27 Dresses (2008)

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writer (WGA):

Aline Brosh McKenna (written by)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

This January, always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

Plot:

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Love | Bridesmaid | Friend | Boss

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 17	1:10 AM	MAX
Sat. Nov. 21	8:00 PM	MAX

Cast

Brian Kerwin	...	Hal
Charli Barcena	...	Young Tess
Peyton List	...	Young Jane (as Peyton Roi List)
Jane Pfitsch	...	Cousin Lisa
Katherine Heigl	...	Jane
Jennifer Lim	...	Bridal Salesgirl #1
Brigitte Bourdeau	...	Salesgirl Olga
Judy Greer	...	Casey
Danielle Skraastad	...	Bride Suzanne
Marilyn L. Costello	...	Bride Suzanne's Minister
James Marsden	...	Kevin
Michael Ziegfeld	...	Taxi Driver Khaleel
Yetta Gottesman	...	Hip Bridesmaid
Erin Fogel	...	Shari Rabinowitz
Bern Cohen	...	Rabbi
Laksh Singh	...	Hindu Priest
Maulik Pancholy	...	Trent
Krysten Ritter	...	Gina the Goth
Melora Hardin	...	Maureen
Bryan Radtke	...	Florist Delivery Guy
Edward Burns	...	George
Malin Akerman	...	Tess
David Castro	...	Pedro
Lyralen Kaye	...	Yoga Instructor
Ronald Guttman	...	Antoine
Ron Simons	...	Boathouse Chef
Robert Clohessy	...	Dive Bartender
Michael Mosley	...	Bar Dude
Alyssa Bresnahan	...	Diner Waitress
Ellen H. Schwartz	...	Diner Waitress #2
Jennifer Bassey	...	Jane's Aunt
Alexa Havins	...	Boat Bride
Richard O'Rourke	...	Jane's Minister
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Albanese	...	Baker (uncredited)
Shaun Aponik	...	Jewish Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Alecia Batson	...	Scuba Bride (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	Best Man (uncredited)
Kaitlyn Bouchard	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jackie Brown	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon	...	New York Character (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Upscale Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Michael Anthony Coppola	...	Maitre 'd (uncredited)
Kevin DeCoste	...	Little League Ball Player (uncredited)
Vincent J. Earnshaw	...	Dive Bar Guy (uncredited)
Liz Eng	...	Asian Bride (uncredited)
Brian D. Evans	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Les Gardonyi	...	Businessman (uncredited)
David J. Garfield	...	Limo Driver (uncredited)
Alexa Gerasimovich	...	Flower Girl (uncredited)
Mark Hetherington	...	Wedding Rehearsal Guest (uncredited)
Adesuwa Addy Iyare	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
Edmund J. Janas	...	Wedding Guest - Jane's Wedding (uncredited)
Nicholas Jandl	...	Scuba Best Man (uncredited)
Rachel Knutton	...	Shop Girl / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Robert Masiello	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Eliezer Meyer	...	Rabbi (uncredited)
Tony Moreira	...	Waiter / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tarek Moussa	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Nicklin	...	Gothic Waitress (uncredited)
Stephen O'Neil Martin	...	Father of the Bride (uncredited)
Christine Rodriguez	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
James Ryen	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Salvatore Santone	...	Ring Bearer (uncredited)
Melanie Scalera	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Stream	...	1980's Wedding Guest / Goth Party Girl (uncredited)
Tacuma Vanterpool	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Steph Van Vlack	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Kathryn Weisbeck	...	Tara Bride (uncredited)

Directed by
Anne Fletcher

Writing credits (WGA)
Aline Brosh McKenna		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Becki Cross Trujillo	....	executive producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	producer
Michael Mayer	....	executive producer
Robert F. Newmyer	....	executive producer (as Bobby Newmyer)
Erin Stam	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Peter James		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Shepherd Frankel

