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

This was originally set to be a starring vehicle for Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.

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Goofs

In the plane scene, the first shot shows Nadia in Doug's lap. However, in the next shot, Doug is sitting alone, and Nadia walks over and sits in his lap.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Doug Harris: What exactly do you do?
Jimmy: I provide best man services for guys who lack in such areas.
Doug Harris: So, I'm not alone?
Jimmy: Alone? No! I run a very profitable business because of guys like you! How many weddings were in the US last year?
Doug Harris: 2.4 million!
Jimmy: That means 2.4 million grooms! You think each and everyone of them has someone as their best man?

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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

Spoofs The Usual Suspects (1995)

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Soundtracks

Marry You
Written by Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars
Performed by Bruno Mars
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

I found it really funny.

I did not think it would be as funny as it was.

I knew Kevin Hart would be hilarious cause that is what Hart does no matter what the quality of the actual film is, but the entire movie and it's cast turned out to be humorous as well.

It was one of the strangest guy movies I've ever seen with a strange cast of guys in it. Add to the strangeness is the fact that it centers around a wedding. Guy movies usually don't do that.

The movie could have been done with more depth, but like most Kevin Hart vehicles, the only true purpose is to showcase his own comedy, so its not gonna win any awards, but its a goes time at the movies.