The Wedding Planner
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| Directed by | Adam Shankman |
| Produced by | Peter Abrams Deborah Del Prete Jennifer Gibgot Robert L. Levy Gigi Pritzker |
| Written by | Michael Ellis Pamela Falk |
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez Matthew McConaughey |
| Music by | Mervyn Warren |
| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Editing by | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| Studio | Intermedia |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 26, 2001 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $94,728,529[1] |
The Wedding Planner is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.
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[edit] Plot
Maria "Mary" Fiore (Jennifer Lopez) is a Los Alamitos wedding planner who is too consumed with wedding planning to worry about her own love life until she is saved from a nasty accident by Mr. Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey). Mary and Steve spend a wonderful evening at the park, watching an old movie, dancing and nearly kissing before being interrupted by an untimely rain storm. After tittering to her friends that she had finally found the man of her dreams, she soon learns that he is engaged to her biggest client, local floozy Fran (Bridgette Wilson).
Mary eventually agrees to plan their wedding. While shopping for flowers with Steve, Mary runs into her ex-fiancé and his wife. It is revealed the night of her wedding rehearsal she found her then-fiancé kissing his high school girlfriend, to whom he's now married. Later that night Mary is drunk and is obsessing over her fiancé leaving her. Steve comforts her and helps her throughout the night. After leaving Mary's apartment, he shortly returns and admits that he might be falling for her a little. Mary declines, saying she respects Fran too much to turn on her by stealing her fiancé.
After the revelation, Mary is reunited with a childhood friend Massimo (Justin Chambers) who asks her to marry him; after a slight hesitation, Mary uses a Scrabble board to indicate her interest. Mary reaches the altar with Massimo, but their wedding is halted by her father who knows she is not truly in love with the groom-to-be, but not yet aware of the fact that she actually loves Steve. Meanwhile, Fran and Steve's wedding fails (due to their own doubts about marriage), and Steve rushes to city hall to try to obtain a permit for a political demonstration. He meets Mary's father and says that he's in love with his daughter. Massimo realizes Mary's love for Steve, and Steve is happy by the fact that she loves him. With help from Massimo, Steve finds Mary and asks her to dance at the park where they first met and fell in love.
[edit] Cast
- Jennifer Lopez as Maria 'Mary' Fiore
- Matthew McConaughey as Dr. Steven James 'Steve/Eddie' Edison
- Bridgette Wilson as Francine 'Fran' Donolly
- Justin Chambers as Massimo
- Judy Greer as Penny
- Alex Rocco as Salvatore Fiore
- Lou Myers as Burt Weinberg
- Charles Kimbrough as Mr. Donolly
- Joanna Gleason as Mrs. Donolly
- Dan Finnerty as Best Man
- Kathy Najimy as Geri
[edit] Production
[edit] Casting
The original actors set to play Mary and Steve were Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brendan Fraser, respectively. They were replaced with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. Both couples eventually dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, leaving Lopez and McConaughey to be the eventual stars.
[edit] Locations
Many of the scenes were shot in Golden Gate Park, specifically at the Music Concourse (between the old De Young Museum and the old California Academy of Sciences), the Japanese Tea Garden and The Huntington Library and Gardens.
[edit] Reception
The film was released on January 26, 2001, debuting at number 1 at the box office with $13,510,293 on the Super Bowl weekend. It grossed $60,400,856 domestically and earned a worldwide tally of $94,728,529.[1]
The film's debut made Lopez the first actress and singer in history to have a film (The Wedding Planner) and an album (J.Lo) at #1 in the same week.
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Wedding Planner (2001). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
[edit] External links
- The Wedding Planner at the Internet Movie Database
- The Wedding Planner at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Wedding Planner at Box Office Mojo
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