OUR FAMILY WEDDING
Year: 2010
USA: Fox Searchlight
UK: Twentieth Century Fox
Cast: Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Lance Gross, Charlie Murphy, Taye Diggs, Anjelah Johnson, Shannyn Sossamon, Diana-Maria Riva, Lupe Ontiveros, Tonita Castro, Anna Maria Horsford, Warren Sapp, Shondrella Avery, Sterling Ardrey
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Country: USA
USA: 90 mins
UK: 103 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language
UK Certificate: 12A contains one use of strong language and moderate sex references
USA Release Date: 12 March 2010
UK Release Date: 18 June 2010
Synopsis
"Our marriage, their wedding." It's lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, Lucia (America Ferrera) and Marcus (Lance Gross) are no exception. In Fox Searchlight Pictures' OUR FAMILY WEDDING, they learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and too suddenly announce their marriage plans, they soon discover that their fathers - two highly competitive over-the-top egos - can wreak a major amount of havoc on their special day.
With insults flying and tempers running high, it's anyone's guess if the alpha dads (Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia) will survive to make it down the aisle in one piece. Lucia's mother (Diana Maria Riva) is busy planning the wedding of "her" dreams and the only levelheaded one in the bunch is Angela (Regina King), the groom's father's best friend and lawyer, who manages to keep her cool when the madness reaches a crescendo.
With only weeks to plan their wedding, Lucia and Marcus soon discover the true meaning of love and find there is truth to the saying - that when you marry someone, you marry their entire family.
OUR FAMILY WEDDING is directed by Rick Famuyiwa from an original screenplay by Wayne Conley and Malcolm Spellman and Rick Famuyiwa with story by Wayne Conley. The film is produced by Edward Saxon and Steven J. Wolfe. The director of photography is Julio Macat, ASC (WEDDING CRASHERS), the production designer is Linda Burton (CADILLAC RECORDS) with costume designer Hope Hanafin ([500] DAYS OF SUMMER), editor Dirk Westervelt (NOTORIOUS), music by Transcenders ("Gossip Girl") and music supervisor Barry Cole (TALK TO ME).