FACTOID # 122: France is the top destination in the world for tourists, accounting for 11 percent of all tourist arrivals worldwide.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

Encyclopedia > Wedding singer
Jump to: navigation, search

The Wedding Singer is a romantic comedy film by Frank Coraci starring Adam Sandler as a wedding singer, and Drew Barrymore as the object of his affections. Jump to: navigation, search Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Jump to: navigation, search Adam Sandler at Cannes 2002 Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is a Jewish-American actor, comedian, producer, and musician who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. ... Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt A wedding is a civil or religious ceremony at which the beginning of a marriage is celebrated. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Premiere (November, 2000) Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California) is an American film and television actress and producer. ...


Set in the 1980s, the film prominently features New Wave style music, as well as varied others from that era. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian, British, Canadian and European popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City punk rock scene, itself...


The Wedding Singer will be adapted into a Broadway musical, to premiere in Spring 2006. The lead character will be played by comedic songwriter Stephen Lynch. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Lynch (born July 28, 1971), is an American singer and comedian, famous for his raunchy comic lyrics. ...


In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted The Wedding Singer the 43rd greatest comedy film of all time. Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ...

The Wedding Singer
{{{image}}}
Directed by Frank Coraci
Written by Tim Herlihy
Starring Adam Sandler
Drew Barrymore
Produced by Robert Simonds
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date 13 February 1998
Runtime 95 min.
Language English
Budget
[[imdbtitle:{{{imdb_id}}}|IMDb page]]

Jump to: navigation, search Adam Sandler at Cannes 2002 Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is a Jewish-American actor, comedian, producer, and musician who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. ... Jump to: navigation, search Premiere (November, 2000) Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California) is an American film and television actress and producer. ... Jump to: navigation, search The New Line Cinema Production logo. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Wedding Singer (304 words)
In The Wedding Singer, this comedian &emdash; whose leading roles have ranged from the infantile Billy Madison to the puerile Happy Gilmore &emdash; is playing, of all things, a grown-up, down-to-earth and basically really nice guy.
The singer in a popular wedding band, he can charm a roomful of reception guests, diffuse awkward family situations with ease, and make the bride and groom feel like they actually are the perfect little figures on top of the multi-tiered cake.
The Wedding Singer is set in 1985 and writer Tim Herlihy ("Saturday Night Live") and director Frank Coraci milk the fashion and music of the era for all its worth.
  More results at FactBites »

 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your location
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.