It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's June, so those are either wedding bells I hear in the air constantly or I need to cut down on the Wild Turkey shots.
Since it's been a while since we all put together a "best-of" list as a group, here's a good list idea: What were the best movies featuring weddings in the 80s?
A quick search of my usual secret resources reveals at least 30 movies in the 80s that had weddings as a significant part of the film. Here are just a couple to loosen your brain cells:
Excalibur (1981): King Arthur and Guenevere tie the knot. But that dope Lancelot has to act like a love-sick puppy and bring down the kingdom.
Bachelor Party (1984): Only in the movies does nice-guy Tom Hanks marry a sexy but whacked-out Tawny Kitaen.
Easy Money (1983): Taylor Negron and Jennifer Jason Leigh make an odd couple in what could be Rodney Dangerfield's best 80s movie.
For Keeps? (1988): Molly Ringwald gets pregnant then marries in this flick. But you have decide: Is Sixteen Candles also a wedding flick? I say yes.
Coming to America (1988): One of Eddie Murphy's finest moments. Featuring the always loveable James Earl Jones: "So you see, my son, there is a very fine line between love and nausea."
Leave a comment with your favorite wedding movies of the 80s (or your least favorite) and we'll have the official list online before the month is over.
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First movie that came to me was of course, Sixteen Candles.
Then there is Steel Magnolias, which is about many milestones of life, but who could forget "pink is my signature color" with the bunting strewn over everything that didn't move? Classic over the top Southern wedding.
Last, even though it wasn't filmed in the 80s, it takes place in the 80s, so in my book the ultimate would have to be The Wedding Singer!
Posted by: Anne | June 10, 2007 at 10:11 AM
Steel Magnolia wasn't on my original list so thanks!
Posted by: Spears | June 10, 2007 at 10:21 AM
This widget doesn't work in my socializr invite. (clicking on it doesn't take you to the article or your site). I viewed it on safari and firefox. It works on the widgetbox site. Can you help? Thanks!
Posted by: Julie | June 10, 2007 at 01:18 PM
Julie -- E-mail me at stuckinthe80s@tampabay.com and let me know where you found the Widget link, and I'll try to help. Thanks!
Posted by: Spears | June 10, 2007 at 01:58 PM
I love Bachelore Party! That movie always cracks me up.
Another movie for the list is Cousins from 1989, with Ted Danson, Isabelle Rossolini, and a hilarious Lloyd Bridges. there are about three weddings in that one.
Posted by: bassnote | June 10, 2007 at 05:43 PM
What about "She's Having a Baby?" Very good and Alec Baldwin was incredibly thin in that flick.
Posted by: Scott | June 11, 2007 at 07:21 AM
"Fandango" has a good wedding at the end, thrown together by conning the entire town into chipping in. And Kevin Costner DOESN't get the girl for once.
Posted by: Walter Cox | June 11, 2007 at 08:46 AM
I had thought about "She's Having a Baby" -- I suppose that needs to be in there. I forgot about the whole wedding scene at the start. Great flick. Vastly underrated.
Posted by: Spears | June 11, 2007 at 10:00 AM