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Synopsis
Robert Altman
's over-frenetic satire on American marriage rituals and hypocrisy concerns the upper-crust marriage between Dino Corelli (Desi Arnaz Jr.) and Muffin Brenner (Amy Stryker). As the film begins, a senile bishop forgets the lines to the wedding ceremony and Nettie Sloan (the groom's grandmother) drops dead in an upstairs bedroom. Nettie's death is not disclosed to the two families who converge at the wedding reception. As the two sets of in-laws slam into each other, the bride and groom disappear in the ensuing whirlwind of chaos as both extended families vie for sexual favors and try to keep hidden never-discussed family secrets. Regina Corelli (
Nina Van Pallandt
) is revealed to be a drug addict, while Luigi, is endeavoring unsuccessfully to keep his Mafia connections under wraps. Meanwhile, the bride's family, although more down to earth, are revealed to be no better. Tulip Brenner (
Carol Burnett
) begins to flirt with one of the wedding guests, Mackenzie Goddard (
Pat McCormick
), while Snooks Brenner (
Paul Dooley
) acts like a lout and drinks heavily. And flying around the edges of the action like Tinkerbell is Buffy Brenner, the Brenners' youngest daughter, who is pregnant by the groom. As other characters bang into each other -- sexual degenerates, hard-nosed radicals, raw-boned emotional wrecks -- the wedding reception heads for its inevitable nuclear explosion. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast
Ellie Albers
Gypsy Violinist
Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Dino Corelli
Carol Burnett
Tulip Brenner
Geraldine Chaplin
Rita Billingsley
Dennis Christopher
Hughie Brenner
John Considine
Jeff Kuykendall
Paul Dooley
Snooks Brenner
Howard Duff
Dr. Jules Meecham
Mia Farrow
Buffy Brenner
Robert Fortier
Jim Habor
Peggy Ann Garner
Candice Ruteledge
Vittorio Gassman
Luigi Corelli
Lillian Gish
Nettie Sloan
Lauren Hutton
Florence Farmer
Pat McCormick
Mackenzie Goddard
Dina Merrill
Antoinette Sloan Goddard
Bert Remsen
William Williamson
Amy Stryker
Muffin Brenner
John Cromwell
Bishop Martin
Viveca Lindfors
Ingrid Hellstrom
Gerald Busby
David Ruteledge
Production Crew
Scott Bushnell
Associate Producer
Charles Rosher Jr.
Cinematographer
John Hotchkis
Composer (Music Score)
Tom Waits
Composer (Music Score)
Robert Altman
Director
Tony Lombardo
Editor
Tommy Thompson
Executive Producer
Bob Dahlin
First Assistant Director
Peter L. Bergquist
First Assistant Director
Tommy Thompson
First Assistant Director
Robert Altman
Producer
Tommy Thompson
Producer
Allan Nicholls
Screenwriter
John Considine
Screenwriter
Patricia Resnick
Screenwriter
Robert Altman
Screenwriter
Chris McLaughlin
Sound/Sound Designer
Jim Stuebe
Sound/Sound Designer
Jim Webb
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1978
Runtime: 125
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Color type
DeLuxe Color
Produced by
20th Century Fox
Lions Gate Films
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.