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Director:
Robert Altman
Writers:
Robert Altman (story) &
John Considine (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 August 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
What he did to the military in M*A*S*H he does to marriage in... [DVD Australia] more
Plot:
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Robert Altman Dies
 (From WENN. 22 November 2006)
Director Robert Altman Dies at 81
 (From IMDb News. 21 November 2006)
User Comments:
An affair to remember more (24 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Desi Arnaz Jr. ... Dino Sloan Corelli (as Dezi Anaz, Jr.)

Carol Burnett ... Katherine 'Tulip' Brenner
Geraldine Chaplin ... Rita Billingsley
Howard Duff ... Dr. Jules Meecham

Mia Farrow ... Elizabeth 'Buffy' Brenner
Vittorio Gassman ... Luigi Corelli

Lillian Gish ... Nettie Sloan
Nina Van Pallandt ... Regina Sloan Corelli
John Cromwell ... Bishop Martin
Paul Dooley ... Liam 'Snooks' Brenner
Peggy Ann Garner ... Candice Ruteledge

Lauren Hutton ... Florence Farmer
Viveca Lindfors ... Ingrid Hellstrom
Pat McCormick ... Mackenzie 'Mac' Goddard
Dina Merrill ... Antoinette 'Toni' Sloan Goddard
Virginia Vestoff ... Clarice Sloan
Dennis Christopher ... Hughie Brenner
John Considine ... Jeff Kuykendall, Head of Security
Robert Fortier ... Jim Habor
Marta Heflin ... Shelby Munker
Ruth Nelson ... Beatrice Sloan Cory
Bert Remsen ... William Williamson
Cedric Scott ... Randolph the Butler

Tim Thomerson ... Russell Bean
Maysie Hoy ... Casey (as Maisie Hoy)

Belita Moreno ... Daphne Corelli

Craig Richard Nelson ... Capt. Reedley Roots
Susan Kendall Newman ... Chris Clinton

Allan F. Nicholls ... Jake Jacobs (as Allan Nicholls)
Gavan O'Herlihy ... Wilson Briggs
Gigi Proietti ... Dino Corelli I
Beverly Ross ... Nurse Janet Schulman
Mona Abboud ... Melba Lear
Margery Bond ... Lombardo
Gerald Busby ... Reverend David Ruteledge
Pam Dawber ... Tracy Farrell
Mark R. Deming ... Matthew Ruteledge
Amy Stryker ... Margaret 'Muffin' Brenner Corelli
David Fitzgerald ... Kevin Clinton
Margaret Ladd ... Ruby Sparr

Dennis Franz ... Koons
Harold C. Johnson ... Oscar Edwards
Jeff Perry ... Bunky Lemay
Patricia Resnick ... Redford
Lesley Rogers ... Rosie Bean
Ann Ryerson ... Victoria Cory
Mary Seibel ... Tante Marge Sparr
Maureen Steindler ... Libby Clinton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellie Albers ... Gypsy Violinist
Amy Brand ... Ruteledge Child
Christian Brand ... Ruteledge Child (as Chris Brand)
David Brand ... Ruteledge Child
Jenny Brand ... Ruteledge Child
Jay D. Jones ... Ruteledge Child
Jeffrey Jones ... Ruteledge Child
Paul D. Keller III ... Ruteledge Child
Tony Llorens ... Piano Player
Courtney MacArthur ... Ruteledge Child
Alexander Sopenar ... Victor
Chuck Banks ... And His Big Band (uncredited)

Gary Houston ... Caterer (uncredited)

Terry Kinney ... Caterer (uncredited)
Chris La Kome ... Singer (uncredited)
Hedda Lubin ... Maid (uncredited)

John Malkovich ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Laurie Metcalf ... Maid (uncredited)
George Wendt ... Caterer (uncredited)

Alan Wilder ... Caterer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Altman 
 
Writing credits
Robert Altman (story) &
John Considine (story)

Robert Altman (screenplay) &
John Considine (screenplay) &
Allan F. Nicholls (screenplay) &
Patricia Resnick (screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Altman .... producer
Scott Bushnell .... associate producer
Robert Eggenweiler .... associate producer
Tommy Thompson .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Charles Rosher Jr. 
 
