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| Year: | 2009 |
| Rating: | 5.7(14865) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Directed by: | Mark Waters |
| Actors: | Matthew McConaughey Michael Douglas Robert Forster Jennifer Garner Lacey Chabert |
| "You can't always run from your past" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Mark Waters | |
| Actors | |
| Matthew McConaughey | as Connor Mead |
| Michael Douglas | as Uncle Wayne |
| Robert Forster | as Sergeant Volkom |
| Breckin Meyer | as Paul |
| Daniel Sunjata | as Brad |
| Micah Sherman | as Groomsman #1 |
| Albert M. Chan | as Groomsman #2 |
| Michael Anastasia | as Groomsman #3 |
| Paul Cassell | as Wedding Guest Jeff |
| Dan Whelton | as Foyer Bartender |
| Devin Brochu | as Young Connor |
| Scott Powers | as Connor's Dad |
| Michael R. Pouliot | as Parents' Funeral Priest |
| Logan Miller | as Teenage Connor |
| Chad Mountain | as D.J. |
| Sam Byrne | as Pete Hastings |
| Travis Clough | as Bar Man "Shawna" |
| Tom Kemp | as Wedding Minister |
| Stephen Russell | as Connor Funeral Minister |
| Tyler Christopher | as Snow Shoveling Kid |
| Artie Sgaraglio | as Wedding Band Guitar |
| J. Levine | as Wedding Band Bass Guitar |
| Michael Hannigan | as Wedding Band Keyboards |
| Robert Ellis | as Wedding Band Drummer |
| Patrick Canty | as Architect |
| Michael DeMello | as Bar Patron |
| James Granville | as JO Wedding Guest |
| Rob W. Gray | as Wedding Guest |
| Dane Grigas | as Bistro Patron |
| Guy Guglielmi | as Unemployed Mall Santa |
| Joseph Guglielmo | as Wedding Guest |
| Patrick Mel Hayes | as Businessman/Restaurant Patron |
| Haytham Kandil | as Agent - Lingerie Photo Shoot |
| Chi Muoi Lo | as James |
| Dan Marshall | as Client's Agent - Lingerie Photo Shoot |
| Robert Masiello | as Wedding Guest |
| Jason Mulcahy | as Uncle Wayne's Wealthy Guest |
| Ron Murphy | as Taxi Driver |
| Scott Neufville | as Keelia's Bodyguard |
| Stephen O'Neil Martin | as Hector the Bartender |
| Giovanni Pantaleo | as Singles Bar Patron |
| Gary Roscoe | as Wedding Guest |
| Sabe Schoeneg | as Family at Funeral |
| Edward A. Sherman IV | as Wedding Server |
| Rich Skinner | as Unemployed Santa Claus |
| Mike Wendt | as 80s Bar Patron |
| Actresses | |
| Jennifer Garner | as Jenny Perotti |
| Lacey Chabert | as Sandra |
| Anne Archer | as Vonda Volkom |
| Emma Stone | as Allison Vandermeersh |
| Noureen DeWulf | as Melanie |
| Rachel Boston | as Deena the Bridesmaid |
| Camille Guaty | as Donna the Bridesmaid |
| Amanda Walsh | as Denice the Bridesmaid |
| Emily Foxler | as Nadja |
| Catherine Haena Kim | as Charlece |
| Noa Tishby | as Kiki |
| Rachelle Wood | as Brunette Lingerie Model |
| Erin Wyatt | as Blonde Lingerie Model |
| Stephanie Oum | as Kako |
| Kasey Russell | as Young Jenny |
| Heather Wilde | as Connor's Mom |
| Christa B. Allen | as Teenage Jenny |
| Samantha Goober | as Jenny's Friend Marissa |
| Alyssa McCourt | as Jenny's Friend Clarissa |
| Gina Gesamondo | as Ice Cold Blonde |
| Toni Saladna | as Slapping Brunette |
| Abigail Kuklis | as Blonde Club Model |
| Paula Merritt | as Brunette Club Model |
| Kortney Adams | as Jenny's Colleague |
| Cindy Lentol | as Amy the Stewardess |
| Kimberly Carvalho | as Bar Twin |
| Ashley Carvalho | as Bar Twin |
| Jasmine Tang | as Chinese Bar Woman |
| Genevieve Glenn | as "Two Days" Bar Woman |
| Farah Casis | as "For An Hour" Bar Woman |
| Lauren Tangard | as "48 Seconds" Bar Woman |
| Layla Hosseini | as "In Your Car" Bar Woman |
| Quiana Grant | as "On Your Car" Bar Woman |
| Taylar Eliza Bunts | as "Washed Your Car" Bar Woman |
| Munjeet Geyer | as "Never Called Again" Bar Woman |
| Erin McParland | as Pageant Queen Bar Woman |
| Allyssa Maurice | as "Jenny" Bar Woman |
| Alicia Barrett | as French Bar Woman |
| Natalie Alain Loisou | as Dominatrix Bar Woman |
| Olga Maliouk | as Ghost of Girlfriends Future |
| Lexi Lawson | as Wedding Band Singer |
| Dale Appel | as Mourners |
| Anastasia Barnes | as Girl #6 |
| Ellen Becker-Gray | as Wedding Guest |
| Tina Casciani | as Vargas Girl |
| Chemi Che-Mponda | as Woman at Health Spa |
| Lynn Clayton | as Connor's Ex-Wife |
| Desiree April Connolly | as Health Club Patron |
| Nicki Connors | as 80s Bar Patron |
| Sari Gagnon | as Wedding Attendant |
| Suzanne Gillies | as Wedding Guest |
| Jennifer Gjulameti | as Mourner at Funeral |
| Trudi Goodman | as Woman at Health Spa |
| Sophya Gudelman | as Stylist |
| Kate Jurdi | as Reception/Wedding Guest |
| Cynthia Kirchner | as Vargas Girl |
| Melanie LaValley | as 80's Bachelorette |
| Annalaina Marks | as Vargas Girl |
