The Wedding Planner (2001)

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers (WGA):

Pamela Falk (written by) &
Michael Ellis (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

His big day is her big problem.

Plot:

Mary Fiore is the wedding planner. She's ambitious, hard-working, extremely organized, and she knows...

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Doctor | Therapist | Limousine | Male Bonding

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Lopez	...	Mary Fiore
Matthew McConaughey	...	Steve Edison
Bridgette Wilson	...	Fran Donolly (as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras)
Justin Chambers	...	Massimo
Judy Greer	...	Penny
Alex Rocco	...	Salvatore
Joanna Gleason	...	Mrs. Donolly
Charles Kimbrough	...	Mr. Donolly
Kevin Pollak	...	Dr. John Dojny
Fred Willard	...	Basil St. Mosely
Lou Myers	...	Burt Weinberg
Frances Bay	...	Dottie
Kathy Najimy	...	Geri
Cortney Shounia	...	Mary Fiore - Age 7
Philip Pavel	...	Benton
Natalia Jaroszyk	...	Crying Bride
F. William Parker	...	Father of the Bride - Mr. Bartlett
Caisha Williams	...	Self-Conscious Bridesmaid
Dan Finnerty	...	Best Man
Fabiana Udenio	...	Anna Bosco
Bree Turner	...	Tracy - Bride
Don West	...	Bernard
Susan Mosher	...	Frieda
Peter Brown	...	Justice
Adam Loeffler	...	Boy in Hospital
Chelsea Hollingsworth	...	Girl in Hospital
Bianca Brockl	...	Girl in Hospital
Karon Bihari	...	Guest
Nikki Arlyn	...	Guest
Seth Howard	...	Bellhop
Greg Lauren	...	Keith
Magali Amadei	...	Wendy
Phil Chong	...	Taxi Driver
Lydell M. Cheshier	...	Guard in Statue Park (as Lydell Cheshier)
Dee Dee Weathers	...	Bride Copeland Wedding
Harry Danner	...	Wedding Minister
Anthony Catala	...	Wedding Photographer
Betsy Brockhurst	...	Sister Elizabeth Scrabble
Huntley Ritter	...	Groom
Joan Del Mar	...	Renee
Raphaela Kleiman	...	Flower Girl
Rocco Vienhage	...	Man
Marc Shaiman	...	Piano Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hollie Beach	...	Sheila (uncredited)
Juan Canopii	...	Movie Patron (uncredited)
Christopher D. Childers	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Chris Daher	...	Grooms Brother (uncredited)
Carina Dawn	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Micki Duran	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jake Gentry	...	Curious Bystander (uncredited)
Samuel Givens	...	Park Dancer (uncredited)
Gordon Hart	...	Dancer in Park (uncredited)
Jim Hechim	...	Usher (uncredited)
James Howell	...	Flower Shop Attendant (uncredited)
Erik Hyler	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Whayne Jerome-Clayton	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mario Lara	...	Millionaire (uncredited)
Julio Macat	...	Newspaper Stand Guy (uncredited)
Bobby Pappas	...	Greek Groom (uncredited)
Maurice Schwartzman	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Adele Uddo	...	Girl in Red Dress at the Wedding (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Shankman

Writing credits (WGA)
Pamela Falk		(written by) &
Michael Ellis		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Abrams	....	producer
Moritz Borman	....	executive producer
Deborah Del Prete	....	producer
Guy East	....	executive producer
Anne Fletcher	....	associate producer
Jennifer Gibgot	....	producer
Robert L. Levy	....	producer
Mark Morgan	....	co-producer
Carrie Morrow	....	co-producer
Gigi Pritzker	....	producer
Nina R. Sadowsky	....	executive producer
Chris Sievernich	....	executive producer
Nigel Sinclair	....	executive producer
Meg Ryan	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Mervyn Warren

Cinematography by
Julio Macat		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lisa Zeno Churgin

Casting by
Mary Gail Artz
Barbara Cohen

Production Design by
Bob Ziembicki

Art Direction by
Gregory Bolton

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Pamela Withers

Makeup Department
Felicity Bowring	....	key makeup artist
Lynda Gurasich	....	key hair stylist
Kay Majerus	....	assistant hair stylist
Ken Paves	....	hair stylist: J. Lopez
Janine Rath	....	hair stylist: M. McConaughey (as Janine Rath-Thompson)
Cyndi Reece-Thorne	....	assistant makeup artist (as Cyndi Reece Thorne)
Matthew Van Leeuwen	....	makeup artist: J. Lopez
Pamela S. Westmore	....	makeup artist: M. McConaughey

Production Management
Eric Abrahamson	....	production supervisor
Terra Abroms	....	post-production supervisor (as Terra Mair Abroms)
Marion Douglas	....	executive in charge of production
Tony Mark	....	unit production manager
Carrie Morrow	....	unit production manager
Volker Schauz	....	executive in charge of production: IMF

