A Wedding (1978)

Carol Burnett & Desi Arnaz Jr.

I love this movie. Carol Burnett and Desi Arnaz Jr. along with a dozen of other misfit carachters at the worst wedding of the century. Bridesmaids of horror and a maid of honor in love with her father and every other man, and best men who one is in love with the groom...what a wacky Robert Altman film. This film will keep you laughing and in suspense at the finale. I saw this movie when it came out in the theaters because of CB and DA Jr. but you won't be disappointed with the appearances of Lillian Gish, Mia Farrow and other top celebrities. June 8, 2008

A Wedding: A Personal Opinion

Altman chose a site just a couple of miles from my home in Lake Bluff, Illinois for the location of the mansion in this film. So naturally I was very interested in how it would turn out. The director's touch is unerring here. I was very quickly drawn into the subtley of its approach. He surprised me once or twice with outrageously funny moments. Lauren Hutton is a delight. Less overt storytelling than in the better known Altman classics perhaps, but no less an artfully crafted film. The ending is a quite effective. Worth multiple viewings, this one could sneak up on you. May 27, 2008

My favorite Robert Altman film . . .

It is. I could go downstairs right now and watch "A Wedding"--for the upteenth time--and enjoy it all over again. I LOVE this film--even more than Altman's masterpiece, "Nashville". I saw "A Wedding" in the theater when I was a teenager--and, of course, I adored Carol Burnett (still do), so I had to see it. And I believe it was the first Altman film I ever saw, and from that moment on, I was a devoted fan of his.

"A Wedding" has over 40 main characters and lots of plots and subplots, but in a nutshell, it's about a young couple's wedding day that brings together both their families. Ms. Burnett plays the mother of the bride, Tulip, and she's just perfect in the role, which allows her to be hysterically funny and very dramatic. The legendary Lillian Gish plays the dying matriarch who remains upstairs in her bedroom throughout the entire film as various family members pay her a visit. Mia Farrow--in one of her best roles--plays Carol's daughter (the sister of the bride)--she's a mute troubled girl who causes major problems for her family. Desi Arnaz, Jr. (Lucy's handsome son) plays the groom, Pam Dawber (before "Mork & Mindy") plays Desi's ex-girlfriend and the delightful Geraldine Chaplin plays the frantic wedding coordinator--she's comic perfection in this film. Those are just a few of the many terrific actors in "A Wedding", which is very dark, very funny, very disturbing and very entertaining.

Does that sound like a good time to you? If so, then you're invited to attend "A Wedding". I think you'll enjoy yourself. September 23, 2007

Artwork screw-up!That's not Howard Duff!

I got a copy of "A Wedding" when it was included in the Robert Altman Collection. The packaging included in the collection had the original artwork from the movie poster with the three cherubs doing the "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil" bit. But the artwork on this individual release has individual pictures of stars that are suppose to correspond to their names. But Vittorio Gassman's picture has Howard Duff's name above it! Tacky and careless!..... Love the movie, but glad I have the original artwork. June 12, 2007

Altman at his BEST!!!!

This movie is a little slow the first half hour, but if you like altman's comedic style, this will be one of your favorites. I've seen this movie about 30 times. It's gets better and better. April 27, 2007

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