Made of Honor (2008)

A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.

Director:

Paul Weiland

Writers:

Adam Sztykiel (screenplay), Deborah Kaplan (screenplay)

Stars:

Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Dempsey	...	Tom
Michelle Monaghan	...	Hannah
Kevin McKidd	...	Colin
Kadeem Hardison	...	Felix
Chris Messina	...	Dennis
Richmond Arquette	...	Gary
Busy Philipps	...	Melissa
Whitney Cummings	...	Stephanie
Emily Nelson	...	Hilary
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Joan
Selma Stern	...	Grandma Pearl
Sydney Pollack	...	Thomas Sr.
James Sikking	...	Reverend Foote (as James B. Sikking)
Kevin Sussman	...	Tiny Shorts Guy
Beau Garrett	...	Gloria

Storyline

Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.

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Plot Keywords:

public nudity | maid of honor | misogynist | panties | bra | 

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Taglines:

He'll do anything to get the groom out of the picture.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrick Dempsey and Kevin McKidd also starred on the show Grey's Anatomy (2005).

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Goofs

In one scene, the car behind Tom changes from a white police car to a yellow cab to a van.

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Quotes

Christie - Wife #6: If you're a bad boy, I'm gonna spank you!
[she spanks Tom]
Tom: Ow! Ok, I've got something to say to you.
[Hannah kicks him]
Tom: Ow!
Christie - Wife #6: Tom, I just want you to know that if you need anything, money, advice, help with girl problems, you can always come to me. I'd like you to think of me as a real mother.
Tom: Alright, sure
[Tom's dad comes over]
Christie - Wife #6: Oh, here he is!
Thomas Bailey Sr.: She's just as drunk as the night we met.
[...]

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Connections

References Blackadder II: Bells (1986)

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Soundtracks

Two Tribes
Written by Holly Johnson (as William Johnson), Mark O'Toole, and Peter Gill
Performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Courtesy of ZTT Records Ltd.

User Reviews

A romantic comedy with a guy's perspective

I have to start by saying that I am not a huge fan of "chick flicks" but I actually really liked this one! I thought this had a lot of humor and it wasn't really cheesy humor, it was actually funny.

I saw this at a screening for theater managers and at first I wasn't even going to go. I wasn't expecting much from it, it just looked like another rip off of a hundred other romantic comedies. I was very surprised that that I liked it the entire way through and it kept my interest the whole time! Although I enjoyed the movie, it was not an original idea. The one thing I did really enjoy about it was that this wasn't a sad girl trying to get the guy like many other movies like this are, it was shown through the guy's perspective which isn't quite as over done.

I won't give out any details you don't already see in the trailer for the movie: Patrick Dempsy's character is great with women and his best friend is a successful intelligent woman. She goes to Scotland on business and Patrick's character realizes he has actually fallen in love with her now that shes gone. She comes back and he is ready to profess his love but there's one problem: she met someone else and is getting married! So now he is her "maid of honor" and has to try and stop the wedding. Like I said, not really an original idea but it is MUCH funnier and more interesting than most of the romantic comedies I have seen. Especially with him being maid of honor, its really hilarious.

If you are looking for an original movie that hasn't been done before then this is not for you. But if you enjoy romantic comedies and want a good laugh this one is definitely worth seeing. I watched it in a group of about half and half for men and woman and 90% of the people I talked to enjoyed it. I would see it again and I would definitely recommend it to anyone, even if you don't like "chick flicks"!

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Made of Honor

Filming Locations:

Grace Church - 802 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,756,850, 4 May 2008

Gross USA:

$46,012,734

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$106,407,672

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1