Bachelorette (2012)

Director:

Leslye Headland

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

High School | Wedding Dress | Restaurant Kitchen | Bulimia | Outdoor Wedding

Cast

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
Megan Neuringer	...	Singing Cousin 1
Leslie Meisel	...	Singing Cousin 2
Jenn Schatz	...	Geeky Bridesmaid
Beth Hoyt	...	Anorexic Bridesmaid
Shauna Miles	...	Theresa
Arden Myrin	...	Melissa
Melissa Stephens	...	Wasted Stripper
Chris Cardona	...	Scores Bouncer
June Diane Raphael	...	Cool Stripper
Candy Buckley	...	Sheila
Alden Ford	...	Photographer
Erik Parian	...	Band Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Basile	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Angelo Bonsignore	...	Head Chef (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon	...	Bachlorette (uncredited)
Scott Danni	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Jonathan Florez	...	Hairdresser (uncredited)
Leslye Headland	...	Girl at Party (uncredited)
Rosemary Howard	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Philip James Katrandjian	...	String Quartet Violinist #1 (uncredited)
Edward M. Kelahan	...	Father of the Bride (uncredited)
Linda Kutrubes	...	Caterer (uncredited)
William Todd Levinson	...	(uncredited)
Gil O'Brien	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Meg Phillips	...	Dumb Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Stephen Powers	...	Limo driver (uncredited)
Samantha Safdie	...	Sneezy Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Monique Sanchez	...	Tall Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Michael Shattner	...	String Quartet Violoncellist (uncredited)
Nicole Signore	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bettina Skye	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Bill Walters	...	Village Background (uncredited)
Dave Weasel	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Stosh Zona	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Leslye Headland

Writing credits (WGA)
Leslye Headland		(screenplay)
Leslye Headland		(based on the play by)

Produced by
Matthew Vose Campbell	....	associate producer
Brice Dal Farra	....	producer
Claude Dal Farra	....	producer
Jessica Elbaum	....	producer
Will Ferrell	....	producer
Leslye Headland	....	co-producer
Chris Henchy	....	executive producer
Carly Hugo	....	co-producer
Jason Janego	....	executive producer
Brian Keady	....	associate producer
Adam McKay	....	producer
Lauren Munsch	....	producer
Matthew Parker	....	co-producer (as Matt Parker)
Paul Prokop	....	executive producer
Tom Quinn	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrew Feltenstein
John Nau

