Wedding Crashers [WS] [2 Discs] [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Features:
  • Bonus uncorked version of the movie with 8 more minutes not seen theatrically
  • 2 commentaries on both version, one with stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, the other with director David Dobkin
  • Additional scenes
  • Making-of featurettes:
  • Event Planning and The Rules of Wedding Crashing
  • The Sights' Circus music video
  • Theatrical trailers

AWARDS

• American Cinema Editors Guild

•     Nominated Best Edited Feature - Comedy or Musical - 2005 (Mark Livolsi)

• Broadcast Film Critics Association

•     Nominated Best Comedy Movie - 2005

• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Animated Musical or Comedy - 2005

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Owen Wilson - John Beckwith
       Vince Vaughn - Jeremy Grey
       Christopher Walken - William Cleary
       Rachel McAdams - Claire Cleary
       Jane Seymour - Kathleen Cleary
       Isla Fisher - Gloria Cleary
       Bradley Cooper - Sack
       Will Ferrell - Chazz Reinhold
       David Conrad - Trap

• Director:

  David Dobkin

• Producer:

  Andrew Panay, Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy

• Screenwriter:

  Bob Fisher, Steve Faber

• Cinematographer:

  Julio Macat

• Composer (Music Score):

  Rolfe Kent

• Editor:

  Mark Livolsi

• Production Designer:

  Barry Robison

• Art Director:

  Kevin Constant

• Executive Producer:

  Cale Boyter, Guy Riedel, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich

• Costume Designer:

  Denise Wingate

• Set Decorator:

  Garrett Lewis

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Mark Ulano

• First Assistant Director:

  Vincent Lascoumes

• Casting:

  Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Joe Bucaro III

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Nils C. Jensen, Tim Chau

REVIEW:

• Having worked with both Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in other movies, director David Dobkin clearly understood how to combine their comedic skills in Wedding Crashers. Wilson's laid-back openness meshes perfectly with Vaughn's remarkable ability to be simultaneously totally selfish and incredibly loyal. The film opens with a rather long montage that shows how the pair act at the various expensive weddings they crash, and this sequence does nothing more than reveal behavior. There is no plot at this point for the audience to be taken in by. Dobkin feels such confidence in his performers and in his material that he takes his time while never sacrificing quality funny moments. The audience understands both of these guys so well by the time the plot kicks in that Dobkin can mix big set pieces (like a family dinner with outrageous behavior happening both above and below the table) with more intimate scenes between the characters. There are storylines that dead-end, most specifically and alarmingly the casual disappearance of Jane Seymour from the film after her big scene, but the sharp editing, confident pace, solid story structure, and winning performances by the leads (as well as Isla Fisher and Rachel McAdams) made Wedding Crashers one of the most enjoyable Hollywood comedies of the 2005 summer season. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi