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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
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Wikipedia article
'Love, Weddings & Other Disasters' is a 2020 romantic comedy film written and directed by Dennis Dugan, from a story by Dugan, Eileen Conn and Larry Miller. It stars Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, Maggie Grace, Diego Boneta and Andrew Bachelor.
It was released on December 4, 2020, by Saban Films.
Plot
A perfectionist's boyfriend breaks up with her during a parachute jump and she goes viral as "the wedding trasher" for crashing her parachute into a TV news anchor during his wedding. She is later unexpectedly hired by the wife of a man who is running for mayor to be a wedding planner and create a fun party atmosphere for the reception. Her fianc, the mayoral candidate, wants more formal planning for the ceremony itself, going so far as to hire the equally perfectionist and demanding wedding planner Lawrence Phillips. The two wedding planners butt heads while Captain Ritchie, a local tour guide, searches for his "Cinderella" whom he never saw again after meeting her on a tour.
Cast
* Diane Keaton as Sara
* Jeremy Irons as Lawrence Phillips
* Diego Boneta as Mack
* JinJoo Lee as Yoni
* Jesse McCartney as Lenny
* Veronica Ferres as Bev
* Dennis Staroselsky as Robert Barton
* Todd Stashwick as Zhopa
* Maggie Grace as Jessie
* Caroline Portu as Liz Rafferty
* Melinda Hill as Svetlana
* Andrew Bachelor as Captain Ritchie
* William Xifaras as Menny
* Gail Bennington as Tina
* Elle King as Jordan
* Keaton Simons as Guitar Player
* Dennis Dugan as Eddie Stone
Production
In August 2019, it was announced Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, Diego Boneta, JinJoo Lee, Jesse McCartney and Veronica Ferres had joined the cast of the film, with Dennis Dugan directing from a screenplay he wrote, alongside Eileen Conn and Larry Miller. In September 2019, Todd Stashwick, Dennis Staroselsky, Maggie Grace, Caroline Portu and Melinda Hill joined the cast of the film. In October 2019, Andrew Bachelor joined the cast of the film. Also joining were Elle King and Keaton Simons.
Principal photography began in September 2019. Filming took place in Boston, including in the Public Garden and various locations in South Boston.
Release
In August 2020, Saban Films acquired distribution rights to the film and set its release in US theaters for December 4, 2020. The same day it was released on VOD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
Reception
Box office
'Love, Weddings & Other Disasters' grossed $0 in the United States and Canada, and a worldwide total of $922,586.Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "A romantic comedy only in the loosest sense, 'Love, Weddings & Other Disasters' offers a sobering reminder that even stars like Diane Keaton and Jeremy Irons occasionally do unpleasant things to pay the bills." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 11 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".References
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