The Wedding Party (1969)
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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 of his friends. Robert De Niro plays the role of Charlie's friend Cecil in this unusual comedy with lots of improvisational dialogue. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jill Clayburgh, Charles Pfluger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Wilford Leach, Brian De Palma, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Wedding Party
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 of his friends. Robert De Niro plays the role of Charlie's friend Cecil in this unusual comedy with lots of improvisational dialogue. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of The Wedding Party
- Jill Clayburgh - Josephine Fish
- Raymond McNally - Mr. Fish
- Robert De Niro - Cecil
- Sue Ann Converse - Nanny
- Valda Setterfield - Mrs. Fish
- Jennifer Salt - Phoebe
- Helmuth Pfluger - Charlie's Father
- Jared Martin
- Andra Akers
- Charles Pfluger - Charlie
- John Braswell - Reverend Oldfield
- Judy Thomas - Celeste, Organist
- John Quinn - Baker
- Cynthia Munroe - Bridesmaid
- Jane Odin - Carol
- William Finley - Alistair
- Laurie Kennedy
- Director(s):
- Cynthia Munroe, Wilford Leach, Brian De Palma
- Writer(s):
- Brian De Palma, Cynthia Munroe, Wilford Leach
- Producer(s):
- Wilford Leach, Cynthia Munroe, Brian De Palma
- Categories:
- Comedy
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