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 | wedding dress | bare chested male | stripper | smoking in bed | 

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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

Isla Fisher and Rebel Wilson share the same birthdays, 3 Feb. However, Isla is 10 years older than Rebel, and they play high school friends in this movie. Both Lizzy Caplan and Kirsten Dunst were born 1982, and their birthdays fall on months which have 30 days (Kirsten: 30th April 1982, Lizzy: 30th June 1982)

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Quotes

Regan: Okay, how much money do you guys have?
Katie: I have 5 maxed out credit cards!
Gena: I have a twen... actually I ripped it. I got nothing.
Regan: Well, that sums up your lives.

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Connections

References My Girl (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Coffee"
Written by Ian Bavitz and Jim Simon (as James A. Simon)
Performed by Aesop Rock
Courtesy of Block Block Chop
By arrangement with Don't Jump! Management

User Reviews

Surprisingly good despite the bad reviews on IMDb

I feel like a lot of people are giving this movie flack because they're comparing it to Bridesmaids. That's the problem with movie-goers. We call each movie, the next or the imitation or worst than or better than. On it's own, Bachelorette did really well. It's a dark comedy/ raunchy film but it's done so well. It's not common in Hollywood that you have movies where women are complex as the men. Some reviews state that they find the characters to not be redeeming, but I think that's what makes Bachelorette so strong. We have 3 complex, intriguing, and yeah, messed up individuals. What it gives you is a very plausible comedy. A review online called this the mix between Mean Girls + Bridesmaids. Aside from the similar wedding scenario, this is more the women version of the Hangover and fused with Mean Girls. Check it out, it's a good laugh ride if you're into dark comedies.