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A Wedding (1978)

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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 begins, 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

PG, 2 hr. 5 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Robert Altman

Written By: Robert Altman, Allan F. Nicholls

In Theaters: Aug 29, 1978 Wide

On DVD: Apr 25, 2006

Cast

Carol Burnett
Tulip Brenner
Mia Farrow
Buffy Brenner
Paul Dooley
Snooks Brenner
Lillian Gish
Nettie Sloan
Amy Stryker
Muffin Brenner
Howard Duff
Dr. Jules Meecham
Geraldine Chaplin
Rita Billingsley
Dennis Christopher
Hughie Brenner
Lauren Hutton
Florence Farmer
Gerald Busby
David Ruteledge
Peggy Ann Garner
Candice Ruteledge
Vittorio Gassman
Luigi Corelli
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Dino Corelli
Dina Merrill
Antoinette Sloan Goddar...
Pat McCormick
Mackenzie Goddard
John Cromwell
Bishop Martin
John Considine
Jeff Kuykendall
Viveca Lindfors
Ingrid Hellstrom
Robert Fortier
Jim Habor
Bert Remsen
William Williamson
Ellie Albers
Gypsy Violinist
Mona Abboud
Melba Lear
Margery Bond
Lombardo
Pam Dawber
Tracy Farrell
Mark R. Deming
Matthew Ruteledge
Dennis Franz
Koons
Marta Heflin
Shelby Munker
Jeffrey Jones
Ruteledge Child
Margaret Ladd
Ruby Spar
Tony Llorens
Piano Player
Belita Moreno
Daphne Corelli
Craig Richard Nelson
Capt. Reedley Roots
Ruth Nelson
Beatrice Sloan Cory
Susan Kendall Newman
Chris Clinton
Allan F. Nicholls
Jake Jacobs
Gavan O'Herlihy
Wilson Briggs
Jeff Perry
Bunky Lemay
Luigi Proietti
Dino Corelli I
Beverly Ross
Nurse Janet Schulman
Ann Ryerson
Victoria Cory
Cedric Scott
Randolph
Mary Seibel
Aunt Marge Spar
Maureen Steindler
Libby Clinton
Tim Thomerson
Russell Bean
Nina Van Pallandt
Regina Corelli
Virginia Vestoff
Clarice Sloan
Patricia Resnick
Redford
Maisie Hoy
Casey

Critic Reviews for A Wedding

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1) | DVD (4)

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.

March 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

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

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Very good Altman ensemble piece, fun to watch.

June 1, 2005 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

bizarre and messy but fascinating

September 19, 2004 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

One of Altman's most accomplished and quirky films.

August 18, 2004 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

January 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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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 sharp dialogue, "A Wedding" is one of

April 12, 2011

Steven Carrier

Super Reviewer

"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 universe, much less the same movie.) allows Altman to do an

July 9, 2007

Walter M.

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