Wedding Daze
| Wedding Daze | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Michael Ian Black |
| Produced by |
Jamie Gordon Sam Hoffman |
| Written by | Michael Ian Black |
| Starring |
Jason Biggs Isla Fisher Michael Weston Ebon Moss-Bachrach Edward Herrmann |
| Distributed by |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures GreenStreet Films |
Release dates | September 10, 2006 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11,492,406 (Worldwide)[1] |
Wedding Daze (also known as The Pleasure of Your Company and The Next Girl I See) is a 2006 romantic comedy movie, written and directed by Michael Ian Black. It stars Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher.
Plot
Against the advice of his best friend Ted (Michael Weston), Anderson (Jason Biggs) publicly proposes to his girlfriend Vanessa (Audra Blaser), while dressed in a cupid costume. The shock of the unexpected proposal leads to her instantaneous death. Utterly devastated and distraught, Anderson quits his job and goes into mourning. A year later, Anderson is still obsessed with his perfect (and dead) former girlfriend. While Ted and Anderson are lunching together in a diner, to help him move on, Ted persuades Anderson to give romance one more try. To placate his friend, Anderson agrees, looks around, and asks attractive waitress Katie (Isla Fisher) to marry him. To both men's utter astonishment, she accepts Anderson's proposal.
Anderson and Katie then decide to take things slow, the same day she moves into Anderson's apartment. Meanwhile, Anderson is feeling guilty as when he is accidentally knocked unconscious he talks to his former girlfriend, the late Vanessa, promising to be ever faithful. However he goes ahead with plans to meet Katie's parents, and brings Katie to meet his parents. The pair soon begin to get on well with each other.
Katie's father, Smitty, breaks out of jail to walk her down the aisle. He arrives at his ex-wife (Katie's mother)'s house and through their long lost passion for one another, their love sparks again, much to Stuart's (Lois's current husband) discomfort.
After a falling out over Anderson's late girlfriend, Anderson and Katie's relationship looks to be over. This pivotal moment in the film leads to the pair finally declaring their fondness of one another. The couple suddenly run off to Atlantic City, with help from Ted. Anderson, Katie, Ted and the rest of the party drive to Atlantic City in a car from the car dealership where Ted works (under the pretense of test driving the vehicle). Katie's ex-boyfriend, William, tries to persuade Katie that they should be together. He proceeds to assault Anderson on the way to their wedding. Ted's boss reports the car stolen, and in an unfortunate event, they crash into a police car, resulting in their arrest.
Meanwhile, Katie's parents know where they're headed and make their way there, stopping to rob the Tuxedo Depot in preparation for the wedding. Katie's parents are then arrested for robbing the store. They all end up in the same police station, and Anderson's parents also turn up after he calls them. In a lucky turn of events the group is able to escape from the station after stealing an officer's gun and locking them in a cell. At this point Anderson and Katie establish for the final time that they want to get married, and for the first time the whole group is in favor. Now in a police van, which the policemen let them use, they drive to Atlantic City and Anderson and Katie finally get married. However, as soon as they step outside they are all arrested. Anderson and Katie spend their honeymoon in jail and bribe a judge with a blender they received as a wedding present.
Characters
- Jason Biggs as Anderson
- Isla Fisher as Katie
- Michael Weston as Ted
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Matador
- Edward Herrmann as Lyle
- Margo Martindale as Betsy
- Joanna Gleason as Lois
- Matt Malloy as Stuart
- Joe Pantoliano as Smitty
- Regan Mizrahi as Diner Boy
Setting
The film is set in Staten Island, New York. A lot of the scenes are set in the neighborhood of West New Brighton. The scene outside Gregorio's Florist where Anderson and Katie hug and kiss as well as all the diner scenes are filmed on Forest Avenue, West New Brighton.
Critical reception
According to film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, reviews were generally negative, with 33% positive [2] out of 12 reviews. Brian Orndorf of eFilmCritic.com described it as "a creation of utter inconsequence" and "a chore to sit through".[3]