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Dupont	....	second assistant director (as Philippe R. Dupont)
Gary Marcus	....	first assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Randy Bobbitt	....	art department associate (as Randall A. Bobbitt)
Mark W. Brown	....	lead set dresser
Christopher Carlson	....	lead man
Kathleen Hughes	....	assistant property master (as Kathleen Darlin Hughes)
Kevin Hughes	....	property master
Bill Iiams	....	construction coordinator
Jon Moberg	....	assistant property master (as Jonathan E. Moberg)
Thomas Power	....	on-set dresser (as Tom Power)
Mark Rasmussen	....	construction general foreman
Greg Sanger	....	lead man
Greg Aronowitz	....	break-away statue fabrication and model maker (uncredited)
Susan A. Burig	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Stacey Byers	....	set designer (uncredited)
Gary Clark	....	head paint foreman (uncredited)
Michael Crowe	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
J. Michael Davis	....	set dresser (uncredited)
James Diggs	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery foreman (uncredited)
Billy Ilams Jr.	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Gilbert Johnson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Mark David Kersey	....	greensman (uncredited)
Jim Wardell	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor
Lisle Engle	....	sound effects editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Marc David Fishman)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Frank Gaeta	....	supervising sound editor
David Grant	....	dialogue recordist
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Chato Hill	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas Jones	....	adr supervisor (as Thomas Jones III)
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Derek Marcel)
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor
Geoffrey Patterson	....	production sound mixer
Mark Steinbeck	....	boom operator (as Mark D. Steinbeck)
Alec St. John	....	assistant sound editor
Ben Wienert	....	cable puller
Mark Choi	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Robert Getty	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Robert Getty	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Sean Landeros	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Anne Slack	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Johanna Turner	....	transfer engineer (uncredited)
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Bailey	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Kolpack	....	visual effects supervisor
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mark S. Driscoll	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects Inc. (uncredited)
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects Inc. (uncredited)
Christopher Ivins	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects Inc. (uncredited)
Danny S. Kim	....	compositor (uncredited)
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Craig Baxley Jr.	....	stunts
Jill Brown	....	stunt double
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunt coordinator (as Corey Eubanks)
Gordon Hansen	....	stunts
Janie Liszewski	....	stunts
Mark Norby	....	stunts
Bob Orrison	....	stunts
Al Wyatt Jr.	....	stunts (as Alan Wyatt Jr.)
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Larson	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer (as Ronald Batzdorf)
Greg Bubb	....	Steadicam operator (as Gregory Bubb)
Greg Bubb	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Gregory Bubb)
David Chameides	....	Steadicam operator
David Chameides	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tom Cherry	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Thomas R. Cherry)
Gary Dagg	....	key grip
Matthew A. Del Ruth	....	camera loader
Lonnie S. Gatlin	....	best boy electric (as Lonnie Gatlin)
Charles Hatcher	....	dolly grip
Michael J. Hogan	....	video assist operator
Steele Hunter	....	best boy grip
Bob E. Krattiger	....	gaffer (as Bobby Krattiger)
Lorna Leslie	....	camera loader: San Francisco (uncredited)
Ron Peterson	....	second assistant camera
Steve Peterson	....	first assistant camera (as W. Steve Peterson)
Joseph F. Valentine	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Joe Valentine)
Lorna Leslie	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
David W. Nims	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography (uncredited)
Brennan L. Price	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
L.A. Maddos	....	adr voice casting
Maureen Whalen	....	casting associate
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Mary Clutts	....	extras casting assistant: San Francisco (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Virginia Burton	....	costume supervisor
Jackie Caro	....	costumer
Sara Daubney	....	costumer (as Sara W. Daubney-Kinney)
Suzanne Flores	....	costumer (as Suzanne M. Flores)
Ann Foley	....	assistant costume designer
Daniel Hernandez	....	costumer
Jill Korengold	....	key set costumer
Nancy Smytka	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Phillip J. Bartell	....	first assistant editor
Angela Barton	....	assistant editor (as Angela A. Barton)
Stephanie M. Casey	....	second assistant editor
George Cunningham	....	apprentice editor
Bruce Green	....	additional editor
Kim Ju	....	post-production assistant
David Orr	....	color timer
Kenny Rummell	....	post-production assistant
Tim Wilson	....	assistant editor
Greg Babor	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
James E. Wade	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Zone	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	supervising music editor (as Daniel Carlin)
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Lise Richardson	....	preview music editor
Marc Shaiman	....	consultant: musical score
Terry Wilson	....	music editor
Frank Wolf	....	score mixer
Frank Wolf	....	score recordist
Richard A. Harrison	....	preview music editor (uncredited)
Mervyn Warren	....	music arranger (uncredited)
Mervyn Warren	....	music producer (uncredited)
Mervyn Warren	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Krister C. Johnson	....	transportation co-captain (as Krister Johnson)
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation captain
Johnny Videgain	....	transportation co-captain (as John Videgain)

