Product Details

• Actors: John Stamos, Eric Dane, Josh Brolin, Bonnie Somerville, Sean Maher
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
  PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click here.
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000OVLBHQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,927 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Wedding Wars" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Shel Grandy (John Stamos), a gay party planner, is asked by his straight brother Ben (Eric Dane - Grey’s Anatomy) to organize his wedding to Maggie Welling (Bonnie Somerville - The O.C.). But when Governor Welling (James Brolin), who is Ben’s boss and Maggie’s father, speaks out against gay marriage, Ben decides to go on strike. The wedding is almost off when Maggie sides with Shel, while Shel’s boyfriend Ted (Sean Maher) supports Ben’s position. Shel’s stand becomes the focus of national media attention with gays across the country striking for equal rights.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Campy & Funny with a message, May 17, 2007

By 

Brian C (San Jose, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wedding Wars (DVD)

I just saw this movie the other day. A friend of mine had taped it. I found the movie to be very campy and funny. There were some stereotypes used in creating many of the supporting cast, but the Stamos and Maher were anything but. While there were some stereotypes used in creating each character, they were both well rounded, and in no way the cliche "flaming over the top fag" that tends to be created in most other comedies.

The movie has a great message, and one that I hope will actually be heard. I applaude A&E for airing a movie like this. It had a much wider audience than if it had been broadcast on one of the gay networks, or released only on DVD. I wish more of studios would take a stand and make movies with queer main characters, and have them be well rounded, and not cliches.

OH, and just on a side note, Sean Maher is still as hot as ever, even if he went from a doctor on a spaceship (Firefly-TV series) to an assistiant district attorney. Either way, he is always a great bonus to any show.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Well Done, Professional Comedy with an Understated Powerful Message, June 30, 2007

By 

Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)    (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Wedding Wars (DVD)

The added features on this very entertaining DVD of the brisk and light comedy WEDDING WARS bear watching: the producers, director and actors make the case for the approach of this quality film in tackling the issue of rights for gay marriage in a manner that could not offend anyone and at the same time create a more serious vantage from which to view the controversy. It is the only time in the 'film' that politics is the issue, a factor that makes the actual viewing of the story far more powerful. Credit the writer Stephen Mazur and director Jim Fall for a creating a frothy, fun story that has much more at its core than just entertainment.

Ben Grandy (Eric Dane) works as the campaign manager for the Governor of Maine (James Brolin) and proposes to the governor's daughter Maggie (Bonnie Sommerville). The wedding will be at the waterside mansion of the Governor and when the need for a wedding planner is raised, Maggie insists they ask Shel Grandy (John Stamos), the openly gay brother of Ben, who as a party planner has always dreamed of doing a wedding. Shel is in a successful relationship with state prosecutor Ted (Sean Moore) who remains in the closet for career reasons. Shel jumps at the chance to do the wedding, hoping that in some way this event will mend the schism with his big brother who has been distant since Shel informed him he was gay. All goes well until Ben writes a speech for the Governor in which the Governor states he is against gay marriage. Shel is stunned, gathers up his plans for the wedding and begins a private strike for gay marriage, a strike that with television and media coverage soon spreads across the entire USA, the result being the closure of beauty salons, florists, restaurants, limo services (and all the stereotype gay run businesses, unfortunately). The crisis is ultimately resolved in a humorous yet very touching manner and to reveal more would diminish the impact for the viewer.

John Stamos is superb as the radical Shel, but everyone in the cast is completely professional - James Brolin, Eric Dane, Bonnie Sommerville, Sean Maher, Claire Welling, Sean McCann, Jane Eastwood, Linda Kash, etc.
The production qualities are polished, the story flows along at a fast clip, and in the end there are moments of truth that poignantly emphasize human rights to happiness for everyone. Would that there were more films of this caliber to deliver social comment without the preaching so often associated with message films. It is a delight to watch. Grady Harp, June 07

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done and entertains also, October 5, 2007

By 

Derrick Jenkins "love of Gaming/Movies/Anime/... (Hampton VA USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Wedding Wars (DVD)

Loved this one it had a cool premise what if all the gays in all areas around the country went on strike. How it affected the country was crazy and i know it wouldnt go down quite like that. It was still nice to see people uniting over the issue of gay marriage and all that it entails. John Stamos plays his character pretty well as well as Eric Dane. His accepting (not really) of him being gay brother. John Stamos is an all around delight to see in the movie being able to stand up for what he believes in. When the issue of gay marriage gets put down by the governor that wasn't thinking that way before hand. But it is an election year after all.

The supporting characters particularly his live in partner and Eric Dane's wife are acted well and having them in this helps lighten the mood somewhat. Not that is needed because the governor's wife is none too pleased with him after his decision and lets him know on any occasion she can. I love that and i love the fact that while this is about gays marrying its also about a brother finally seeing and accepting his brother for who he is a gay man that wants the same thing he has...to be married. It ends while like a few other movies i've seen still feels somewhat unique and stands on its own merits.

Loved the movie, storyline behind it and the overall appeal of each of the actors/actresses. It is worth checking out and enjoying as well. I bought and love it personally...with the recent string of gay movies that i've seen they've been too depressing and brooding. This has a message but it brings across that message through a mix of comedy and drama as well.

Job well done to all.