The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, in his feature film directorial debut, written by Pamela Falk and Michael Ellis, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.
Plot
Ambitious San Francisco wedding planner Mary Fiore is reintroduced to childhood acquaintance Massimo by her father Salvatore, who wants them to marry, but Mary declines. Hoping to persuade her boss, Geri, to make her a partner at their company, Mary is hired to plan catering heiress Fran Donolly's society wedding to long-term boyfriend "Eddie". While reporting her success to her colleague Penny on the phone, Mary's shoe heel gets stuck in a manhole cover. As she struggles to free herself, a taxicab collides with a dumpster that comes hurtling towards her. A nearby man pulls her out of the way of the speeding dumpster just in time, and she thanks him before fainting.
More details
| author | Michael J. Ellis |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Adam Shankman |
| editor | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | birthday party business trip cheat dance lesson doing the right thing engage expect faint fairy tale love marriage plans married napa valley pediatrician pediatrics plan rehearsal dinner report rid sing society wedding struggle town hall true love two tickets to broadway wedding planner |
| musicBy | Mervyn Warren |
| producer | Deborah Del Prete Gigi Pritzker Jennifer Gibgot Peter Abrams Robert L. Levy |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Dee Gee Entertainment Intermedia Films Prufrock Pictures Tapestry Films |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | romantic comedy |