| Christina Milian | as Kalia |
| Anna Roscoe | as Wedding Guest |
| Vyvian B. Stevens | as Rehearsal guest |
| Stream | as Hot Girl |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 19 February 2008 - ? |
| Gross: |
USA - 55,179,308 USD (2 August 2009) UK - 976,780 GBP (3 May 2009) Philippines - 5,859,871 PHP (24 May 2009) |
| Plot: | Connor Mead, a successful fashion photographer and a Lothario keen on casual sex, goes to his younger brother's wedding to convince him not to marry. He arrives at his dead uncle's estate during the rehearsal the night before the wedding; he starts in, taking his brother aside, trashing marriage. Later in the men's room, his uncle, who taught Connor all he knows about women, appears to him, confesses to have been wrong, and tells Connor that three ghosts will visit him that night: the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future. Connor has already set the breakup in motion. Can he learn anything from his life and fix what he's broken? |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Don't Say Love (The Smooth Mix)" Written by Ralph Sall Performed by All Too Much Courtesy of Bulletproof Recording Company, Inc. "Hush" Written by Joe South Produced by Ralph Sall Performed by Gavin Rossdale and All Too Much Gavin Rossdale appears courtesy of Interscope Records "Score!" Written by Ralph Sall Performed by All Too Much Courtesy of Bullet Recording Company, Inc. "Get Down Tonight" Written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch Performed by K.C. & The Sunshine Band Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Gillian's Song" Written and Performed by Dan Rose "Let's Groove" Written by Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White Performed by Earth Wind & Fire Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment "Yeah (Dream of Me) - The Interstellar Remix" Written by Ralph Sall Performed by All Too Much Courtesy of Bullet Recording Company, Inc. "Nothin' But A Good Time" Written by Bobby Dall, C.C. Deville, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett Performed by Poison Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Ladies Night" Written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Meekaaeel Muhammad, Claydes Smith, J.T. Taylor (as James Taylor), Dennis Thomas and Earl Toon Performed by Kool & The Gang Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Keep On Loving You" Written by Kevin Cronin Performed by REO Speedwagon Courtesy of Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment "I Hate Myself For Loving You" Written by Desmond Child and Joan Jett Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Courtesy of Blackheart Records Group "6 Underground" Written by John Barry , Anthony Corner, Coverdale Howe and Richard Pickering Performed by Sneaker Pimps Courtesy of Virgin Records America and Clean Up Records/One Little Indian Ltd. "I Try" Written by Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna and David Lee Wilder Performed by Macy Gray Courtesy of Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment "Time After Time" Written by Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper Performed by Cyndi Lauper Courtesy of Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment "Love's Theme" Written by Barry White Performed by Love Unlimited Orchestra Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "LOVE" Written by Milt Gabler and Bert Kaempfert Performed by Nat King Cole Courtesy of Capitol Records and King Cole Productions Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Sleep (The Ambient Mix)" Written by Ralph Sall Performed by All Too Much Courtesy of Bullet Recording Company, Inc. "Here Comes The Bride" Written by Richard Wagner Performed by Ralph Sall Courtesy of Bullet Recording Company, Inc. "Holding Back The Years" Written by Machael Hucknell and Neil Moss Performed by Simply Red Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Wedding March" Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Performed by Ralph Sall Courtesy of Bullet Recording Company, Inc. "Burning Love" Written by Dennis Linde Performed by Elvis Presley Courtesy of The RCA Records Label By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment "You Can't Hurry Love" Written by Brian Holland , Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland, Jr.) and Lamont Dozier Produced by Ralph Sall Performed by The Ralph Sall Experience featuring Sharon Jones Sharon Jones appears courtesy of Daptone Records "Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past" Written by Ralph Sall Produced by Ralph Sall Performed by All Too Much featuring Mathew Sweet Mathew Sweet appears courtesy of Shout! Factory, LLC "Got A Lot Of Love For You Baby" Written by Ralph Sall Performed by The Ralph Sall Experience Courtesy of Bullet Recording Company, Inc. |
