The Wedding Ringer (2015)

Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.

Director:

Jeremy Garelick

Writers:

Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender

Stars:

Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Hart	...	Jimmy Callahan / Bic
Josh Gad	...	Doug Harris
Affion Crockett	...	Reggie / Drysdale
Kaley Cuoco	...	Gretchen Palmer (as Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting)
Jorge Garcia	...	Lurch / Garvey
Dan Gill	...	Bronstein / Dickerson
Corey Holcomb	...	Otis / Alzado
Ken Howard	...	Ed Palmer
Colin Kane	...	Fitzgibbons / Plunkett
Cloris Leachman	...	Grandma Palmer
Jenifer Lewis	...	Doris Jenkins
Alan Ritchson	...	Kip / Carew
Mimi Rogers	...	Lois Palmer
Aaron Takahashi	...	Endo / Rambis
Olivia Thirlby	...	Alison Palmer

Storyline

Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a lovable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.

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Plot Keywords:

bachelor party | bride and groom | marriage | nipples visible through clothing | bare breasts | 

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Taglines:

Doug needs a best man, in the worst way. Jimmy is the best friend money can buy. But sometimes when you buy a friend, there's a price to be paid...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, language throughout, some drug use and brief graphic nudity.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

16 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Golden Tux

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,500,000, 18 January 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$64,460,211

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$80,171,596

Company Credits

Production Co:

LStar Capital,Miramax,Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Early in the film when Doug (Josh Gad) falls through the desk he yells out "I can't feel my **** legs!" In Frozen, Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad) yells "My legs! I can't feel my legs!"

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Goofs

In the football scene between the groomsmen and old guys; after the first touchdown, the Father-in-Law shouts "touchdown, 7 to nothing." There was no extra point attempt or field goal. It was only 6-0. However, most pickup football games don't abide by the textbook rules of football (fewer players, less equipment, smaller fields, etc.) and thus it can be assumed that traditional scoring was also altered making the extra point automatic.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Jimmy: I'm assuming you made up a name for me?
Doug Harris: Bic Mitchum.
Jimmy: Do I wear a cape? "Hello, ladies, what's going on? My name is Bic." "I'm Bic Mitchum and I love candy!" "Bic Mitchum can have whatever he wants!"... I like it.
[later on]
Paige: Don't you think it's a little strange that your best man's name is... Bic Mitchum?

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, there is a goofy scene starring Josh Gad and Kevin Hart

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kevin Hart/Jay Baruchel/Meghan Trainor (2015)

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Soundtracks

Wedding Conversation
Written by David Guy, Victor Axelrod, Thomas Brenneck (as Thomas Brenneck), Nick Movshon (as Nicholas Movshon), Neal Sugarman, Homer Steinweiss and Leon Michels
Performed by Menahan Street Band
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

User Reviews

Kevin Hart's best movie I have seen. I laughed a lot throughout. Hart and Gad are great together. Best comedy in a while.

"God created the world in seven days. We gotta do a whole lot more in a lot less time." Doug Harris (Gad) is getting married but has a problem. Doug doesn't have any friends and needs groomsmen. When he is told about Jimmy (Hart) he thinks he found his solution. The more the two get to know each other the more they find out about themselves. I was a little leery about this movie. The previews made it seem funny enough and I really like Josh Gad, but Kevin Hart can sometimes get a little too annoying for me. This is an exception. Hart played it almost perfect and I never once felt like he was too over the top or annoying like in Ride Along. I laughed much more than I was expecting to at this and there is enough types of humor for everyone to find something they will like. There is also enough heart and story in this to keep you interested in what is happening and not just waiting for the next joke. Me and my wife both liked this more than we expected too and this is one of the better comedies to come out in a while. Overall, nothing all that original and pretty predictable but it was very funny and when you rent a comedy that is what you are looking for. To me this is Kevin Hart's best movie I have seen. I give this a B+.