Cinematography by
Doug Emmett

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Wolf

Casting by
Jennifer Euston

Production Design by
Richard Hoover

Art Direction by
Casey Smith

Set Decoration by
Mary Prlain

Costume Design by
Anna Bingemann

Makeup Department
Jill Astmann	....	key makeup artist (as Jill Astman)
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup department head
Liliana Meyrick	....	hair stylist
Vanessa Heshima Sims	....	hair department head
Vera Stromstead	....	key hair stylist
Sylvia Malangone Cappelli	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Rosanne Puchal	....	additional makeup (uncredited)
Stayc St. Onge	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Parry Creedon	....	production supervisor
Isabel Henderson	....	post-production supervisor
Jeremy Newmark	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Cash	....	first assistant director
Jack Mandell	....	second assistant director
Alejandro Ramia	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Francis Conley Jr.	....	construction grip
Doreen Cortell	....	assistant property master
Thomas A. Delillo	....	leadman (as Tommy Delillo)
Amy Dholakia-Jorand	....	graphic design (as Amy Dholakie)
Tom Donaldson	....	art department production assistant
Gavin Holmes	....	carpenter
Shaun Kalinsky	....	shop craft
Michael B. Lewis	....	set dresser (as Michael Baldwin Lewis)
James Lucas	....	construction grip
Talia Mendillo	....	art department coordinator
Gregory D. Neumunz	....	on-set dresser (as Gregory Neumunz)
James R. Power	....	carpenter (as James Power)
Stephen Powers	....	property master
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic design (as Kevin Raper)
Robert Tedeschi	....	construction grip
Richard Tenewitz	....	construction coordinator
James Wendelken	....	key carpenter
Ian O'Neill	....	construction grip (uncredited)
Noreen Souza-Bailey	....	shop manager (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Briggs	....	supervising adr editor
David Briggs	....	supervising dialogue editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
John D'Aquino	....	sound mixer
Gerald Donlan	....	dialogue editor
Jason Friedman-Mendez	....	additional boom operator
Ruy García	....	foley editor (as Ruy Garcia)
Ruy García	....	sound effects editor (as Ruy Garcia)
Jason Harris	....	adr voice casting
Allen Lau	....	assistant sound editor
Brian McCreary	....	sound board operator
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Guillermo Pena-Tapia	....	boom operator
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jacob Ribicoff	....	supervising sound editor
Bret Scheinfeld	....	additional boom operator
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sara Stern	....	assistant sound editor
Bill Sweeney	....	foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Bill Sweeney	....	supervising sound editor (as William Sweeney)
David Tirolo	....	additional boom operator
Daniel Ward	....	assistant sound editor
John Werner	....	foley editor
Alexa Zimmerman	....	adr editor
Alexa Zimmerman	....	dialogue editor
Courtney Bishop	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Nick Bozzone	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Kevin McAlpine	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	compositor: XY & Z Visual Effects
Trinh Baxter	....	compositor: XY & Z Visual Effects
Chris Ervin	....	compositor: XY & Z Visual Effects
Roger Mocenigo	....	compositor: XY & Z Visual Effects
Jason Newmark	....	visual effects
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor: XY & Z Visual Effects
Magno Borgo	....	compositor (uncredited)
Chris De Santo	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Rob Geddes	....	compositor (uncredited)
David Hackenburg	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Nicholas Lambert	....	compositor (uncredited)
James Pina	....	compositor (uncredited)
Dan Walden	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
M'Wasi Berkley	....	key rigging grip
Patrick M. Bracey	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Patrick Bracey)
Jeffrey Steven Brink	....	rigging gaffer (as Jeffrey Brink)
John H. Brown	....	electric
Michael Burke	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jac Cheairs	....	electric
Robert Davis	....	electric
Bill Dixon	....	key grip
Andrew Engert	....	generator operator
Andrew Falk	....	rigging gaffer
Josh Falk	....	best boy rigging electric
Michael Fuchs	....	camera operator: "b" cameea (as Mike Fuchs)
Michael Fuchs	....	steadicam operator (as Mike Fuchs)
Mara Galus	....	additional second assistant camera
James Glenn	....	best boy rigging grip
Derek Gross	....	gaffer
Sarah L. Hendrick	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Sarah Hendrick)
Samuel Herbig	....	best boy electric (as Sam Herbig)
Gabriel Hoffmann	....	additional best boy electric (as Gabriel Hoffman)
Jacob Hutchings	....	still photographer
Mike Indursky	....	additional second assistant camera (as Michael Indursky)
Mike Indursky	....	additional second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Michael Indursky)
Brian Kelly	....	gaffer: base camp
Daniel Kirsch	....	additional key grip
Julia Liu	....	additional second assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Lutz	....	additional best boy electric
George S. Matsuo	....	best boy grip (as George Matsuo)
Sean McGrever	....	electric
Blaise Miller	....	company electric
John Moustakas	....	dolly grip
Nicolas Navia	....	best boy rigging electric
Patrick Neri	....	digital image technician
Mark Petronio	....	additional best boy grip
Albert Phaneuf	....	electric
Alan Pierce	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jeff Pinette	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Jeffrey Pinette)
Roy Ray III	....	electric
Johnathan Rotberg	....	electric
Leonard Sandy	....	electric
Kyle Sather	....	additional dolly grip
Brien Sauchelli	....	company grip
Nate Slevin	....	additional first assistant camera
Johnny Sousa	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Tomko	....	additional dolly grip
Christopher Vidaic	....	company grip (as Chris Vidaic)
Julien Zeitouni	....	additional first assistant camera (as Julian Zeitouni)
Pippa Bianco	....	camera assistant (uncredited)
Tim Farrell	....	grip (uncredited)
Justin LaValley	....	grip (uncredited)
Ryan Nethery	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Gabe Turiello Jr.	....	company grip: on-location (uncredited)
Brian Yost	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Emer O'Callaghan	....	casting associate
Amy Hutchings	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Fitzgerald	....	additional set costumer
Deidra E. Govan	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Dierdra E. Govan)
Kimi Lee	....	wardrobe intern
Jessica Reiner	....	set costumer
Andrea Tartaglia	....	tailor
Nicky Tobolski	....	assistant costume designer
Monika Darby	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Nikia Nelson	....	set costumer: additional (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Abbi Jutkowitz	....	assistant editor
Carmen Morrow	....	assistant editor
Jeremy Newmark	....	digital imaging supervisor
Wyatt Smith	....	additional editor
Lance Spindler	....	color timer
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Zach Wolf	....	first assistant editor
Walter Wurzburger	....	digital intermediate producer
Chris Kenny	....	colorist (uncredited)
Richie Roefaro	....	technical assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Rob Beaton	....	additional score engineer
Jim Black	....	music supervisor
Todd Bozung	....	temp music editor
Celeste Chada	....	music clearances
Andrew Feltenstein	....	score producer
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
John Nau	....	score producer
Jaclyn Newman	....	assistant music editor (as Jaclyn Newman Dorn)
Dana Nielsen	....	score mixer
Dana Nielsen	....	score recordist
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Libby Umstead	....	music supervisor
E. Gedney Webb	....	supervising music editor
Joshua Winget	....	supervising music editor
Udi Harpaz	....	stock music (uncredited)
Justin Moshkevich	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Terry Adams	....	driver
Joe Brennan	....	driver (as Joseph Brennan)
William F. Dowd	....	driver
John Howell	....	driver: props
James Kelly	....	driver (as James F. Kelly)
Marlon Mark	....	driver: set dresser
Doug Salomone	....	transportation captain
Kenny Urbina	....	driver: props

