The Wedding Party (1969)

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Release Date: Apr 9, 1969 Wide

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This dark comedy finds Charlie (Charles Pfulger) traveling to stay at the house of his fiancee's parents two days before his wedding to Josephine (Jill Clayburgh). With his two friends, he discusses Vietnam, the sexual revolution, black power, and compares bachelor life to that of a married man. Charlie tries to talk Josephine's former suitor into resuming his quest, is propositioned by the church organist, and misses his own bachelor party before finally making to the wedding at the insistence

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Charles Pfluger , Jennifer Salt

In Theaters: Apr 9, 1969 Wide

On DVD: Jan 25, 2005

Cast

Jill Clayburgh
Josephine Fish
Charles Pfluger
Charlie
Raymond McNally
Mr. Fish
John Braswell
Reverend Oldfield
Robert De Niro
Cecil
Judy Thomas
Celeste Organist
Sue Ann Converse
Nanny
John Quinn
Baker
Andra Akers
William Finley
Alistair
Laurie Kennedy
Jared Martin
Jane Odin
Carol
Helmuth Pfluger
Charlie's Father
Jennifer Salt
Phoebe
Cynthia Munroe
Bridesmaid
Valda Setterfield
Mrs. Fish

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Greater than The Graduate

October 21, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Talk about exiting the gate with a running start.

August 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

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One of the best commentaries on the horror of getting married. It has the incredibly deranged meet and greets with relatives and the fact that you are basically doing job interviews every time. The use of time is brilliant and original, you can clearly see it has had an impact on De Palma�??s later films. The story

March 30, 2010