The Wedding Singer

"He's gonna party like it's 1985!"

1998 1h 37m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,988

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.

“He's gonna party like it's 1985!”

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Robbie Hart
Drew Barrymore
Julia Sullivan
Christine Taylor
Holly Sullivan
Allen Covert
Sammy
Matthew Glave
Glenn Gulia
Ellen Albertini Dow
Rosie
Angela Featherstone
Linda
Alexis Arquette
George

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Coraci
Writers: Tim Herlihy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Coraci, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

CAST

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Original score by Teddy Castellucci. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and Christine Taylor carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's gonna party like it's 1985!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Coraci directs. Tim Suhrstedt behind the camera. Teddy Castellucci scores. Tom Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Frank Coraci, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Teddy Castellucci. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tom Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and Christine Taylor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He's gonna party like it's 1985!".
8IMDB entry: tt0120888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Original score: Teddy Castellucci
Editing: Tom Lewis
Production design: Perry Andelin Blake
Costume design: Mona May
Makeup / hair: Kimberly Greene
Sound: Scott Millan
Stunt coordinator: Michael Runyard
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $123,306,987
Return: 685% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Wedding Singer (1998)

Awards

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

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The Movie Mob2022-09-15
★ 7/10
The Wedding Singer is a sweet rom-com overflowing with Adam Sandler's over-the-top goofiness and charm. Oh, the Adam Sandler mullet. What a thing of beauty 🤣. The Wedding Singer marks the first Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore team-up, and it's a wonderfully goofy and fun film. Once again, Sandler's buddies come together to play some outrageous characters, making a simple plot all the more entertaining. Barrymore seems to innately understand how to fit into the ridiculous world of an Adam Sandler movie and slightly ground the film while bringing her charm and comedy. The Wedding Singer will put a smile on your face from start to finish as Sandler's Robbie Hart warms your heart and makes you laugh with his craziness when he flies off the handle. Like any Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer ultimately focuses on love, family, and friends above all, making it an endearing entry in the Adam Sandler catalog of wacky rom-coms.
CinemaSerf2023-08-28
★ 6/10
This is a quite a jolly rom-com with Adam Sandler as a rather cheesy wedding singer ("Robbie") engaged to "Linda" (Angela Featherstone). When things don't quite go to plan on his wedding day, he begins to develop a friendship with "Julia" (Drew Barrymore) who is herself engaged to the rather unpleasant "Glenn Guglia" (Matthew Glave). Using a cracking soundtrack from the 1980s, the film tells the story of the ups and downs of their burgeoning romance. Sandler is the nice guy here, and from the start he has the audience rooting for him; he's one of those folks who'd step into the path of a Chieftain tank to rescue a kitten; and his singing coach scenes with the elderly Ellen Dow ("Rosie') just make you want to take him home to your mother for ice cream and cookies. Alexis Arquette steals it for me, however, as the would be Boy George and there's a fun cameo at the end from Billy Idol. Lots of big hair, shoulder pads and a gently nostalgic reminder of the days when the music was certainly much more memorable than the film!