Other crew
Matthew Anderson	....	set production assistant
Alberto Barrezueta	....	craft service: David Dreishpoon's Gourmet Catering
Richard M. Bartholomay	....	location scout (as Richard Bartholomay)
Pippa Bianco	....	set production assistant
Geoffrey Booth	....	assistant location manager
Steven Ramon Bryson	....	set production assistant (as Steve Bryson)
Clara Campoli	....	production secretary
Ben Columbus	....	production assistant: first team
John 'JR' Craigmile	....	production accountant (as J.R. Craigmile)
Kim Delise	....	script supervisor
Jorge Diaz	....	assistant chef: David Dreishpoon's Gourmet Catering
R. Dylan Evans	....	location scout
Luis A. Fernandez	....	set production assistant (as Luis Fernandez)
Genevieve Gouaux	....	executive assistant
Jessie Hain	....	assistant: Jessica Elbaum
Colette Hallinan	....	assistant production accountant
Raphael Holt	....	set production assistant
Sheri Jeffrey	....	attorney: distribution
Peter Kidd	....	set production assistant
Libby Kigar	....	office production assistant
Elizabeth Krekel	....	location manager
Kristen Mink	....	location manager
Harry Nangle	....	production assistant: background
Thomas P. O'Neill	....	production assistant: paperwork (as Thomas O'Neill)
Diego Pina	....	chef: David Dreishpoon's Gourmet Catering
Ryan Piotrowicz	....	location scout
Krystle Robibero	....	extras coordinator
Danny Sanchez	....	key production assistant
Kaye Scholer	....	production legal services
Rebecca Siefman	....	office production assistant
Kelly Spall	....	set production assistant
Robert Tait	....	parking coordinator
Mia Thompson	....	accounting clerk
Joshua Thurston	....	production assistant
Joshua Thurston	....	production assistant: first team
Frank Trotta Jr.	....	unit production assistant
Carter Ward	....	office production assistant
Crawford Watson	....	set production assistant
Abby Bailey	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Shams Charania	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Blake Edward Frahm	....	titles coordinator (uncredited)
Katie Groves	....	stand in: Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
Daniel Kepler	....	main title: production coordinator (uncredited)
Alexis Lancer	....	location assistant (uncredited)
David Midgen	....	titles producer (uncredited)
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Donna Truax	....	key craft service (uncredited)
Nicole Wilson	....	stand-in: Lizzy Caplan (uncredited)

Thanks
Owen Burke	....	special thanks
Rebecca Corrado	....	thanks
Shari Jeffrey	....	special thanks
Pierce Varous	....	thanks
Warren Zavala	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Gary Sanchez Productions
• BCDF Pictures

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Energía Entusiasta (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hopscotch Films (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Innoform Media (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• PARLUX Entertainment (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Seven Films - Spentzos Film (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RADiUS-TWC (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Vértigo Films (2012) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• XY & Z Visual Effects (visual effects) (as XYandZ Visual Effects)

