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Rachel Getting Married (2008)

R 113 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   31 October 2008 (Spain)
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A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Writer:

Jenny Lumet
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sebastian Stan ...
Walter / Bowtie Party Guest
Roslyn Ruff ...
Anne Hathaway ...
Kym
Bill Irwin ...
Anna Deavere Smith ...
Annaleigh Ashford ...
Quick Stop Cashier
Zafer Tawil Zafer Tawil ...
Violin Friend
Beau Sia Beau Sia ...
Wedding Czar
Innbo Shim Innbo Shim ...
Wedding Planner
Eliza Simpson Eliza Simpson ...
Wedding P.A.
Olive Olive ...
The Poodle
Rosemarie DeWitt ...
Anisa George Anisa George ...
Tamyra Gray ...
Singing Friend
Victoria Haynes ...
Bridesmaid
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Storyline

Kym is released from rehab for a few days so she can go home to attend her sister Rachel's wedding. The home environment is always challenging for a recovering addict, no less so when the visit if only for a few days. While the sisters feel genuine affection for one another, there is tension in their relationship. Rachel feels that her father dotes on Kym far too much and Kym is upset to learn that Rachel has selected a friend to be her maid of honor. Their father is genuinely concerned about Kym's well-being but doesn't see the stress the relationship is causing. Both women also have to deal with their selfish mother who is clearly more concerned with her own well-being ahead of that of her children. Underlying the family's dynamic is a tragedy that occurred many years previously and for which Kym is held by some to be responsible. Written by garykmcd  

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Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Friend | Maid Of Honor | Hawaii | Telephone Call  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El casamiento de Raquel See more »

Filming Locations:

Fairfield, Connecticut, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$293,369 (USA) (5 October 2008) (9 Screens)

Gross:

$12,796,277 (USA) (19 April 2009)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

There is no pre-recorded background scene music throughout the film. All music heard in the film is performed live on screen. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Kym and Rachel are talking as Rachel is trying on her dress, Rachel bends down to the floor and her arm disappears from the shot, in the next shot Rachel's side is visible again as if she had stood up instantly. See more »

Quotes

[Kym speaks at a twelve-step meeting]
Kym: When I was sixteen, I was babysitting my little brother. And I was, um... I had taken all these Percocet. And I was unbelievably high and I... we had driven over to the park on Lakeshore. And he was in his red socks just running around in these piles of leaves. And, um, he would bury me and I would bury him in the leaves. And he was pretending that he was a train. And so he was charging through the leaves, making tracks, and I was the caboose, and I was, um...
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Lower Ninth Ward Blues"
Written and Performed by Al 'Carnival Time' Johnson
Courtesy of Carnival Time Records See more »