Goofs
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Continuity: During Connor's speech, Sandra's makeup is messed up with black smudges under her eyes, but when the camera angle changes, the smudges are gone. Revealing mistakes: When Conner's iPhone rings during the rehearsal dinner, he answers it and talks, but it's upside down during the entire conversation. Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Connor tries to break up future Brad and future Jenny's wedding, he passes through them like a ghost, but his foot catches the priest's robes and makes them move. CHAR: Sergeant Major is supposed to be a Marine officer, but uses the Army's "Hooah" response, rather than the Marines' "Oorah" (equivalent to Navy's "Hooyah"). Similarly, his nickname "Sarge" is an Army or Air Force term, Marines are very insulted by it. Continuity: While Jennifer Garner is dancing with Daniel Sunjata she is wearing closed shoes but runs to the kitchen when she hears a commotion. She then appears in the kitchen wearing strap sandals. Continuity: SPOILER: When Conner crashes his uncle's Cadillac, it is seen going in to the lake. Later in the scene, it is seen parked in front of the lake. FAIR: Nadja/Nadia is not strictly a Russian girl's name, but is common in many countries throughout the world. Famous Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, who shares a nationality with the Nadja in this movie. CHAR: During the initial scene where Sergeant Volkom meets Connor Mead, Volom complains there were never any films made about the Korean War. This is incorrect. There were numerous films made, including a major Korean-made film released in the USA. (Four American-made Korean War films were Pork Chop Hill (1959) staring Gregory Peck, The Steel Helmet (1951) staring Gene Evans , Fixed Bayonets! (1951) starring Richard Basehart and Gene Evans, and MASH (1970) with Donald Sutherland , both the inspiration for "M*A*S*H" (1972) and based on a book written by an in-theater MASH doctor. The major Korean-made film released in the USA was Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (2004). As a veteran of the Korean War, Sergeant Volkom would certainly have been aware of at least the first film, "Pork Chop Hill" (1959). As an actor who has been in the business since 1962, Robert Forster himself may even have been aware of the Gregory Peck film.) He also states the war "lost more men than 'Nam." Actually, it was around 2,000 less. DATE: Regarding the smoke from the Cadillac's front tires, the car is a Cadillac Eldorado somewhere between a 1971 and 1978. Beginning with the 1967 model year, all Eldorados were front wheel drive. They shared the same drive train as their sister, the Oldsmobile Toronado. Continuity: SPOILER: When Connor first drives the Cadillac through the windows and down the hill the front right fender is dented, but a few seconds later there is no dent any more. Continuity: When Conner meets Vonda, he orders them both a drink. As they talk, his glass is noticeably empty sitting on the bar, but a moment later he takes a drink and the glass is full again. Continuity: When Connor and Jenny are cleaning up the cake mess, Jenny is at one moment holding the bride, but the camera angle changes and she is suddenly holding the groom. Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: While Conner is taking pictures at the wedding we see the flash on the subjects in the scene, but there is no flash on the camera and no remote flash units are seen anywhere in the room. CHAR: SPOILER: Connor locks the girls in the Ford Expedition. They seem to forget that they can still unlock the doors from the inside. Revealing mistakes: When young Connor and Jenny are shown together in 1982, he says his parents died a year later. However, later in the movie his brother says Connor was 7 when his parents died which would have made he and Jenny 6 when they were on the swing and she gave him the camera. The actors are clearly much older than 6. Maybe 11 or 12. CHAR: During rehearsal, when the bride and groom are facing each other, they're told by Sergeant Volkom to turn 180 degrees. They do however turn 90 degrees, facing the room (as they should). Had they in fact turned 180 degrees they would of course be standing back to back instead. Continuity: When Jenny is trying to piece the cake back together while talking to Brad, the amount of frosting on her fingers changes during shots. Sometimes they