Art Direction by
Jonathan Arkin
Miguel López-Castillo

Set Decoration by
Chryss Hionis

Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas

Makeup Department
Marleen Alter	....	background supervisor
Barry Berger	....	assistant makeup artist
Elizabeth Cecchini	....	hair stylist (as Liz Cecchini)
Paula Dion	....	hair stylist
Linda Grimes	....	makeup department head
Tina LaSpina	....	makeup artist
E. Morrow	....	key makeup artist (as Eve Morrow)
Jennie-kay Murphy	....	hair stylist
Jeffrey Rebelo	....	key hair stylist
Trish Seeney	....	makeup artist
Sherryn Smith	....	makeup artist
Anthony Veader	....	hair department head

Production Management
Stephanie Accetta	....	unit production manager
Adam McCarthy	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy Efrat	....	additional second second assistant director
Matthew Mason	....	additional second assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Aurora Warfield	....	dga trainee
Adam T. Weisinger	....	second second assistant director
Eric Yellin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Joshua Barnatt	....	second set dresser
Guy L. Bermel	....	set dresser
Katya Blumenberg	....	assistant art director
Aimee Butterfield	....	set dresser
Doug Cluff	....	charge scenic artist
Derek Cunningham	....	art production assistant
Debbie Cutler	....	set decoration buyer
Elizabeth Fisher	....	additional props
Elizabeth Fisher	....	art department assistant
Ray Fisher	....	leadman
Mollie Vera Grace	....	construction estimator
Sean Haines	....	set dresser
Emily Hoge	....	set dresser
Joseph Kearney	....	construction coordinator
Deborah Kehs	....	set dresser
Calla Klessig	....	art department assistant
Vanessa Knoll	....	buyer
Dave Major	....	set dressing foreman
Luke Malloy	....	set dresser
Jason Mayoh	....	art department coordinator
John 'Butch' McCarthy	....	key greens
Ann Miller	....	property master
Janine Moore	....	props assistant
Katrina Parsons	....	props
Beth Peterson	....	set dresser
Scott T. Pina	....	construction foreman
Mark Pollard	....	graphic artist
Eugene Pope	....	welding foreman
Kevin L. Raper	....	additional graphic artist
Adam Roffman	....	on-set dresser
David C. Romano	....	picture cars coordinator
Timothy Rowcroft	....	set dresser
Christopher Sawtelle	....	set dresser
Elizabeth Schlitten	....	props
Robert Smedley	....	carpenter
Robert Smedley	....	construction gang boss
Meaghan E. Stone	....	props
Emily Sullivan	....	set dresser
Ryan Sullivan	....	art department production assistant
Willie Usuga	....	set dresser
Casey Van Maanen	....	set dressing foreman
Chris Walsh	....	set dresser
Cleo Wang	....	set dresser
Zachary Zirlin	....	additional graphic artist
Adam D. Bouchard	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Eric Matheson	....	construction gangboss (uncredited)
Jeremy M. Pereira	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Joshua Anderson	....	additional sound utility
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker	....	supervising sound editor (as Karen Baker Landers)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Chris Jargo	....	adr supervisor
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Egor Panchenko	....	ProTools playback mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound mix technician
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Jason Stasium	....	ProTools playback mixer
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
David Young	....	audio engineer

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor
Jeremy Dominick	....	special effects technician
Doug Facciponti	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	digital compositor
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Sam Dabbs	....	digital compositor
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor: Technicolor Digital Services
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunts
Wade Allen	....	stunt safety diver
Chris Barnes	....	marine coordinator
Zoe Bell	....	stunt double
Zoe Bell	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Aja Frary	....	stunt performer
Jodi Pynn Gabree	....	stunts
Drew Leary	....	stunts
Joe Mancini	....	precision driver
Stephen Mann	....	water safety
Steve Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator
Aaron Vexler	....	stunt double: James Marsden

