The Wedding Date (2005)

Director:

Clare Kilner

Writers:

Elizabeth Young (book)
Dana Fox (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Love doesn't come cheap.

Plot:

Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis (Messing) to hire a male escort (Mulroney) to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Escort | Male Escort | Wedding Date | Opposites Attract

Cast

Debra Messing	...	Kat Ellis
Dermot Mulroney	...	Nick Mercer
Amy Adams	...	Amy
Jack Davenport	...	Edward Fletcher-Wooten
Sarah Parish	...	TJ
Jeremy Sheffield	...	Jeffrey
Peter Egan	...	Victor Ellis
Holland Taylor	...	Bunny
Jolyon James	...	Woody
C. Gerod Harris	...	Bike Messenger
Martin Barrett	...	Teenager
Jay Simon	...	Male Flight Attendant
Danielle Lewis	...	Pretty Woman
Ivana Horvat	...	Smitten Girl
Linda Dobell	...	Sonja

Also Known As:

Something Borrowed (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue. (also edited version)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG (cut version) (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Chilworth Manor, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Trivia:

The movie was originally going to be called "Something Borrowed".

Goofs:

Continuity: At the dinner table, Jeffrey's bow tie is tied. When he stands up to follow Kat into the wine cellar it's untied.

Quotes:

Kat Ellis: I love my dad. But technically, since he's my stepfather he's not family... he's more like a hostage.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Torchwood: Random Shoes (#1.9)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

I Got the Feeling

Dependable Chick Flick

I was dragged to this film at the last minute. I did not expect much. I had heard that the reviews were terrible. I was pleasantly surprised. Shocked, more like it. I actually liked it. This may be the classic chick flick, but it is sweet and well done for what it is.

As we exited out of the theater, I noticed that 90% of the audience was female. There were a couple of men, obvious dates of someone who wanted to see this. I must have heard "Wasn't that ROMANTIC" from at least three different women as we walked out.

I won't bore you with the plot, except to say that it involves your standard issue unlucky-in-love damsel, Debra Messing, seeking out Dermot Dreamboat, um, Mulroney, based on his fabled reputation as a male escort. She needs him to escort her to her sister's wedding in England. It is supposed to be strictly a business arrangement. The usual hilarity and plot complications ensue, but anyone who has seen any of these types of films has to know the ending already. The funniest scene involves a rather off-key rendition of Air Supply's greatest hit song, but I'll let you see the movie without spoiling it.

I liked it. I don't usually like these kinds of films. The intended audience that I was with loved it. May I suggest that this is a great film to see on Valentine's Day?