Réalisation:
Edward BurnsScénario:
Edward BurnsPhotographie:
William RexerMusique:
P.T. WalkleyActeurs·trices:
Edward Burns, Heather Burns, John Leguizamo, Matthew Lillard, Donal Logue, Jay Mohr, Brittany Murphy, Jessica Capshaw, Arthur J. Nascarella (plus)Résumés(1)
Written, directed by, and starring Burns, the film takes place in the days leading up to the wedding of Long Island-born Paulie (Burns). Joining Paulie for a week of alcohol-soaked bonding prior to the big day are his older brother Jimbo (Donal Logue), local buddy Des (Matthew Lillard), Cousin Mike (Jay Mohr), and long-absent childhood friend T.C. (John Leguizamo). While Paulie deals with a classic case of cold feet in anticipation of marrying his pregnant fiancé (Brittany Murphy), his groomsmen are inspired to deal with demons of their own. T.C.'s arrival, along with the pressures of seeing a close friend settle down, prompts much self-examination as old bonds are tested and new truths revealed. While the simple story here is pretty familiar territory, things are kept fresh thanks to an authentic sense of location and stellar performances by Jay Mohr as the perpetually childlike Mike (who at age 33, still lives at home with his father), and by Matthew Lillard as family guy Des, the one character in the film who seems to have come to grips with his own adulthood. Through extensive conversation over drinks, and physical squabbles at the softball diamond, these five friends grapple with one question: what makes a man a man? Pondering the question of why males nowadays put off the so-called marks of adulthood that their fathers achieved straight out of high school, THE GROOMSMEN offers more than one answer. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Edward Burns
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan (1998)
The Holiday (2006)
Newlyweds (2011)
Heather Burns
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Vous avez un message (1998)
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
John Leguizamo
Colombie
Meilleurs films :
L'Impasse (1993)
L'Âge de glace (2002)
Dans leur regard (2019) (série)
Matthew Lillard
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Scooby-Doo et la colonie de la peur (2010)
Wicker Park (2004)
Without Limits (1998)
Donal Logue
Canada
Meilleurs films :
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (compilation vidéo)
Zodiac (2007)
Les Quatre Filles du Dr March (1994)
Jay Mohr
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Un monde meilleur (2000)
Air (2023)
Au bout de la nuit (2008)
Brittany Murphy
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Sin City (2005)
Une vie volée (1999)
Futurama : The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) (compilation vidéo)
Jessica Capshaw
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Into the West (2005) (série)
Minority Report (2002)
All About Sex (1998)
Arthur J. Nascarella
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Ennemi d'Etat (1998)
Happiness (1998)
Le Sortilège du scorpion de Jade (2001)
Jamie Tirelli
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
L'Impasse (1993)
Le Policeman (1981)
Marathon Man (1976)
Julie McNiven
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Across the Universe (2007)
The Groomsmen (2006)
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
Marion McCorry
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Signes (2002)
The Door in the Floor (2004)
Thomas Crown (1999)
John F. O'Donohue
Meilleurs films :
Pour le pire et pour le meilleur (1997)
Colombo (1971) (série)
Family Man (2000)
Shari Albert
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
The Groomsmen (2006)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
Quitte ou double (1998)
Anna Elizabeth Kendrick
Meilleurs films :
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
Jackpot (2008)
Brooklyn Rules (2007)