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Baldi	....	rigging electrician
Rick Beausoileil	....	grip
Woody Bell	....	rigging grip
Jason Bowen	....	best boy electric
Robert Clark	....	electrician
Joseph R. Collins	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jamie Fitzpatrick	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jay Fortune	....	gaffer
David Galbraith	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Eric Goddard	....	rigging electric
Sean Hadley	....	rigging grip
Jos'h Hancher	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Elizabeth Heslep	....	film loader
Lee-Anthony Holloway	....	lighting technician
Dan Hutchinson	....	shop electrician
Thomas Lappin	....	director of photography: second unit
JD Leedham	....	best boy rigging grip
John R. MacDonald	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Brian McClean	....	best boy electric
George Patsos	....	key grip
Michael Peterson	....	electrician
Brian A. Pitts	....	best boy rigging electric
David Puopolo	....	best boy grip
Lance Rieck	....	remote camera technician
Louis Sabat	....	grip
Wayne Simpson	....	lighting technician
Jeff Tanger	....	rigging electric
David J. Thompson	....	Steadicam operator
David J. Thompson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Travis Trudell	....	electrician
Aaron Tyburski	....	electrician
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer
Fred Young	....	rigging electrician
Dave Provenzano	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Libbey Coghlan	....	digital paint artist (uncredited)

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	local extras casting
Erin Mayhugh	....	local extras casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Anne Mulhall	....	casting
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting associate
Adam Vincentz	....	local extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jodi Baldwin	....	set costumer
Maren Beauchesne	....	set costumer
Laurie Bramhall	....	key tailor
Michael Burke	....	set costumer (as Mike Burke)
Danielle Cadorette	....	tailor
Elizabeth Clifford	....	additional wardrobe
Hillary Derby	....	key costumer
Richelle Devereaux-Murray	....	stitcher
Caroline Duncan	....	assistant costume designer
May Elbaz	....	additional wardrobe
Deborah Newhall	....	costume supervisor
Katie Packard	....	costume production assistant
Natalia Parsons	....	costume coordinator
Dana Schaefer	....	additional costumer

Editorial Department
Morgan Gjovik	....	assistant editor
Adam Heller	....	post-production assistant
Jason Neese	....	post-production assistant
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist

Music Department
Elton Ahi	....	music scoring mixer
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
Matt Dunkley	....	orchestrator
Randy Edelman	....	musician: piano solos
Randy Edelman	....	orchestrator
Ben Foster	....	orchestrator
Amanda Goodpaster	....	music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Nick Ingman	....	orchestrator
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
Perry Montague Mason	....	orchestra leader (as Perry Montague-Mason)
Egor Panchenko	....	music playback mixer
Julia Michels	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ronald R. Harrison	....	driver

Other crew
Kate Adler	....	consultant
Sheila Allen	....	production accountant
Nicole Anderson	....	craft service
Natalie Angel	....	production coordinator
Shaun Aponik	....	production assistant
Stacey Bishop	....	location coordinator
Dan Blustein	....	assistant: Erin Stam
Barbara Branch	....	first assistant accountant
Theo Brooks	....	production assistant
Max A. Butler	....	production secretary: New York
Kim Buttlar	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Barber (as Kimberly Buttlar)
Patty Carey	....	location manager
Kerry Carter	....	set production assistant
Adam Cole	....	post production coordinator
Brenda Cross	....	assistant: Becki Cross Trujillo (as Brenda R. Cross)
Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam	....	key set production assistant
Adrienne Dine	....	set production assistant
Gleanna Doyle	....	animal trainer
Guy Efrat	....	assistant location manager: New York
Jennifer Engel	....	shopper buyer
Catherine Feeny	....	set production assistant
Jane Finn-Foley	....	production secretary
Tom Glick	....	production assistant
Mollie Vera Grace	....	accounting clerk
John Healey	....	production assistant
Drew Holt	....	production assistant
Peter Keeling	....	additional set production assistant
Zachariah King	....	production assistant
Ashley Kravitz	....	legal clearances
Joanna Lara	....	assistant production coordinator
James Lesage	....	production assistant
Scott Levine	....	publicist
Jessica Luhrssen	....	production assistant
James MacDonald	....	set medic
Ian MacGregor	....	assistant location manager
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	set production assistant
Meghan Maro	....	production assistant
Matthew Martini	....	photo double: James Marsden
Adam McCarthy	....	location manager
Jack McCullough	....	key set medic
Lindsay Medeiros	....	accounting clerk
Matthew Merola	....	production assistant
Wendy Mooradian	....	production coordinator: New York
J.P. Ouellette	....	staff set production assistant
Phuong-Thuy Pham	....	location assistant: new york
Christina Pitassi	....	second assistant accountant
Kate Powell	....	assistant: Anne Fletcher (as Katie Powell)
Meredith C. Powell	....	production assistant
Jason Quimby	....	location assistant
Jason Quimby	....	production assistant
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production legal counsel
Ryan Scatenato	....	location assistant
Tara A. Senior	....	production legal counsel
Gregory M. Smith	....	production assistant
Ashleigh Stanczak	....	production assistant
Michelle Stella	....	production assistant: New York
Lindsay Swartz	....	production assistant
Marlena Thomas	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Birnbaum
Rob van de Laar	....	craft service: New York
Heather Verbeke	....	production assistant
Paul Vicknair	....	assistant: Jonathan Glickman
Marisa Vrooman	....	assistant location manager: New York
Colin Walsh	....	assistant location manager
John West	....	location assistant
John Whitley	....	payroll accountant
Zachary Woodlee	....	choreographer
Garson Yu	....	title designer and supervisor
Kathy Castro	....	child acting coach (uncredited)
Cafe Noir	....	title design: trailer park (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
David Shupp Jr.	....	construction office production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Steven Feinberg	....	grateful acknowledgment

