The Big Wedding (2013)

A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding.

Director:

Justin Zackham

Writers:

Justin Zackham (screenplay), Jean-Stéphane Bron (motion picture "Mon frère se marie")

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro	...	Don
Katherine Heigl	...	Lyla
Diane Keaton	...	Ellie
Amanda Seyfried	...	Missy
Topher Grace	...	Jared
Susan Sarandon	...	Bebe
Robin Williams	...	Father Moinighan
Ben Barnes	...	Alejandro
Christine Ebersole	...	Muffin
David Rasche	...	Barry
Patricia Rae	...	Madonna
Ana Ayora	...	Nuria
Kyle Bornheimer	...	Andrew
Megan Ketch	...	Jane
Christa Campbell	...	Kim

Storyline

Don and Ellie were once married and have two children, Lyla and Jared. They adopt a boy from Colombia, Alejandro. Eventually they would divorce, Ellie would move away and Don would hook up with Bebe, Ellie's best friend. When Alejandro is about to get married, he informs Don and Ellie that he never told his natural mother who is so traditional that they got divorced. And she is coming for the wedding so he asks them if they can pretend to still be married. Don and Ellie reluctantly agree to it and Bebe moves out who is also upset that Don doesn't want to commit. Lyla who is married is going through a rough patch in her marriage. And Jared who hasn't had much luck with women finds himself attracted to Alejandro's extremely sensual sister, Nuria.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | divorce | family relationships | farce | adoption | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late to start acting like a family.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Chinese Latin

Release Date:

26 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Wedding

Filming Locations:

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,591,663, 28 April 2013

Gross USA:

$21,819,348

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,519,348

Company Credits

Production Co:

Two Ton Films, Millennium Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie, Robin Williams quotes Oscar Wilde's "Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."

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Goofs

When Lila faints, the crash mat is reflected in the window.

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Quotes

Alejandro: My mom is Jbuddist, which is Jewish slash Buddhist, and my father thinks that organized religion is for...

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.63 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Gently Down the Stream
Written and Performed by Christine Ebersole
Arranged and Conducted by John Oddo
Published by Staunch Entertainment (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Extremely Disapppointing

Sometimes, remaking a great foreign film just does not work. This is one case. With such a GREAT, GREAT cast the film had a few fun moments but mostly just sat there and did nothing but have quick witted dialog. When I saw it was directed, written and produced by the same person (never heard of him), I knew that was probably the main problem. It did not matter how charming the actors were - this is a turkey. Some of the sub-plots were just plain stupid. Also agree with the message boards that in this day & age it was very strange not to hire a Mexican to play a Mexican/Latin. The actor was fine & like the others had some charm, but right away, I thought "he doesn't look Mexican".