Our Family Wedding (2010)

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding are comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay their long standing feud to rest.

Director:

Rick Famuyiwa

Writers:

Wayne Conley (story), Wayne Conley (screenplay)

Stars:

America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Forest Whitaker	...	Brad Boyd
America Ferrera	...	Lucia Ramirez
Carlos Mencia	...	Miguel Ramirez
Regina King	...	Angela
Lance Gross	...	Marcus Boyd
Diana Maria Riva	...	Sonia Ramirez
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Momma Cecilia
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes	...	Isabella Ramirez (as Anjelah Johnson)
Charlie Murphy	...	T.J.
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Ashley McPhee
Tonita Castro	...	Aunt Rosita
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Diane Boyd
Warren Sapp	...	Wendell Boyd
Shondrella Avery	...	Keisha Boyd
Sterling Ardrey	...	Ardom Boyd (as Sterling D. Ardrey)

Storyline

"Our marriage, their wedding." It's lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, and Lucia and Marcus are no exception. In Our Family Wedding, they learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and too suddenly announce their marriage plans, they soon discover that their fathers - two highly competitive over-the-top egos - can wreak a major amount of havoc on their special day. With insults flying and tempers running high, it's anyone's guess if the alpha dads will survive to make it down the aisle in one piece. Lucia's mother is busy planning the wedding of "her" dreams and the only levelheaded one in the bunch is Angela, the groom's father's best friend and lawyer, who manages to keep her cool when the madness reaches a crescendo. With only weeks to plan their wedding, Lucia and Marcus soon discover the true meaning of love and find there is truth to the saying - that when you marry someone, you marry their ...

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | marriage | love | wedding dress | california | 

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Taglines:

To have and to hold... 'Til dads do us part.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wedding Pact

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,629,862, 5 March 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$20,246,959, 13 June 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Sneak Preview Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lupe Ontiveros played America Ferrera's mother in the film Real Women Have Curves (2002). In this film, she plays her grandmother.

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Goofs

During the wedding ceremony, the priest is explaining the symbolism of the "lasso" but as it is being placed on the bride and groom's shoulders, his mouth is not moving.

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Connections

Spoofs The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

Burning Up
Written by Jacques Slade and Lamar Van Sciver
Performed by Jacques Slade (as KU)
Courtesy of Aperture Music

User Reviews

Guess Who is Getting Married?

Our Family Wedding is a race based culture clash comedy that starts out rather awkwardly.

Lucia Ramirez (America Ferrera) and Marcus Boys (Lance Gross) have been going out together for some time but have never told their parents about each other.

She is Hispanic, he is black. As the film starts there is an altercation when a black radio host (Forest Whitaker) as his car towed away by Carlos (Miguel Ramirez) leading to some racial slurs. You guessed it they are the dads and sparks fly when they later meet each other again.

You know where this film is going, it is a little like Meet the Parents but not as amusing. Once the ethnic differences are blown over, the film settles down as both parties understand each other but it should had been a lot funnier.