The Wedding Date (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

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

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	11:00 PM	COMEDY
Sun. Nov. 15	5:00 PM	COMEDY

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 filmmakers tried to use artificial flowers as often as possible because Debra Messing is allergic to real flowers.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kat is checking in to catch the flight from New York to London, an Easy Jet staff member is visible in his distinctive orange uniform. Easyjet does not fly to or from any American airport.

Quotes:

TJ: [to the rest of the bachelorette party guests] Ladies, that was a top night!*top* night!

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Date with Debra (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

One Fine Day

Absolutely Adorable!!!

This movie was soooo cute!!! It was one of the better romantic comedies that I've seen in awhile. I much prefer Dermot Mulroney in this movie than in My Best Friend's Wedding with Julia Roberts. While the movie did have a very simple plot it was made totally enjoyable by the wacky cast of characters and great one-liners that they tossed out. It highlighted how families can put the 'fun' in 'dysfunctional'. It also had some very good serious moments between father and daughter, and man to man. The movie was about a wedding, and like weddings it encompasses both endings and beginnings. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves to laugh and loves happy endings.