Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt) is about to be married to the man of her dreams, but there is trouble brewing. Rachel's troubled sister (Anne Hathaway) has just been released from rehab, which threatens to plunge the wedding into chaos. Co stars Debra Winger.
Film Trivia
- This marks Jenny Lumet's debut as a screenwriter. It took her seven weeks to write the script.
- The dishwasher scene was based on an actual event involving Sidney Lumet and Bob Fosse.
- Childhood photos of Anne Hathaway's younger brother were used as photos of Ethan in this film.
- To acheive to the film's realistic style, director Jonathan Demme did not tell all of the wedding guests what Kym's would be like. He wanted natural reactions from the actors playing them.
- Screenwriter Jenny Lumet is the daughter of director Sidney Lumet.
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Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Debra Winger, Rosemarie DeWitt, Anna Deavere Smith, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anisa George
Genre: Drama
Price: £3.99
Certificate: 15
Year: 2008
Duration: 108 mins