Ceremony (2010)

Two friends are off on a weekend outing. Marshall thinks the trip is to re-establish their friendship, but Sam has ulterior motives in mind as he crashes the wedding of a woman he still loves.

Director:

Max Winkler

Writer:

Max Winkler

Stars:

Michael Angarano, Uma Thurman, Reece Thompson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Angarano	...	Sam Davis
Uma Thurman	...	Zoe
Reece Thompson	...	Marshall Schmidt
Lee Pace	...	Whit Coutell
Jake Johnson	...	Teddy
Brooke Bloom	...	Margaret Cornish
Harper Dill	...	Carol Archer
Rebecca Mader	...	Esme Ball
Nathalie Love	...	Blonde Maid
Charlie Moss	...	Nico Spicer
Lisby Larson	...	Nina Pileggi
Paul Amodeo	...	Bruce Singer
Philip Carlson	...	Butler
Catherine Russell	...	Party Guest #4
Jack Koenig	...	Party Guest #5

Storyline

Sam has roped his friend Marshall into going on a weekend outing. Marshall thinks the trip is about re-establishing their friendship, while Sam has ulterior motives - namely, trying to win back Zoe, a woman he loves. Sam talks his way into getting them invited to a party at a beach house where Zoe is getting married to Whit. While Marshall goes through all the emotions of deceit, like anger, depression and acceptance, Sam is trying all of the angles in trying to win Zoe back.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | barefoot male | camera shot of feet | camera shot of bare feet | love | 

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Taglines:

He's the love of her life. She just doesn't know it yet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language, sexual references and drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview, Lee Pace said the "Who is that Woman?" "That's my wife." line was improvised by Max. Pace said, "Yeah, that's something we improvised. We were just saying funny stuff and Max came up to me and said, 'Ask, 'Who is that woman?' I had no idea that he was going to say, 'That's my wife.'"

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sam Davis: [reading for children's book] He would not take no for an answer. Our young hero traveled a great many leagues beneath the ocean's surface to find his shackled mermaid. And he had no intention of leaving without her. However, the evil Sea King had other plans. Like a mad man driven by love and revenge, he unsheathed his spear gun and fired!

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Connections

References A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

User Reviews

One Note Quirky little indie movie, could have been lot more funnier...

CEREMONY – CATCH IT ( B- ) Ceremony is a quirky little movie about young guy crashing the wedding of the woman he loves. The movie is smart, funny and full of good performances by the lead stars. Michael Angarano & Reece Thompson's bromance sold this out for me. Their scenes have very dark humor to it. Michael Angarano hopelessly in love is something to see, he brings the madness to the movie. Uma Thurman after Kill Bill did something decent enough otherwise it's been long time she has appeared in something not mediocre. Lee Pace is weird and out of his box. The movie is quirky & funny but lacks big time in screenplay. The whole time story just stays from where it started. To be honest nothing change till the very last moment, and even in last moment you've to imagine that that's how it will end. Sometimes, I wanted to see big jumps or shocking twists in the screenplay, but it never happened so the whole time it stays on the same note from where it all started. Anyways, I won't say it was boring but I think it has the potential to be lot funnier. Overall, watch for its performances and overall vibe, it's enjoyable.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2011 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Ceremony

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,920, 10 April 2011

Gross USA:

$22,270

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$48,174

Company Credits

Production Co:

NALA Films, Polymorphic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color