Jenny's Wedding
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Directed by | Mary Agnes Donoghue |
Written by | Mary Agnes Donoghue |
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Cinematography | Seamus Tierney |
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Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Country | United States |
Jenny's Wedding is a 2015 American
Plot
Jenny is the middle daughter of a
Cast
- Katherine Heigl as Jennifer "Jenny" Farrell, Eddie and Rose's daughter, Michael and Anne's sister, Kitty's fiancée[1]
- Alexis Bledel as Kitty Friedman, Jennifer's fiancée[2]
- Tom Wilkinson as Eddie Farrell, Michael, Anne and Jennifer's father and Rose's husband[1]
- Linda Emond as Rose Farrell, Michael, Anne and Jennifer's mother and Eddie's wife[1]
- Grace Gummer as Anne Farrell, Michael and Jennifer's sister, Frankie's wife, Eddie and Rose's daughter[1]
- Matthew Metzger as Michael Farrell, Anne and Jennifer's brother, Eddie and Rose's son and Lorraine's husband
- Houston Rhines as Frankie, Anne's husband[3]
- Cathleen O'Malley as Lorraine Farrell, Michael's wife
- Sam McMurray as Denny O'Leary, Ellen's husband
- Diana Hardcastle as Ellen O'Leary, Denny's wife
Production
Conception and development
Jenny's Wedding was written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. She also produced the film, along with Gail Levin and MM Productions' Michelle Manning.[1] The rights to the film were put up for sale at the American Film Market from November 6, 2013.[1]
Filming
Principal photography on Jenny's Wedding commenced on October 28, 2013, in Greater Cleveland.[4][5] The film was expected to shoot in the metropolitan area for three to four weeks.[4] Filming locations included University Heights City Hall and Cuyahoga County Councilman Julian Rogers's home in Cleveland Heights.[6] Rogers and his family moved out on October 23 and the studio paid for a rental in Shaker Heights.[7] Representatives from the studio had noticed the house and asked Rogers "out of the blue" if they could use it for filming. The family returned home in November.[7] On November 15, Heigl was seen shooting some scenes for the film on Euclid Avenue in Downtown Cleveland inside the 5th Street Arcades. Some filming was done at the Trinity Cathedral.[8] Production wrapped in Cleveland during the same month.[9]
Post-production
An Indiegogo campaign was set up to aid in post-production with Donoghue and her crew asking $150,000 to cover the costs of music, titles, color and sound.[10] Lucas Shaw from The Wrap thought that some of the money raised would go towards taking the film to festivals, as, at the time, it had yet to secure a domestic distributor.[10] The campaign ended on April 12, 2014, having raised $96,691.[11][12]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival on July 10, 2015.
Reception
Jenny's Wedding received mainly negative reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 20% rating based on reviews from 15 critics, with an average rating of 4.02/10.[14]
Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times noted that, "One of the many irritants in this trite, well-intentioned lecture on tolerance: The audience is always several moves ahead of the script."[15]
The Hungarian National Media- and News Authority (Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság) in 2021 had declared Jenny's Wedding unfit for consumption by children, invoking the "Protection of Children act"",[16] limiting viewership to only those above eighteen years of age."[17]
References
- ^ a b c d e f McNary, Dave (October 23, 2013). "AFM: Katherine Heigl to Star in 'Jenny's Wedding' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Webber, Stephanie (February 14, 2014). "Katherine Heigl, Alexis Bledel Play Lesbian Partners, Cuddle in Bed in Indie Film Jenny's Wedding: First Picture". Us Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ Profitt, Issac (November 24, 2013). "Munroe Falls' own Houston Rhines takes part in 'Jenny's Wedding,' shooting in Cleveland". Cuyahoga Falls News Press. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Clint (October 24, 2013). "'Jenny's Wedding': New film starring Katherine Heigl to shoot in Greater Cleveland starting Monday". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ Silas Lesnick (October 23, 2013). "Katherine Heigl to Headline Jenny's Wedding". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Laura (October 29, 2013). "Katherine Heigl films "Jenny's Wedding" at University Heights City Hall". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Tobias, Andrew J. (November 14, 2013). "Katherine Heigl movie being filmed at Cuyahoga County Councilman Julian Rogers' house". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ O'Connor, Clint (November 15, 2013). "Katherine Heigl shoots a scene for 'Jenny's Wedding' on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ Thompson, Anne (February 12, 2014). "Michelle Manning Explains Why She's the Latest Hollywood Producer to Indiegogo". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ a b Shaw, Lucas (February 12, 2014). "Katherine Heigl Film Producer Seeks Indiegogo Funding to Complete Project". The Wrap. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ "Help the filmmakers of 'Jenny's Wedding'". Indiegogo. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (June 8, 2015). "Katherine Heigl's Gay-Marriage Dramedy 'Jenny's Wedding' Sells to IFC". Variety. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (July 2, 2015). "Watch: Katherine Heigl Marries Alexis Bledel in First Trailer for 'Jenny's Wedding'".
- ^ "Jenny's Wedding". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (30 July 2015). "Review: 'Jenny's Wedding,' a Lecture on Tolerance". The New York Times.
- ^ "Hungary approves law banning LGBTQ+ content for minors". 10 December 2021 – via dw.com.
- ^ "Gyermekvédelmi törvény akcióban: 18-as karikát kapott a leszbikus esküvőről szóló vígjáték, aminek eddig 12 év volt a korhatára". 10 December 2021 – via telex.hu.
External links
- Jenny's Wedding at IMDb
- Jenny's Wedding at the TCM Movie Database