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Carol Burnett, Mia Farrow, Paul Dooley, Lillian Gish, Amy Stryker ... see more see more... , Howard Duff , Geraldine Chaplin , Dennis Christopher , Lauren Hutton , Gerald Busby , Peggy Ann Garner , Vittorio Gassman , Desi Arnaz Jr. , Dina Merrill , Pat McCormick , John Cromwell , John Considine , Viveca Lindfors , Robert Fortier , Bert Remsen , Ellie Albers , Mona Abboud , Margery Bond , Pam Dawber , Mark R. Deming , Dennis Franz , Marta Heflin , Jeffrey Jones , Margaret Ladd , Tony Llorens , Belita Moreno , Craig Richard Nelson , Ruth Nelson , Susan Kendall Newman , Allan F. Nicholls , Gavan O'Herlihy , Jeff Perry , Luigi Proietti , Beverly Ross , Ann Ryerson , Cedric Scott , Mary Seibel , Maureen Steindler , Tim Thomerson , Nina Van Pallandt , Virginia Vestoff , Patricia Resnick , Maisie Hoy

Robert Altman's over-frenetic satire on American marriage rituals and hypocrisy concerns the upper-crust marriage between Dino Corelli (Desi Arnaz Jr.) and Muffin Brenner (Amy Stryker). As the film be... read more read more...gins, a senile bishop forgets the lines to the wedding ceremony and Nettie Sloan (the groom's grandmother) drops dead in an upstairs bedroom. Nettie's death is not disclosed to the two families who converge at the wedding reception. As the two sets of in-laws slam into each other, the bride and groom disappear in the ensuing whirlwind of chaos as both extended families vie for sexual favors and try to keep hidden never-discussed family secrets. Regina Corelli (Nina Van Pallandt) is revealed to be a drug addict, while Luigi, is endeavoring unsuccessfully to keep his Mafia connections under wraps. Meanwhile, the bride's family, although more down to earth, are revealed to be no better. Tulip Brenner (Carol Burnett) begins to flirt with one of the wedding guests, Mackenzie Goddard (Pat McCormick), while Snooks Brenner (Paul Dooley) acts like a lout and drinks heavily. And flying around the edges of the action like Tinkerbell is Buffy Brenner, the Brenners' youngest daughter, who is pregnant by the groom. As other characters bang into each other -- sexual degenerates, hard-nosed radicals, raw-boned emotional wrecks -- the wedding reception heads for its inevitable nuclear explosion. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: Robert Altman

Release Date: August 29, 1978

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DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006

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  • SirPant
    April 23, 2012
    SirPant
    I've got a love hate relationship with Robert Altman films. There is no denying that he was a master film maker but in my opinion he sometimes just didn't know when to stop - or say cut. The Wedding is a great slice of late 70's cinema though, with a great ensemble cast including... read more Carol Burnett, Mia Farrow, Paul Dooley, Pam Dawber (in a great debut I thought) and the wonderful Lillian Gish - it just doesn't flow as well as it should but it does have that certain quirkiness about it that lets you forgive any irreverence. It's certainly not his best work but there is something wonderful about it and I do feel it's been unfairly overlooked.
  • stevenecarrier
    April 12, 2011
    stevenecarrier
    Robert Altman's "A Wedding" is a terrifically witty film. Like most of Altman's ensemble pieces, "A Wedding" is brimming with life, characters, unexpected turns and an uncommonly accurate social commentary. Full of memorable characters and situations as well as some extremely sha... read morerp dialogue, "A Wedding" is one of Altman's lesser seen films that deserves to find an audience because its jabs still ring true today. This film is nothing but inspired fun. Carol Burnett is also memorably funny here.
  • gator681
    July 9, 2007
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]"A Wedding" is a typical Robert Altman hodgepodge that is centered around the day of the nouveau riche wedding of Dino Corelli(Desi Arnaz, Jr.) and Muffin Brenner(Amy Stryker). A huge cast(It is strange having Lillian Gish and Carol Burnett in the same unive... read morerse, much less the same movie.) allows Altman to do an accurate rendering of the nuptials down to the smallest detail but I had the feeling, like with "The Company", what he really wanted to make was a documentary. He is certainly not interested in individual performances, but that is where the movie shines, especially with Lillian Gish, Mia Farrow and the closing monologue.[/font]

    [font=Century Gothic]It is worth noting how the gay and lesbian characters are kept to the margins in "A Wedding." That serves as a reminder how far gay rights have come in the last thirty years to the point where gay marriage is rightfully becoming a reality. [/font]
  • jackamaku
    October 19, 2011
    jackamaku
    I'm not sure why this film doesn't get mentioned much when Altman is discussed. Maybe I had lower expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the film. It has all the hallmarks of Altman's most popular films: the large ensemble cast, quirky characters, m... read moreultiple story lines. It most reminded me of Godsford Park, in that both film take place in large country mansions with many people coming to stay for a short period of time.
    *currently (8-23-11) on Netflix streaming.
  • willerror1
    October 28, 2008
    willerror1
    An underseen, underrated Robert Altman movie from 1978. More broadly comic than his other classics of the era (The Long Goodbye, Nashville, MASH, etc) it still manages to be an ironic satire of the American wedding. Altman effortlessly handles his huge cast and their endless talk... read moreing over one another, and allows all societal tensions to slowly reveal themselves: economic, sexual, romantic, racial, gender. If you like "slice of life" movies, "how we live now" movies of various eras, this is definitely for you.

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Roger Ebert
March 31, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This is the sort of material that easily lends itself to farce, and, when it does, Altman cheerfully follows. But he leads in other directions, as well. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Watchable enough, but considerably less than the sum of its parts. Full Review

Geoff Andrew
January 26, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

The staging of the action is as exhilarating as ever, and there are glorious moments in the twisted, kaleidoscopic narrative; finally, however, the effect seems curiously contrived and complacent. Full Review

Steve Crum
June 1, 2005
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Very good Altman ensemble piece, fun to watch.

Rich Cline
September 19, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

bizarre and messy but fascinating

Ken Hanke
August 18, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

One of Altman's most accomplished and quirky films.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
January 24, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A Wedding depicts the strange way that this ritual has been taken away from families and put into the hands of professionals. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
July 2, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Lori Hoffman
September 2, 2004
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

No review available.

May 24, 2003
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