Other crew
Erika Armin	....	assistant: Ms. Sadowsky
Kristina Birkmayer	....	assistant to location managers
Ann Christman	....	production secretary (as Ann S. Christman)
Melissa Stanley Cohen	....	production coordinator (as Melissa 'Stanley' Cohen)
Paul Davis	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Matt DiFranco	....	assistant production coordinator
Bianca Douglas	....	production assistant
Will Evans	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer
Elizabeth Gilman	....	production assistant
Kathy Goodman	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Joyce Green	....	production assistant
Tim Haslam	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Eric Hedayat	....	location manager
Peter Hollocker	....	key production assistant
William Jorgenson	....	assistant to location managers
Shelley Kirkwood	....	unit publicist
Josh Kuhn	....	craft service (as Joshua M. Kuhn)
Cyndi Martin	....	production assistant (as Cyndi 'Cutter' Martin)
Andy Mayson	....	representative: Intermedia Films
Katie McCaffrey	....	assistant production coordinator (as Catherine McCaffrey)
Matthew Mizel	....	assistant: Mr. Shankman
Samatha Moss	....	assistant: Mr. McConaughey
Stephen Price	....	location manager
Susan Ransom	....	production assistant
Sharron Reynolds	....	script supervisor (as Sharon Reynolds-Enriquez)
Tiana Rios	....	assistant: Ms. Lopez (as Tania Rios)
Arlene Rodriguez	....	assistant: Ms. Lopez
Scott Rorie	....	production assistant
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Adam Shankman	....	choreographer
Sabrina Sipantzi	....	line producer: second unit
Nicole Somers	....	assistant: Mr. Abrams and Mr. Levy
Lisa Thomas	....	assistant accountant (as Lisa C. Thomas)
Christi Tidman	....	production accountant
Steve Bannatyne	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Bird	....	location scout (uncredited)
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic (uncredited)
Gabe de Kelaita	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Adam M. Dunne-De'Coligny	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Laura Gary	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Jason Gutierrez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Thomas M. Harrigan	....	location scout (uncredited)
Oliver Hengst	....	production executive: IMF (uncredited)
Hannah M. Hinkel	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Jason Hinkel	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Derek Hurd	....	craft service (uncredited)
Douglas W. McHenry	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Carmen Molinari	....	lead stand-in (uncredited)
Chris Munday	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Michael Neal	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Michelle Pinkney	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Sandy Reed	....	craft service (uncredited)
Julene Renee	....	dancer (uncredited)
Chad Saxton	....	additional set production assistant: San Francisco (uncredited)
Tamara Torres	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Jude S. Walko	....	production secretary: San Francisco (uncredited)
Chris Wessman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael White	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Jeromy Zajonc	....	production assistant: San Francisco (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks
Willie Brown	....	special thanks (as Major Willie L. Brown Jr.)
Mike Eitelman	....	special thanks
Oribe	....	special thanks
Steven Stabler	....	special thanks (as Steve Stabler)
Ruth Vitale	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Dee Gee Entertainment
• IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG
• Intermedia Films
• Prufrock Pictures
• Tapestry Films

Distributors

• Intermedia (2001) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2001) (USA) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• New Films International (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Helkon Filmverleih GmbH (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Indies Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2001) (UK) (theatrical)
• SND (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales (SOGEDASA) (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Pacifica Film Distribution
• Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Other Companies

• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting
• Beau Bonneau Casting  location casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Custom Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers

Also Known As:

Wedding Planner - verliebt, verlobt, verplant (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual humor.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Crystal Spring Lakes, San Mateo County, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

May hold the unofficial Hollywood record for most credited producers of any movie ever made: fourteen, including six "executive producers", six "producers" and two "co-producers".

Goofs:

Continuity: At the dance studio, Matthew's shirt is wet in the middle of his back, but in the next shot, it is not.

Quotes:

Mary: [after picking up the statue, looks to the ground] You castrated him!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spin City: The Wedding Scammer (#6.9)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

I Honestly Love You

Unfortunately, this movie just fell below my already low expectations.

This is one of those movies that you rent/watch for your significant other. I rented it for my wife since most of my movies as of recent have been mostly for me. However, I tried to keep an open mind and give it a fair shake. Unfortunately, this movie just fell below my already low expectations. First time director and first time screenwriters, what can you expect?

The script was just not believable. I know that romantic comedies have the liberty of taking some license here and there, but I just didn't buy so much of this movie that the whole thing just seemed fake. For starters, we're supposed to believe that Jennifer Lopez is an Italian immigrant? Come on! Her father (Alex Rocco) doesn't sound Italian, he sounds retarded. I don't even know why she had to be an immigrant. There was nothing in the plot that required her being from another country, except for the fact that her father trys to arrange a marriage, which was just another unnecessary plot device. There's just so much that was wrong with this script, I'm just amazed that the leading actors signed on to this project.

The talent in this movie was fairly decent. Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey had some chemistry and they looked good together. Kathy Najimy is a wonderful comedic actress and her scene with Jennifer was very good and believable. Fred Willard, and Kevin Pollak are the other actors that do comedic roles extremely well, but their talents were simply not tapped. They did what they could, but they simply had nothing to work with. IMHO I think Jennifer Lopez signed on because she was friends with Adam Shankman (he's a choreographer) and once she signed on, everyone else jumped on board for their resume.