Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are an unbeatable combination as two Washington DC lawyers who get their kicks, and their girls, by crashing weddings. Displaying talent, wit, intelligence, and ample charm, the pair seldom fails at their mutual mission of seduction. But eventually they get bored with the routine. Everything explodes when they crash an upper-crust wedding given by US Senator William Cleary (Christopher Walken). Jeremy (Vaughn) makes the ostensible mistake of seducing Cleary's sexually ravenous daughter Gloria (Isla Fisher) and John (Wilson) falls head over heels for the beautiful, slightly sarcastic older sister, Claire (Rachel McAdams). But Claire is nearly engaged to a slimy, macho, ivy-league snob played with beady-eyed gusto by ALIAS's Bradley Cooper. The boys get lured away on a weekend trip to the Cleary's estate, which is when the film begins to resemble an early 1930s pre-code comedy with its innuendo-filled banter, eccentric grandmothers, suspicious rivals, and copious bed-hopping.
Vaughn's motor-mouth aggression plays off Wilson's irresistible sensitivity (and vice versa) to such perfection that they leave other contemporary romantic comedy teams in the dust. They manage to get plenty of laughs and warmth from their believably close male friendship without resorting to any clichéd homoerotic references. Their respective love interests are also outstanding, particularly McAdams who displays extraordinary wit and presence in addition to her stunning beauty. Walken is surprisingly low-key as the senator, tuning his usual craziness down to a few tensile stares. Seventies mini-series staple Jane Seymour is memorable as the senator's sex-starved, boozed-up wife, who makes a play for John.
Theatrical Release: July 15, 2005
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Unrated
Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes: 3 Scenes
Music Video: The Sights - "Circus"
Featurette:
1. "Event Planning"
2. "A Crash Course in Wedding Crashing"
Audio Commentary:
1. David Dobkin - Director
2. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn - Stars
Interactive Features:
Interactive Soundtrack
Interactive Games: WEDDING CRASHERS Game
Distributor Notes: Wedding Crashers (Unrated)
In this hilarious box office hit, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson have perfected the art of wedding crashing but when one of them actually falls in love their sacred rule, "never leave a fellow crasher behind," may be broken!
Source: Warner Home Video
Stars
Owen Wilson: Actor, screenwriter, THE WEDDING CRASHERS, MEET THE PARENTS
Vince Vaughn: Actor, SWINGERS
Christopher Walken: Oscar-winning American actor, THE DEER HUNTER
Rachel McAdams: Actress, THE NOTEBOOK (2004), MEAN GIRLS
Jane Seymour: TV/Movie Actress, DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN (1990s)
Isla Fisher: Actress, WEDDING CRASHERS
Director
David Dobkin: WRITER
Producer
Peter Abrams: Producer/"Point Break"
Andrew Panay: Producer, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VAN WILDER (2002)
Robert L. Levy: Producer/Executive
Screenwriter
Steve Faber: Screenwriter, WEDDING CRASHERS (2005)
Bob Fisher: Screenwriter, WEDDING CRASHERS (2005)
Composer
Rolfe Kent: Producer/Composer, MERCY (1996)
Director of Photography
Julio Macat:
Review 1:
"It's the anything-goes sass that crashes CRASHERS into the level of comic nirvana....McAdams is a showstopping beauty with the talent to bend a laugh line to her will."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.91 07/28/2005
Review 2:
Ranked #20 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are on peerless comic form here as committed bachelors stalking wedding receptions..."
Source: Uncut
p.82-83 01/01/2006
Review 3:
"[A]miably raunchy....[Mr. Wilson] has carved out a singular movie niche as our reigning dude, the quintessential American guy..."
Source: New York Times
p.E11 07/15/2005
Review 4:
"Scene-for-scene, this was last year's funniest movie....The funny here is all in the journey..."
Source: Premiere
p.107 02/01/2006
Review 5:
"[A] funny, ungirdled romp....Garrulous Vaughn makes expert use of his off-the-cuff, chow-it-down, guy-to-guy solidity..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.52-53 07/22/2005
Review 6:
"The comedy's both astute and bawdy..."
Source: Uncut
p.138 01/01/2006