New Jersey wedding chanteur Robbie Hart loses all hope after being abandoned at the altar by his skanky fiancee Linda. Enter Julia, an effervescent ray of light in the shape of a... more
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The Wedding Singer [1998]
Don't just think of The Wedding Singer as an Adam Sandler comedy--though it most certainly
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is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave of the 1980s nostalgia craze that followed on the heels of the 1970s nostalgia craze. Set in the post-disco,...
is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave of the 1980s nostalgia craze. Set in the post-disco, new wave era, the film tells the story of Robbie Hart (...
comedy begins with Kajagoogoo's famously limp "Too Shy"? Not really, but the rest of the disc does a good job of recapitulating worthy memories from the era of torn-s...
The Wedding Singer [1998]
Don't just think of The Wedding Singer as an Adam Sandler comedy--though it most certainly
... more
is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave of the 1980s nostalgia craze that followed on the heels of the 1970s nostalgia craze. Set in the post-disco,...
Advantages: Great music you can sing along too (if your old enough) Funny script with lots of romance thrown in too. Disadvantages: Well if you didn't like the 80's music, then this may not appeal to you. You might be shocked at the dress sense, lol.
The Wedding Singer
Well here I am with another movie review.
I have seen many an Adam Sandler movie but my favourite has to be this one.
Not only is it funny but it has loads of musical hits from the 80’s which I love.
I was surprised at how well Adam can sing too – he really gets into the songs and when the movie was finished I noticed on the credits that he’d actually helped write a few of them too so he’s a man of many ... ...~~~~~~ THE PLOT ~~~~~~
If you haven’t seen this movie you might want to just gloss over the start of this as I am about to reveal quite a bit of the plot but I’m sure it won’t spoil it for you!
Picture the 80’s or 1985 to be precise!
Loads of dodgy clothes and dodgy doo's (hairstyles), but the music was great wasn’t it?
Adam Sandler plays the part of Robbie Hart, a wedding singer. Which obviously means he sings at ...
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Advantages: funny, feel good 80's film Disadvantages: none that I can think of
...unfortunately for me we split the day after my birthday and I never get this video. Weirdly enough I never did get round to buying it. I gave up smoking recently, well about 3 weeks ago now (This is quite a frequent occurrence with me and something I don’t have a problem doing, I find it very easy as Dan will vouch), well my treat for not smoking at the moment is a DVD, so when I popped into HMV today and saw their special offer of 2 for £20 and ... ...LOL, here’s my op on the Wedding Singer, Mel xxx
• What’s the Film About?
If I said a wedding singer you’d hit me right? Well, it does centre really around 2 characters, Robbie Hart who is a wedding singer and Julia Sullivan who is a waitress. Julia is engaged to Glen and is wondering if she is ever going to get married. Then Glen springs it upon her to start sorting the wedding out as it’s time.
Robbie is due to be getting married and is stood ...
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Advantages: Some bits are funny (for the wrong reasons though) Disadvantages: Scary hair do's!, weak plot
...can’t afford to go to the cinema (everyone say “awwww”!).
Now I know most of you will have already seen this, either when it was released in 1998 or last night on BBC1. However just for those who haven’t seen this here’s something for you….
~ Background information ~
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore
Rating: PG RunTime: 96 Minutes
Genre: Romantic comedy
~ What’s this film ... ...you can read on to the end of this opinion!)
Oh, and one more piece of information. It is set in 1985 so you’ll have to put up with some scary clothes, terrible music and some seriously dodgy hair styles!
~ What do I think of this film? ~
Now, I’m sure a lot of you may have noticed something about my style of writing by now.
Have you spotted it?
No?
In that case you need to read more of my opinions!
Well I prefer to write about ...
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Advantages: Great, feel good, funny film with a brilliant 80’s soundtrack Disadvantages: You might cringe when you realise that you used to look and dress like that
...you are still living in the 80s.
* And those of you who wish you were, put your hands up too.
