When Hathaway delivers an awkward rehearsal-dinner toast in Rachel Getting Married, she's carrying on a long tradition of uncomfortable, sometimes even lethal, wedding-movie moments.
Old School
At Will Ferrell's wedding reception, the lead singer in the band keeps
inserting the F-word into the lyrics of ''Total Eclipse of the Heart.''
Very effing funny.
In & Out
At the altar, Kevin Kline says ''I'm gay'' instead of ''I do.'' Later, still
in the church, jilted Joan Cusack curses Barbra Streisand...and then
clocks Kline.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Hugh Grant also gets hit by his bride, after his brother halts the
proceedings to remind him, via sign language, that he loves someone else.
Shrek
Princess Fiona and evil Lord Farquaad are about to marry. Instead, Shrek
sweeps in, convinces Fiona she's beautiful as an ogre — and Dragon eats
the groom.
The Graduate
Dustin Hoffman doesn't make it to the church on time: His love is
already married. Still, the two make a run for it, finally escaping via
local bus. Classic.
Kill Bill — Vol. 2
In the ''Massacre at Two Pines,'' Uma Thurman's entire wedding party is
slaughtered at the rehearsal by assassins. Quentin Tarantino,
sentimentalist.
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