are completely covered, and other times there is hardly any frosting on them. Fact errors: The subtitles represent the Olympic archer's name as Kako. This common Japanese name is in fact spelled Keiko. CHAR: Melanie compares Connor to the Tin Man of The Wizard of Oz (1939), saying he was born without a heart, implying that this was the Tin Man's condition. However, the Tin Man's backstory (revealed in the book but not the film) explains that he was once an ordinary human, who had to be rebuilt as a "heartless" Tin Man after his body was destroyed in an industrial accident. FAIR: When Connor goes to his prom dance we can hear "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats setting the action after 1982. After the prom, Connor goes to with his uncle to a place where we can hear "Get Down Tonight" by KC & The Sunshine Band (released in 1975). Approximately two years later, Connor says "I got the new Poison ," and shortly thereafter, "Nothin' But a Good Time" (released in May 1988) begins playing. Therefore we can assume that the dance was in 1986 and there were no anachronisms present. |
Quotes
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Connor Mead: Someone once told me that the power in all relationships lies with whoever cares less, and he was right. But power isn't happiness, and I think that maybe happiness comes from caring more about people rather than less... Uncle Wayne: Whoa! Never touch a man while he's hanging a wire. Connor Mead: Love is magic comfort food for the weak and uneducated! Melanie: There's apple, bubble gum and Tandoori. I know it sounds gross, but have two of them and you won't feel your face. Uncle Wayne: Took her into the coat-check only to find she's got ten pin under her dress. Connor Mead: No! Wait... what? Uncle Wayne: So here's a couple of tips. When you first meet a girl you give her two compliments above the neck. Yeah, tell her she's got nice lips, nice eyes, nice hair... she's intelligent, her moral ethics, whatever crap comes to your mind. Then just when she begins to thinks that you're another - you know - vanilla nice guy that she can tool around with all night without getting naked... [hits his hand on bar] Uncle Wayne: you *insult* her! Flip the power dynamic and your let her know that you're here to play. Paul: These are my groomsmen. Guys, this is my brother Connor. Groomsman #1: We've heard the stories, man. Connor Mead: Oh, ok. Groomsman #2: An *honor* to be serving with you. Connor Mead: And with you. Groomsman #3: It's mice to neat you. Damn it! I blew it. Sergeant Volkom: [making his FOTB wedding reception toast in full military dress uniform] It was cold and dark, and we'd been taking fire for hours. Took an incoming mortar hit. I opened up his jacket, and his insides fell out; and I had his bloody guts in my hand. They were warm and mushy and squishy. And I push them back right into his body cavity, and willed him to live with my tears. And THAT is what true love is... hoo-ah! Connor Mead: I am begging you; don't run away. You and Paul have something so rare, so powerful! Don't chicken out now. Sandra: Don't chicken out? He cheated. Connor Mead: Get over it. It was years ago! With some slutty friend of yours! A friend incidentally, that you're not even mad at. And you know why? Because you don't actually care. You love Paul so much you forgave him the second you heard, and that's what scares you. Sandra: You have no idea how I feel. No idea! Connor Mead: Yes, I do. I've been in your shoes. You know what? It scared the hell out of me too. What if she hurt me? What if she left me? What if she died? It would have been the end of me. So I cut it short, before she ever could. And you know what? It was the biggest mistake I ever made. And you're making the same mistake right now, and I'll be goddamned if I'm going to sit by and watch. You've got to risk love Sandra! I didn't and look at me! I'm a lonely ghost of a man. It doesn't mean that you're never going to get hurt, but the pain you feel will never compare to the regret that comes from walking away from love. And from someone who's felt a lot of both trust me, regret beats pain everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. Don't run away. Don't do it. [Sandra says nothing] Now. Do you still want to get married? [Sandra looks up, smiles, and hugs him] Uncle Wayne: It's all for your own good. And what's not for your own good is for my entertainment. Vonda Volkom: Spooning is nice. Connor Mead: Yeah. But not as nice as forking. Bar Twin, Bar Twin: [Together to Connor] You slept with my sister. |
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