Film Editing by
Tony Lombardo 
 
Art Direction by
Dennis J. Parrish (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Jerry Turnage .... hair stylist
Monty Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
William A. Sawyer .... post-production supervisor (as Bill Sawyer)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter L. Bergquist .... second assistant director
Bob Dahlin .... second assistant director
Tommy Thompson .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Stephen Altman .... assistant property master (as Steve Altman)
Sally Benton .... bridal portrait
Dennis J. Parrish .... property master
Jeffrey R. Renfrow .... assistant property master (as Jeff Renfrow)
 
Sound Department
Jim Bourgeois .... sound
Sam Gemette .... sound editor
Chris McLaughlin .... sound
Richard Portman .... sound re-recordist
Hal Sanders .... sound editor
Jim Stuebe .... sound
James E. Webb .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Reed Altman .... assistant camera (as Bobby Altman)
James Blanford .... assistant camera (as Jim Blanford)
Gerrit Dangremond .... assistant camera
Ed Nielsen .... assistant camera
Ed Nielson .... assistant camera
Steven Poster .... camera operator (as Steven B. Poster)
Jack L. Richards .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
J. Allen Highfill .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Michael Altman .... assistant film editor
John W. Carr .... assistant film editor (as John Carr)
 
Music Department
Jim Bourgeois .... location music recording
Betty Di Sorei .... musician: Chicago Brass Ensemble
John Hotchkis .... composer: fanfare music
Ruth Pelz .... musician: church organ
Robert Rushford .... musician: Chicago Brass Ensemble
Jim Stuebe .... location music recording
Tom Walls .... music supervisor
Richard Webster .... conductor: The Choir of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Evanston, Ill.
Ted Whitfield .... music editor
Timothy J. Kent .... musician: trumpeter: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Victoria Barney .... production coordinator
Ed Horwitz .... personal assistant: Robert Altman
Carole Keagy .... production assistant
Luca Kouimelis .... script supervisor
Patrice Ryan .... title designer
Lucie Salenger .... liaison: Illinois Film Office (as Lucy Salenger)
Ann Tait .... production accountant
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
125 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16 (bw)
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Lions Gate Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sissy Spacek was offered the role of Buffy Brenner. She couldn't appear in the film due to a scheduling conflict, so the role went to Mia Farrow. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Tracy arrives at the reception she apologizes to Toni for "missing the wedding." It was stated earlier that only family members were invited to the actual ceremony. As Dino's ex-girlfriend, Tracy wouldn't have been expected to attend. more
Quotes:
Tante Marge Sparr: Again. You know I've been married four times, and never thought I was gonna do it again. At least I didn't think so.
Jim Habor: Well I've never been married.
Tante Marge Sparr: Never?
Jim Habor: Never. Not unless you can call being married to a lawn mower a marriage.
Tante Marge Sparr: There's uh, there's nothing wrong with you is there?
Jim Habor: No. There's nothing wrong with me.
Tante Marge Sparr: Well have you ever given some real thought maybe to a, a trip to New Jersey, huh?
Jim Habor: You have some hedges that need trimming my dear?
Tante Marge Sparr: I got a whole lawn that needs trimming.
Jim Habor: That sounds good.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gosford Park (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing more

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18 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
An affair to remember, 11 January 2002
8/10
Author: Merwyn Grote (majikstl@aol.com) from St. Louis, Missouri

I think this film does a splendid job of showing both the charm and the pitfalls of Robert Altman's style of direction. And curiously, it may be his most likable film.

Of course, Altman's trademark soft-focus drama and overlapping soundtrack are in evidence here, giving us a clear approximation of what it is like to be thrust into a big, bustling and poorly-organized social event. A WEDDING shows us what Altman does best, creating an atmosphere where individuals come into and out of focus seemingly at random and the storyline unfolds less like a narrative than as a string of half overheard bits of gossip. The large and varied cast performs with seemingly exaggerated gusto, a necessity to help make clear the individual threads of the tangled narratives. You either love this about Altman's films, or it infuriates you -- sometimes it does both.

Yet, as much as this meandering style of film-making can exhilarate the game viewer, it can also rob the story of a sense of gravity. Certainly, the point of the film is that such an event as a phoney-baloney society wedding is a trivial affair, at the same time when the film turns to matters of life and death, the Altman style makes this seem trivial as well. Altman has never been able to punch home his films with "a big climatic moment" -- and he has never really tried -- and that is what is missing from A WEDDING. It just sort of peters out, like guests who randomly wander out of the party without saying goodbye.

Still, there is something endearing about A WEDDING that is missing from much of Altman's other works. Despite the large hubbub of characters, this is an intimate affair and little bits of bittersweet drama filters through. The lightly sketched vignettes give us an insightful vision of family ties in various states of unraveling. The characters, though ludicrous from a distance, are somehow endearing when viewed up close. Kudos must go to vivid performances by such unlikely costars as Carol Burnett, Pat McCormick, Dina Merrill, Geraldine Chaplin, Lillian Gish, Nina Van Palandt, Mia Farrow and Lauren Hutton, some of whom have but a few seconds of screen time to create memorable characterizations. Like many a real-life wedding, A Wedding is vaguely disappointing, yet strangely unforgettable.

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