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The Wedding Singer is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christina Pickles and Christine Taylor, and tells the story of a wedding singer in 1985 who falls in love with a waitress.
Feb 13, 1998 · The Wedding Singer: Directed by Frank Coraci. With Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert. Robbie, a singer, and Julia, a waitress, are both engaged, but to the wrong people. Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other.
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- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Frank Coraci
- 1998-02-13
- THE DIRECTOR’S OWN REAL-LIFE HEARTBREAK ALLOWED HIM TO TAP INTO THE FILM’S EMOTION. Longtime Sandler friend and collaborator Frank Coraci directed The Wedding Singer, and said that his own experience with having his heart broken was part of what allowed him to tap into the movie’s unique balance of humor and heartfelt romance.
- THE IDEA TO SET THE FILM IN THE 1980S CAME FROM THE RADIO. The Wedding Singer was written by Tim Herlihy, a longtime collaborator of Sandler’s who, in addition to writing for Saturday Night Live, wrote the scripts for Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and The Waterboy (among other Sandler-starring films).
- SANDLER WANTED TO MAKE A “PRO-LOVE” FILM. While promoting the movie on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in 1998, Sandler said, “We wanted to make a romantic comedy that was heavy on the laughs.
- THE MOVIE DOESN’T FEATURE ANY SEX SCENES, AND THERE’S A REASON FOR THAT. In the same interview, Conan O’Brien asked Sandler why there weren’t any sex scenes in the film, which seemed odd for a rom-com.
- Jon O'brien
- Its Broadway adaptation picked up five Tony nominations. Eight years after its release, The Wedding Singer was adapted into a Broadway musical, making its debut at the Al Herschfeld Theatre in April 2006.
- Billy Idol’s son inspired him to be in the film. Famous for his spiky blonde hairstyle, snarling lip-curl and leather jacket, post-punk rocker Billy Idol was one of the definitive early stars of MTV, reaching the US Top 10 in the '80s with the likes of ‘Eyes Without a Face,’ ‘To Be a Lover’ and ‘Mony Mony.’
- It was the first of three Sandler/Barrymore collaborations. Adam Sandler has starred alongside some of Hollywood’s most glamorous and acclaimed leading ladies including Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Aniston, Penelope Cruz, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner, Patricia Arquette, Winona Ryder, Emily Watson, Jessica Biel and Salma Hayek.
- It was the first Sandler film to gross $100 million. As of 2016, 20 films which Sandler has worked on have cracked the $100m barrier at the worldwide box-office, with the Hotel Transylvania movies ($379m and $471m respectively), Grown Ups (an astonishing $247m) and Pixels ($244m) his biggest hits.
Dec 29, 2021 · No, ‘The Wedding Singer’ is not based on a true story. However, the pangs of heartbreak are quite real, as some of you may have known. Prolific actor Adam Sandler is also a brilliant storyteller of his own accord. He wrote the scripts of his movies ‘The Waterboy’ and ‘You Don’t Mess With Zohan.’.
Feb 13, 1998 · Tim Herlihy. Written by The Movie Mob on September 15, 2022. 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.
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Robbie (Adam Sandler) dreamed of one day becoming a big rock-star. But instead, he has become one of the most entertaining wedding singers in the town of Richfield.
