Bachelorette (2012)

Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.

Director:

Leslye Headland

Writers:

Leslye Headland (screenplay), Leslye Headland (based on the play by)

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirsten Dunst	...	Regan
Rebel Wilson	...	Becky
Lizzy Caplan	...	Gena
Paul Corning	...	Jack Johnson Guy (as Paul Corning Jr.)
Isla Fisher	...	Katie
Andrew Rannells	...	Manny
Anna Rose Hopkins	...	Club Monaco Customer
Sue Jean Kim	...	Wedding Planner
Horatio Sanz	...	Barely Attractive Guy
Hayes MacArthur	...	Dale
Kyle Bornheimer	...	Joe
James Marsden	...	Trevor
Ann Dowd	...	Victoria
Adam Scott	...	Clyde
Ella Rae Peck	...	Stefanie

Storyline

On the night of one of their old high school friend's wedding three irresponsible and capricious bridesmaids reunite for one last bachelorette bacchanal in the Big Apple. They unintentionally create a mess of their best friend Becky's wedding dress, before she marries her sweetheart Dale. They attempt to repair the situation by spending the evening before and morning of the wedding desperate to get the dress to Becky on time before the wedding starts, whilst discovering themselves and what they truly want from their lives along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | stripper | bulimia

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, pervasive language, and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Despedida de soltera

Filming Locations:

Carleton Hotel, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$181,494 (USA) (7 September 2012)

Gross:

$418,268 (USA) (21 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gary Sanchez Productions, BCDF Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Casey Wilson was set to play the role of Becky but dropped out for scheduling issues She was replaced by Rebel Wilson (no relation).

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Quotes

Gena: Okay, listen to me. There are two different types of guys in bed. Number one, Brian Krakow. Didn't have sex 'til college, super grateful. Literally makes a home down here, sets up shop, wants to live in it. Number two, Jordan Catalano. Won't go near the ares. Terrified of it. Very good looking, but you know, not worth the time.

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Connections

References Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

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Soundtracks

"It's Too Late for Tears"
Written by Joseph Evans and Kenneth Kelley
Performed by Rene Bailey
Courtesy of Carnival Records
Under license from Westwood Music Group

User Reviews

not bad

I came into this movie expecting to see a rehash of Bridesmaids but was a bit surprised. I think it was better than that movie. It was sort of a combination of Bridesmaids and The Hangover. A group of friends is invited to a girl's wedding. (they had known her from high school too.) After ruining her bachelorette party, she gets mad at them, and they go back to their hotel rooms, and they wind up ruining her wedding dress and try to fix it. After learning that it can't be fixed till morning, they try to get it fixed elsewhere, drag it all over town (where it of course gets ruined even more), and lots more funny hijinks result.

This wasn't a classic movie, but I think it was passable. Lizzy Caplan and Kirsten Dunst were good in their roles. See it if you like them and a decent comedy. You will love the wedding scene, the actors, and references to other movies.

** 1/2 out of ****