marriage, he decides to go on strike for equal rights.

Plot Keywords:

Strike | Gay Marriage | Equal Rights | Wedding | Gay Rights

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Stamos	...	Shel Grandy
Eric Dane	...	Ben Grandy
Bonnie Somerville	...	Maggie Welling
Sean Maher	...	Ted Moore
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Claire Welling
Jayne Eastwood	...	Wanda Grandy
Linda Kash	...	Mrs. Fairfield
Sean McCann	...	Verne Grandy
James Brolin	...	Governor Conrad Welling
Lee Smart	...	Casper Tisdale
Doug Barron	...	Matt Wildman
Suzanne Hawkins	...	Katie Gonzales
Rejean Cournoyer	...	Ken Caldwell
John Beale	...	News Show Host
Matt Gordon	...	Wayne

Also Known As:

Wedding March (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Storyline Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout the majority of the movie, the character Ted states that he is a prosecutor for the state, specifically, an Assistant District Attourney. However, the first time we are introduced to Ted in the beginning of the movie, he is in the courtroom at the defense table, and says something to the effect of "the defense does not object to..." before leaving to take a call from Shel. (In the DVD version, Ted is at the prosecution table and the line is now "The prosecution does not object to the defense's motion...".)

Movie Connections:

Featured in Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind Wedding Wars (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ben

Great movie

This is the best gay comedy I have ever seen; well, to tell the truth, maybe the only one. I watched it all 3 times it was on A&E and am eagerly waiting for it to be available on DVD. John Stamos does a great job playing a wedding planner and hoping to make the governor, the father of the bride, see the light about gay people being to wed. I must confess, we frequently see gay people being treated like villains, and I am guilty of that in my own novel, The Pickled Dog Caper, so it was refreshing to see all the "straight" negative forces in this story. I was hoping A&E would play it again on Valentine's Day, but they did not. None of the networks seemed to realize it was Valentine Week, as you couldn't find Casablanca anywhere, either, but I digress. I must also confess I always made fun of women who watched their romance movies and got misty, but now I understand, and regret that gay people have so long been denied that wonderful involvement in a story.