The Big Wedding (2013)

A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding.

Director:

Justin Zackham

Writers:

Justin Zackham (screenplay), Jean-Stéphane Bron (motion picture "Mon frère se marie"),

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro	...	Don
Katherine Heigl	...	Lyla
Diane Keaton	...	Ellie
Amanda Seyfried	...	Missy
Topher Grace	...	Jared
Susan Sarandon	...	Bebe
Robin Williams	...	Father Moinighan
Ben Barnes	...	Alejandro
Christine Ebersole	...	Muffin
David Rasche	...	Barry
Patricia Rae	...	Madonna
Ana Ayora	...	Nuria
Kyle Bornheimer	...	Andrew
Megan Ketch	...	Jane
Christa Campbell	...	Kim

Storyline

Don and Ellie were once married and have two children, Lyla and Jared. They adopted a boy from Colombia, Alejandro. Eventually they divorce, Ellie moves away and Don hooks up with Bebe, Ellie's best friend. When Alejandro is about to get married, he informs Don And Ellie that he never told his natural mother who is so traditional that they got divorced. And she is coming for the wedding so he asks them if they can pretend to still be married. Don and Ellie reluctantly agree to it and Bebe moves out who is also upset that Don for some reason doesn't want to commit.

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Plot Keywords:

birth mother | remake | box office flop | three word title | marriage | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late to start acting like a family.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wedding

Filming Locations:

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,591,663 (USA) (26 April 2013)

Gross:

$20,197,984 (USA) (17 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Two Ton Films, Millennium Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film will introduce Lionsgate's newly redesigned opening logo.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.130 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"It's a Wonderful Life"
Written by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott
Lyrics by Lisbeth Scott

User Reviews

We should have known better

'Valentines Day,' 'New Year's Eve,' 'Love Actually,' etc. etc., all movies with 'stellar' casts that were barely watchable. Well, this one tops even those. Absolutely horrendous script that had my wife chuckling a few times but me wondering when this tripe would end. I can't imagine how embarrassed the performers would be if they were forced to sit and watch it. I honestly don't know how movies like this get made, especially with such casts. The only thing I can think of is that it gives the actors a quick payday without having to work very hard, so who can blame them really. I'm glad we went to the cheap matinée.

In short, the jokes are all sex-related and not funny, many of the lines seem to have been bad ad-libs, one character speaks in subtitles in a poor attempt to add sophistication to the movie (and she's very annoying at that), and you couldn't care less what happens to any of the characters. Oh, and it has Amanda Seyfried and Kathryn Heigle, who's tracks to stardom are proof that God exists.

If you're reading this after the fact, I feel your pain.