Wedding Crashers [WS]

Director: David Dobkin David Dobkin

Overview

Two guys find out the hard way that sneaking into the wrong party can cause serious problems in this comedy. Jeremy Klein (Vince Vaughn) and John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) are a pair of longtime friends who work for a law firm, helping contentious couples mediate their divorces. Their job has given them a cynical attitude about marriage, and as a hobby each weekend the two make a point of crashing weddings reception, where they load up on free food and booze and try their luck at seducing the bridesmaids. When William Cleary (Christopher Walken), the nation's Secretary of the Treasury and a possible candidate for the Presidency, announces his daughter is to wed, the nuptials are billed as the social event of the year, and Jeremy and John decide they must attend the reception. However, John makes the mistake of falling head over heels for Claire (Rachel McAdams), the bride's sister, while Jeremy attracts the attentions of a woman he'd prefer not to be involved with, and soon their romantic peccadilloes get them in very hot water.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/03/2006
UPC:	0794043803925
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	R
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	46,083

Special Features

Closed Caption;Deleted scenes; Behind-the-scenes featurettes; Commentary with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn; Commentary with director David Dobkin; and More!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Owen Wilson	John Beckwith
Vince Vaughn	Jeremy Grey
Rachel McAdams	Claire Cleary
Christopher Walken	William Cleary
Isla Fisher	Gloria
Jane Seymour	Kathleen Cleary
Bradley Cooper	Zack Lodge
Keir O'Donnell	Todd Cleary
Henry Gibson	Father O'Neil
Dwight Yoakam	Mr. Kroeger
David Conrad	Trap
Ellen Albertini Dow	Grandma Mary Cleary
Ron Canada	Randolph
Jenny Alden	Christina Cleary,Christina Cleary
Geoff Stults	Craig
Larry Joe Campbell	Actor
Rebecca De Mornay	Mrs. Kroeger
James McDonnell	Attorney
Jesse Henecke	Attorney
Lou Cutell	Old Jewish Man
Sparkle	Old Jewish Woman
Frank Ray Perilli	Old Italian Man
Patricia Place	Old Italian Woman
Chao Li Chi	Old Chinese Man
Norma Michaels	Old Irish Woman
Noel De Souza	Old Indian Man
Ivana Bozilovic	Ivana
Camille Anderson	Camille
Rachel Sterling	Brunette
Diora Baird	Vivian
Ned Schmidtke	Frank Meyers
Summer Altice	Actor
Betsy Ames	Actor
Jed Bernard	Actor
Will Ferrell	Chazz Reinhold
John McCain	Himself
Rolfe Kent	Composer

Technical Credits

Steve Faber

Bob Fisher

Steve Faber	Screenwriter
Bob Fisher	Screenwriter
Richard Brener	Executive Producer,Producer
Guy Riedel	Executive Producer,Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer,Producer
Cale Boyter	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert L. Levy	Producer
Andrew Panay	Producer
Peter Abrams	Producer
Lisa Beach	Casting
Sarah Katzman	Casting
Joe Bucaro III	Stunts
David Dobkin	Director
David Escher	Special Effects
Carl Ciarfalio	Stunts
Matthew Adams	Special Effects
Steve Kline	Special Effects
Chris Walkowiak	Special Effects
Ron Rosegard	Special Effects
Josh Kemble	Stunts
Ron Bedrosian	Sound Effects
Adam Blantz	Sound Effects
Susan Cahill	Sound Effects
Julio Carmona	Sound Effects
Tim Chau	Sound Effects
Mark Ulano	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

After gaining notoriety in indie films, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn have become two of the most reliable comedic talents in Hollywood, part of the "frat pack" that also includes Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, and Wilson's brother, Luke. With that, Wedding Crashers is the kind of movie that sells itself with a mere mention of the title and its two stars. That it more than delivers on that comedic promise is a happy surprise, and it truly earned its box-office success. Wilson and Vaughn are John and Jeremy, respectively, two committed 30-something bachelors who spend their summer weekends lying their way into strangers’ weddings. Their goal is bedding bridesmaids, and they are very good at it. We see John and Jeremy score repeatedly at every manner of nuptials, no matter whether the principals are WASPs, Orthodox Jews, or Hindus. This first third of the movie, which climaxes (ahem) with a montage set to "Shout." the Isley Brothers' perennial reception favorite, may be the most riotously funny 40 minutes of the decade. The film takes a turn when John and Jeremy crash the wedding of U.S. Treasury Secretary William Cleary’s daughter and fall for the bride's two unwed sisters. John becomes smitten with Claire (Rachel McAdams, 2005's It Girl), who is seeing an Ivy League thug (Bradley Cooper), while Jeremy sets his sights on Gloria (Isla Fisher), who may be totally nuts. Of course, since Christopher Walken plays Secretary Cleary, this should come as no surprise -- but Walken plays it as straight as any role he has had for the past 20 years. Things get more complicated than an episode of Three's Company when John and Jeremy are invited to spend a weekend at the Clearys' summer home, where they must survive the most violent game of touch football ever played and contend with the advances of Secretary Cleary's wife (Jane Seymour) and art-damaged son (Keir O'Donnell). Uninhibited by the constraints of a PG-13 rating, Wedding Crashers plays it loose and bawdy, recalling the anarchic spirit of '70s comedies like Animal House and Caddyshack. The film loses its early edge near the end, but Wilson and Vaughn remain charming throughout, easily carrying the film over its inevitable "speak now or forever hold your peace" threshold.