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Spyglass Entertainment

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Gotham Sound  walkies provided by
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Tax Credit Finance  tax credit brokering
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility
• yU+Co.  titles

Also Known As:

27 bodas (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
27 robes (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Vestida Para Casar (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
27 Dresses (Germany) [de]
27 bryllupper (Denmark) [da]
27 dresses - Hääkuumetta (Finland) [fi]
27 foremata (Greece) [el]
27 idegen (Hungary) [hu]
27 jian lifu de mimi (Taiwan) [zh]
27 sukienek (Poland) [pl]
27 tao lifu (China: Mandarin title) [zh]
27 vestidos (Spain) [es]
27 volte in bianco (Italy) [it]
27 yi ga (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) [zh]
27 yi jia (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) [zh]
Benimle evlenir misin? (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Pulmasõltlane (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, some innuendo and sexuality.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43961) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Ireland:12A | Germany:o.Al. | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:6 | Malaysia:U | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:Btl | New Zealand:PG (original rating) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | Finland:K-3 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Brazil:10

Filming Locations:

Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

The wardrobe department reported that their initial designs for the dresses all looked too good on Katherine Heigl because of her figure, and they were hard-pressed to design bridesmaids dresses that would look bad on her.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Jane, puts away her 2 latest bridesmaid dresses, she sits down to read the Commitments section of the paper. The article about the "Carnival Wedding" states that the bride has flowing blond hair, but in the picture she is obviously a brunette.

Quotes:

Jane: I think you should just admit that you're a big softy, that this whole cynical thing is just an act so that you can seem wounded and mysterious and sexy...
Kevin: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What was the last one?
Jane: What?
Kevin: Did you say "sexy"?
Jane: [nervous] What?
Kevin: You think I'm sexy?
Jane: No.
Kevin: It's okay if you do.
Jane: I don't!

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

Latinos in Space

A Bridesmaid's Tale

Romantic comedies are almost always predictable and follow similar story lines. I wasn't very keen on watching '27 Dresses'. Let's just say it's not my kind of film. But it turned out to be not too bad. While it does not exactly rank among the best of its genre, it has its own charm and that's one of the few things that make a romantic comedy likable. While the story isn't new, McKeena's writing offers some new devices and the dialogues are quite funny. Fletcher's storytelling is quite impressive too as he introduces the characters and then lets the events unfold. The layered characters Jane and Kevin are very real. I also like it when the leads are played by good actors who have hardly attempted to do films romantic comedies in the past and they manage to pull it off. Heigl and Marsden have the required chemistry. Both actors do a fine job. Katherine Heigl brings out the depth of her character with ease, while James Marsden is funny without going over-the-top. The sizzling Malin Akerman does well as the obnoxious Tess. Edward Burns's role doesn't require much but he's okay. Judy Greer is brilliant and she owns all her scenes. So what makes '27 Dresses' watchable is the chemistry between the actors, the funny lines, the presentation of the story, a nice soundtrack and its unique charm and sense of humour and the fact that it didn't bore me.