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A Wedding

  • 1978
  • PG
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.6K
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A Wedding (1978)
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The daughter of a Louisville truck driver marries the scion of a very wealthy family, but the reception at the family estate is boycotted by the invited guests.The daughter of a Louisville truck driver marries the scion of a very wealthy family, but the reception at the family estate is boycotted by the invited guests.The daughter of a Louisville truck driver marries the scion of a very wealthy family, but the reception at the family estate is boycotted by the invited guests.

  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writers
    • John Considine
    • Patricia Resnick
    • Allan F. Nicholls
  • Stars
    • Carol Burnett
    • Desi Arnaz Jr.
    • Geraldine Chaplin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • John Considine
      • Patricia Resnick
      • Allan F. Nicholls
    • Stars
      • Carol Burnett
      • Desi Arnaz Jr.
      • Geraldine Chaplin
    • 39User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    A Wedding (1978)
    Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff, and Desi Arnaz Jr. in A Wedding (1978)
    Viveca Lindfors, Pat McCormick, Dina Merrill, and Amy Stryker in A Wedding (1978)
    Lauren Hutton, John Cromwell, Paul Dooley, and Peggy Ann Garner in A Wedding (1978)
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    Carol Burnett
    Carol Burnett
    • Tulip Brenner
    Desi Arnaz Jr.
    Desi Arnaz Jr.
    • Dino Corelli
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Rita Billingsley
    Howard Duff
    Howard Duff
    • Dr. Jules Meecham
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Buffy Brenner
    Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman
    • Luigi Corelli
    Lillian Gish
    Lillian Gish
    • Nettie Sloan
    Nina van Pallandt
    Nina van Pallandt
    • Regina Corelli
    • (as Nina Van Pallandt)
    John Cromwell
    John Cromwell
    • Bishop Martin
    Paul Dooley
    Paul Dooley
    • Snooks Brenner
    Peggy Ann Garner
    Peggy Ann Garner
    • Candice Ruteledge
    Lauren Hutton
    Lauren Hutton
    • Florence Farmer
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Ingrid Hellstrom
    Pat McCormick
    Pat McCormick
    • Mackenzie Goddard
    Dina Merrill
    Dina Merrill
    • Antoinette Goddard
    Virginia Vestoff
    Virginia Vestoff
    • Clarice Sloan
    Dennis Christopher
    Dennis Christopher
    • Hughie Brenner
    John Considine
    John Considine
    • Jeff Kuykendall
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • John Considine
      • Patricia Resnick
      • Allan F. Nicholls
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Director Robert Altman admits that the whole production of the film came as a joke. A reporter had kept asking him during the middle of shooting 3 Women (1977) what he planned to do next and Altman jokingly replied that he was going to film someone's wedding seeing as that was becoming a more common thing to do at the time. Altman said: "I'm going to make a movie about a great big fancy wedding!" As Altman reflected on it, he decided it was actually quite a good idea, as he had never been to a wedding where something didn't go wrong. Altman's off-hand idea manifested itself in a drinking session with his 3 Women (1977) crew that evening after the meeting with the journalist. Within a couple of weeks, Altman had commissioned screenwriter John Considine to start developing a story and a guest list.
    • Goofs
      Why would Tracy saying she "missed the wedding" be a goof? The writer could have intended sarcasm, with Tracy knowing full-well that she wasn't invited to the wedding and taking it as a slight.
    • Quotes

      Ruby Sparr: Do you smoke?

      Shelby Munker: No, it makes me dizzy.

      Ruby Sparr: Me too, that's why I like it.

      Shelby Munker: Well I try to do natural things. A lot of people in my family died of cancer. Bye.

      Ruby Sparr: They... they died of cancer smoking pot?

    • Alternate versions
      The credits in the German version have a completely different order compared to the original release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Death on the Nile/Somebody Killed Her Husband/Interiors/The Boys From Brazil/A Wedding/Piranha/Up in Smoke (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Bird on a Wire
      (1968)

      Written by Leonard Cohen

      Sung by a girl playing the autoharp

    User reviews39

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    WEDDING captures the aesthetics of Californian wealth in the '70's
    As I recently watched A WEDDING for the first time on late night Japanese television, I admit that I didn't get into it right away. But from about a half hour deep and on I was hypnotized. The best thing about any Altman film is not the immediate story it appears to be conveying but rather the heavily detail-oriented world in which the story plays out. The world here, similar in period detail to an earlier great '70's film by Michael Ritchie called SMILE, is that of sprawling middle class wealth and comfort. Many of the characters' motivations stem from this overwealth and drive them towards insatiable sexual appetites. I am particularly struck by a scene that takes place on a California freeway. There's less traffic here in a midday scene than there would be these days on any given night at 3 AM. Just as I felt as though I was completely tuned into this world, Pam Dawber rides into the center of the film on a horse while a man on a motorcycle almost causes her to fall and I cannot for the life of me explain how or why the symbolism here struck me as hard as it did. This was an amazing visual film. I suppose in the far flung future when vitual reality technologies are a reality, programmers seeking to recreate this era will use this film for reference as they would be well served in so doing.
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    • clintonspilsbury
    • Jun 17, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Eine Hochzeit
    • Filming locations
      • Waukegan, Illinois, USA(Amstutz Expressway)
    • Production companies
      • Lion's Gate Films
      • Major Studio Partners
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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