Well, if you are sitting in front of your computer with your hands raised then The Wedding Singer is the next film you should see as it is definitely a tribute to the wonderful(?) decade known as the 1980s. [Note: It would also be enjoyed by those of you who were too young to remember exactly how cheesy the 80s really were and only know of it by the BBC2 ... ...a few memories.] The film itself stars comedian Adam Sandler as Robbie, a Wedding Singer, and Drew Barrymore plays Julia, a waitress at the local hall where all the wedding receptions are held. The story is set around Robbie who lives in his brother’s basement, gets paid in meatballs by old ladies for singing lessons and spends his weekends trying to pacify feuding families at wedding receptions. When Julia is taken on as a new, but not very ...
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Advantages: Better than you might expect Disadvantages: It's the 80's all over again
...In my case this is the situation with 'stars' such as Martin Lawrence and, more importantly today, Adam Sandler. Sandler hasn't ever done anything to offend me personnaly but his films seemed to appear by the bucket load and the media were constantly 'ooo'ing and 'ahh'ing all over him. Then The Wedding Singer appears in the TV listings. So while Mrs TheNeil prepares for an evening of 'entertainment', Mr TheNeil gathers a large stack of paperwork ... ...has fallen far from grace. The days of playing to sell out stadiums are long gone and he and his band are now reduced to singing at weddings. Not to worry though, Robbie is great at his job and the people love him. Of course the fact that he's about to get hitched himself doesn't spoil things in the slightest and even the appearance of beautiful waitress Julia can't distract him from his bride to be. Shame that she calls it off and leaves poor Robbie ...
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Actor(s): Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, Christine Taylor, Steve Buscemi, Jon Lovitz, Christina Pickles, Jodi Thelen, Billy Idol, Alexis Arquette, Angela Featherstone, Mark Lonow, Alan Covert, Jon Lovitz, Steve Buscemi, Billy Idol, Kevin Nealon, Christopher Alan, Phyllis Alia, Mark Beltzman, Steven Brill, Al Burke, Jenna Byrne, Earl Carroll, Teddy Castellucci, Jackie R. Challet, Maree Cheatham, Jason Cottle, Peter Dante, Ellen Albertini Dow, Billy Elmer, Carmen Filpi, Sanetta Y. Gipson, Matthew Glave, Robert Hackl, Tim Herlihy, Al Hopson, Todd Hurst, Michael Jay, Jimmy Karz, Matthew Kimble, Patrick McTavish, Shana Moakler, Sid Newman, Jack Nisbet, Joshua Oppenheimer, Angela Paton, Sally Pierce, Brian Posehn, Randy Razz, John Sawaski, Marnie Schneider, Kimberly Schwartz, Andrew Shaifer, Michael Shulman, Frank Sivero, Robert Smigel, Paul Thiele, Mike Thompson, John Vana, Gabe Veltri
Director(s): Frank Coraci
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 12 years and over
Production Year: 1998
Running Time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: In 1985 Robbie Hart is the ultimate master of ceremonies until he is jilted at the altar. From then on he becomes an entertainer who finds it easy to destroy other people's weddings. One day, however, he meets Julia, a warm-hearted waitress...
DVD Description
New Jersey wedding chanteur Robbie Hart loses all hope after being abandoned at the altar by his skanky fiancee Linda. Enter Julia, an effervescent ray of light in the shape of a catering-service waitress, who enlists Robbie's help in planning her own wedding--to a sleazy, DeLorean-driving junk bond salesman who tomcats around and treats women like unfeeling slabs of meat. Can our hero win Julia over before she elopes to Las Vegas
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 28/06/1999
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: EDV 9016
Editor: Tom Lewis
Barcode: 5017239190162
Production Designer: Perry Andelin Blake
Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy
Composer: Teddy Castellucci
Featured: Tom Lewis
Executive Producer: Jack Giarraputo
Director of Photography: Tim Suhrstedt
Music: Teddy Castellucci
Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Costume Designer: Mona May
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Biographies, Trailer
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review: "...[Mona May] turns the wardrobe into a movie of its own. The soundtrack of mid-80's music has similar verve..." (New York Times, p.E18, 13/02/1998)
"...A sweetheart of a comic romance..." (Rolling Stone, p.73-4, 05/03/1998)
"...[A] charming romantic comedy..." (Sight and Sound, p.56-7, 01/07/1998)