Other Companies

• 120db Film Finance  loan financing provided by
• ARRI / Camera Service Center  grip & electric equipment (as ARRI CSC)
• Absolutely Wild Visuals  stock footage courtesy of
• Beacon Street Studios  score recorded at
• C5  post-production sound facility
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  distribution advisory services
• David Dreishpoon's Gourmet Craft Service  catering (as David Dreishpoon's Gourmet Catering)
• Donna Daniels Public Relations  publicity: festival
• Enterprise Rental  vehicles (as Enterprise Rentals)
• Footage Search  stock footage courtesy of
• Getty Images  photography courtesy of
• Hand Held Films  camera equipment
• PES Payroll  payroll company
• Picture Mill, The  titles and graphic design (as Picture Mill Studios)
• Pivotal Post  Avid provided by
• Raymond Gross, Gibson Hooofam & Pancione  legal services
• Rock Bottom  sound rentals
• Sound One  post-production sound facility
• Taylor & Taylor Associates  production insurance
• Technicolor Postworks New York  digital intermediate (as Technicolor/Postworks NY)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47693) | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:7 | Australia:MA15+ | Japan:R15+ | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Carleton Hotel, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Gary Sanchez Productions

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).

Quotes:

Joe:You know what this is like? Really just like high school, but instead of French homework, it's my dick.
Katie:Well, that's not true, because French was actually hard.

Movie Connections:

References "My So-Called Life" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Infinity Guitars

Fun at times, but very uneven.

The first of what is sure to be many post-Bridesmaids ensemble female comedies, Leslye Headland's Bachelorette was actually conceived before Paul Feig's film swept the nation, but the comparisons are undeniable. Headland wrote the play that it's adapted from back in 2008, though the similarities are certainly right on the surface for anyone to see. The story centers around three friends who are tasked with bridesmaid duties for the wedding of their high school friend who they never thought would be the first of them to get married. Bachelorette is loaded with even more raunch and bitterness than Bridesmaids was, and takes thing into a darker territory while also treading somewhat familiar ground a lot of the time.

It's a story about these three girls realizing that they need to evolve, something that comes to their attention through the purity of seeing their "loser friend" actually being happy and progressing with her own life. Headland's goals are well-intentioned, but the problem for me was in how she developed her characters, who often felt like polar opposites from the ones we had been with in previous scenes. Her film starts off as bitter as you can get, with these three women (portrayed by Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan and Isla Fisher) being established as narcissistic bitches who fell far from the likable tree. These three were not characters made to be loved, and that's totally fine as all three actresses were clearly more than game to play up all of the many flaws that each of them were given.

They really sell how deplorable each woman is, which makes it enjoyable to watch at times, if a little too much on occasion. Each one hits a particular area of depravity, as Dunst mostly keeps her composure on the surface while resenting the whole thing underneath, Caplan is very focused on her dynamic with an ex-boyfriend she is seeing for the first time in several years (Adam Scott, for all of us Party Down fans wanting to see these two back on screen together) and Fisher is given the most opportunity to just throw herself over the edge with a character who is long gone from the real world practically from the moment we meet her. It's a solid premise that teeters on the line of enjoyable depravity and unrelenting bitterness for a lot of its running time, falling onto both sides at various different points.

The characters are a little too narrow, and the roster of male characters are painfully thin types who drag it down quite a bit whenever they're around (along with Scott, the groom's party neatly features James Marsden and Kyle Bornheimer as suitable pairings for the other two girls). The problems really start as the film reaches its final act, where Headland abruptly switches gears and out of nowhere she treats these characters as if they haven't been complete assholes for the previous hour of the film and are suddenly people we are supposed to care about.

After an hour of hating them, Bachelorette makes a drastic shift into a generic romantic comedy filled with mushy feelings and heartfelt moments that is so far removed from the film that Headland had been working on up to that point. The girls still do their best to sell the material, but the script takes such an insane switch and tries to play it off naturally, which doesn't work one bit. Everything building up to that point had its problems, but remained mildly enjoyable, then in one fell swoop it all began crashing down into pieces. There are some laughs sprinkled throughout, with Scott really stealing the last act from the ladies, but Bachelorette is a little too bitter and far too tonally uneven to make it a good sell.