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Kiss the Bride is a 2002 American romantic comedy film about an Italian family, directed by Vanessa Parise.[1] The film takes place in Westerly, Rhode Island, the hometown of director/actor/writer/producer Parise.
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Directed by | Vanessa Parise |
Written by | Vanessa Parise |
Produced by | Vanessa Parise Marco Derhy Jordan Gertner |
Starring | Amanda Detmer Sean Patrick Flanery Brooke Langton Monet Mazur Alyssa Milano |
Production companies | Empera Pictures Imageworks Entertainment International Replay Pictures |
Distributed by | MGM Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Language | English |
Plot
editThe story centers around a traditional Italian-American family and four daughters each having completely different personalities. Danni, one of the sisters, is about to be the first of the sisters to walk down the aisle. That is, if her three sisters won't stop it. Niki, Chrissy and Toni return home for the long overdue family reunion, which ultimately turns into a contest of who can one-up the other. Niki brings her Jewish boyfriend along, the lesbian Toni is accompanied by her biker girlfriend Amy, and Chrissy, who is too busy for a boyfriend, brings her brand new Porsche. The sisters reek of overachievement and insecurity and subconsciously long for the approval and love of their domineering father.
Cast
edit- Amanda Detmer as Danisa "Danni" Sposato
- Alyssa Altman as Young Danni
- Brooke Langton as Nikoleta "Niki" Sposato
- Francesca Catalano as Young Niki
- Monet Mazur as Antonia "Toni" Sposato
- Vanessa Parise as Christina "Chrissy" Sposato
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Tom Terranova
- Johnathon Schaech as Geoffrey "Geoff" Brancato
- Alyssa Milano as Amy Kayne
- Johnny Whitworth as Marty Weinberg
- Talia Shire as Irena Sposato
- Burt Young as Santo Sposato
References
edit- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (23 October 2002). "Kiss the Bride". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
edit- The movie on MGM's YouTube channel on YouTube
- Official site
- Kiss the Bride at IMDb
- Kiss the Bride at Rotten Tomatoes