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The wedding crashers - Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, David Dobkin

Threat advisory: High - High risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

Hide your bridesmaids.

Divorce mediators John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are business partners and life-long friends who share one truly unique springtime hobby... crashing weddings!

The charismatic and charming duo always have clever back-stories for inquisitive guests and inevitably become the hit of every reception, where they strictly adhere to their proven Rules of Wedding Crashing to meet and pick up women aroused by the very thought of marriage. After infiltrating the Washington DC "event of the year", John and Jeremy quickly set their sights on bridesmaids Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary.

With the lavish reception in full swing, Jeremy works his game plan to perfection in seducing Gloria, but John's flirtatious banter with Claire is unexpectedly impeded by her pompous, Ivy League boyfriend Sack (Bradley Cooper). Having uncharacteristically fallen hard and fast for Claire, John convinces a resistant Jeremy to bend the crashing rules and accept an invitation to an extended weekend party at the Cleary family compound. Once at the palatial waterfront estate, John and Jeremy endure a multitude of comical mishaps at the hands of the hysterically dysfunctional members of the Cleary family, but also learn a few unexpected lessons about love and relationships.

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film romantic comedy wedding romance relationship crash party true love

Persons of interest

Owen Wilson .... John Beckwith
Vince Vaughn .... Jeremy Klein
Rachel McAdams .... Claire Cleary
Ellen Albertini Dow .... Grandma Mary
Jennifer Alden .... Christina
Bradley Cooper .... Sack
Diora Baird .... Vivian
Ivana Bozilovic .... Ivana
Will Ferrell .... Chaz
Isla Fisher .... Gloria Cleary
Keir O'Donnell .... Todd Cleary
John G Pavelec .... Ken Cleary
Ned Schmidtke .... Frank Myers
Jane Seymour .... Kathleen Cleary
Christopher Walken .... William Cleary
Steve Faber .... Screenwriter
Bob Fisher .... Screenwriter
David Dobkin .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The wedding crashers official movie site
The wedding crashers production notes
The wedding crashers QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2005: Nominated: Best romantic comedy, Funniest film
MTV Movie Awards 2006: Nominated: Best movie, Best comedic performance (Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn), Best on-screen team (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson), Breakthrough performance (Isla Fisher)

See also The wedding planner
Studios and distributors:

New Line * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The wedding crashers is as close to a guy romantic comedy as I've ever seen but it should always be kept in mind that any film with just one wedding is a chick flick; The wedding crashers has a dozen weddings.

The underlying premise is that even the most rampant, testosterone-fuelled thug can be brought to heel by the right woman and this premise is at the heart of all those girls who fall for the wrong guy ("But I can change him!"). By "wrong guy" I mean The Bastard™: he's out for a root, no matter how many bridesmaids he leaves deflowered in his wake (see also Casanova, The libertine). Yet the right woman can tame this wild beast and, oh, how the mighty fall. In fact, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. And they fall hook, line and sinker, leaving them stunned, like a mullet on the beach. [Enough with the metaphors - Director of Intelligence.]

Along the way, said hero also manages to save the heroine from marrying the really wrong guy. This is another re-telling of the knight-maiden-dragon love triangle. Who said Hollywood couldn't make an original movie?

In the end, The wedding crashers is the kind of film a dude can take his girlfriend to, if only to dream about all the tricks he never got around to when he was single. He should be warned, however, that there are weddings galore so he'd better have a nifty excuse to avoid the "C" word ["Commitment" - Director of Intelligence].