Bride Wars (2009)

Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

Director:

Gary Winick

Writers:

Greg DePaul (screenplay), Casey Wilson (screenplay),

Stars:

Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Hudson	...	Liv
Anne Hathaway	...	Emma
Bryan Greenberg	...	Nate
Chris Pratt	...	Fletcher
Steve Howey	...	Daniel
Candice Bergen	...	Marion
Kristen Johnston	...	Deb
Michael Arden	...	Kevin
Victor Slezak	...	Colson
Kelly Coffield Park	...	Kathy
John Pankow	...	John
Zoe O'Grady	...	Young Liv
Shannon Ferber	...	Young Emma
June Diane Raphael	...	Amanda
Charles Bernard	...	Wedding DJ

Storyline

In Manhattan, the lawyer Liv and the school teacher Emma have been best friends since their childhood. They both are proposed to by their boyfriends on the same day and they plan their wedding parties in Plaza Hotel, using the services of the famous Marion St. Claire. However, due to Marion's secretary's mistake, their weddings are scheduled for the same day. None of them agrees to change the date and they become enemies, trying to sabotage the wedding party of the rival.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | best friend | wedding party | hotel | school teacher | 

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Taglines:

Best friends should share everything.. expect their wedding day!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [France] Fox International

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guerra de novias

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,717,894 (UK) (9 January 2009)

Gross:

$58,715,510 (USA) (8 May 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several wives and girlfriends of current Red Sox players were extras in the wedding shower scene.

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Goofs

When Liv comes into the office to ask her fiancé to marry her, the sides of her hair switch from soaking wet to dry.

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Quotes

Daniel: They haven't spoken in a week. That's like a century in girl years.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.28 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"I'm Scared"
Written by Duffy (as Aimee Ann Duffy) and James Hogarth
Performed by Duffy
Courtesy of Polydor Ltd. (UK) / The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Completely unappealing in every way possible.

I don't even know where to begin with this wretched excuse for a movie. Two very unlikeable (and hard to look at) women are obsessed with their selfish desires to have the "perfect" wedding that they can't even share it with their best friend. In the end, it says "Don't fight with your friend...they'll give up eventually and let you have your own wedding." I can't even stand to look at the poster for this crap. I don't even want to write this review. It's a waste of time. Just like this movie. Only worse. I'd rather cut off my big toes and run from Maine to Mexico non-stop while simultaneously sticking blood-sucking leaches all over my crotch. That's how bad this movie is (if you knew me, you'd know how important my crotch and toes are to me).

The utter selfishness of the two lead characters just pisses you off so much that you do hope something bad happens to both of them and when such things (and believe me, not nearly bad enough) happen, you won't laugh. You'll just sneer evilly because that's what you want to happen. Honestly, I was hoping one of them would either kill the other during a childish cat fight or accidentally stepped in front of traffic. Hell, a murder mystery does sound a hell of a lot more interesting anyway.

This is going on my list of the worst of 2009. Without a doubt. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must redeem myself for putting my mind through that kind of torture and watch something good.