Wedding Wars
Wedding Wars | |
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Written by | Stephen Mazur |
Directed by | Jim Fall |
Starring | |
Music by | Mervyn Warren |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | |
Producer | Michael Mahoney |
Cinematography | Ron Stannett |
Editor | Margaret Goodspeed |
Running time | 87 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | A&E |
Release | December 11, 2006 |
Wedding Wars is a 2006 American
Stamos portrays gay wedding planner Shel, who is prompted to speak out for his own right to marry when his brother Ben's (Dane) boss and future father-in-law Governor Welling (Brolin) speaks out publicly against
Stamos appeared on the cover of the
Plot
Gay party planner Shel (Stamos) is organizing the wedding of his straight brother Ben (Dane) to Maggie (Somerville). But when Maggie's father and Ben's boss,
Cast and characters
- John Stamos - Shel Grandy
- Eric Dane - Ben Grandy
- Bonnie Somerville - Maggie Welling
- James Brolin - Governor Conrad Welling
- Sean Maher - Ted Moore
Production
In April 2006, it was reported that A&E had
Wedding Wars was filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2]
Reception
The Advocate called Wedding Wars "A family comedy that manages to tackle the issue of same-sex marriage with light humor and a deft touch."[2]
In a December 2012 AfterElton.com interview, director Fall stated that he was very proud of the film, noting that "it was kind of subversive, because it really was an entertaining comedy. But the politics are clear in the movie and so I think a lot of people watched it as sheer entertainment but there’s an explicit political agenda going on. It was a very clever way, I think. Kind of a spoonful of sugar thing."[4]
References
- ^ A&E. Archived from the originalon August 22, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ The Advocate. Archived from the originalon December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Denise (April 16, 2006). "A&E on the 'March' for telepic trio". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ Halterman, Jim (December 7, 2012). "Exclusive: Director Jim Fall On His New Holiday Film And (Finally) The Trick Sequel". TheBacklot.com. AfterElton.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.