Wedding Wars
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| Written by | Stephen Mazur |
| Directed by | Jim Fall |
| Starring |
John Stamos Eric Dane Bonnie Somerville James Brolin Sean Maher |
| Music by | Mervyn Warren |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Neil Meron Craig Zadan |
| Producer(s) | Michael Mahoney |
| Cinematography | Ron Stannett |
| Editor(s) | Margaret Goodspeed |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Storyline Entertainment |
| Distributor | A&E |
| Release | |
| Original network | A&E |
| Original release | December 11, 2006 |
Wedding Wars is a 2006 American-Canadian made-for-television LGBT romantic comedy film starring John Stamos, Eric Dane, Bonnie Somerville, James Brolin and Sean Maher. Executive produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, the film was directed by Jim Fall and written by Stephen Mazur. It premiered in the US on December 11, 2006 on A&E.
Stamos portrays gay wedding planner Shel, who is prompted to speak out for his own right to marry when his brother Ben's (Dane) boss and future father-in-law Governor Welling (Brolin) speaks out publicly against gay marriage.
Stamos appeared on the cover of the LGBT news magazine The Advocate to promote Wedding Wars. The film was well-received, and it is the first of its kind to explore gay marriage.
Gay party planner Shel (Stamos) is organizing the wedding of his straight brother Ben (Dane) to Maggie (Somerville). But when Maggie's father and Ben's boss, Maine's Governor Welling (Brolin), makes a speech against gay marriage, Shel goes on strike for equal rights. His cause picks up steam and eventually spreads nationwide in a "no gays for a day" movement.
Of Stamos director Fall said, "John’s incredibly charming ... which makes him the perfect conduit for the message of this movie." He went on to explain, "I didn’t want to make just another ‘gay’ movie ... I wanted to make a point and really say something, but subtly. I wanted to show both sides without vilifying anyone. I wanted to win people over with comedy — and who better to help with that than someone who has been coming into their living rooms for years now?" Executive Producer Neil Meron said, " "John was always the first choice for the role." Stamos stated he was proud of the film, noting "Initially it’s not about this issue of gay marriage. It’s just the simple fact that his brother gets to have something that he can’t have, and why shouldn’t he get to have it? He can plan a wedding but can’t have one himself."
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