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A Very Sordid Wedding
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDel Shores
Written byDel Shores
Produced by
  • Del Shores
  • Emerson Collins
Starring
CinematographyPaul Suderman
Edited byDonna Matthewson
Music byJoe Patrick Ward
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Film Collaborative
Release date
  • March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) (Palm Springs)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$40,000 (opening day)

A Very Sordid Wedding is a 2017 comedy film and sequel to Sordid Lives (2000) and Sordid Lives: The Series (2008), written, produced and directed by Del Shores. It stars Bonnie Bedelia, Leslie Jordan, Caroline Rhea, Dale Dickey, Rosemary Alexander, Newell Alexander, David Cowgill, Kirk Geiger, Sarah Hunley, Lorna Scott, David Steen and Ann Walker.

The film had a world premiere in Palm Springs at the Camelot Theatres on March 10, 2017, grossing $40,000 and received positive reviews.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

In June 2014, Del Shores announced that he had completed the script for a sequel to Sordid Lives (2000) titled, A Very Sordid Wedding.[2] That November, Beard Collins Shores Productions launched an Indiegogo fundraising campaign to assemble the project and secure investor financing.[3] The film is set in 2015 Winters, Texas, which is 16 years after the first film, and deals with the impact of the advancement of same-sex marriage in the conservative Southern community.

Most of the cast from the first film and TV series returned. Original actors Beth Grant and Olivia Newton-John turned down offers to return for the sequel. While Grant's role of Sissy was recast to Dale Dickey, Newton-John's role of Bitsy Mae was written out of the script.[4]

Principal photography took place in Winnipeg and Selkirk for two weeks from May 2 to May 14, 2016.[5][6]

Release[edit]

The film had a world premiere in Palm Springs at the Camelot Theatres on March 10, 2017, where it grossed $40,000.[7][8] It was followed by a two week limited theater rollout by The Film Collaborative in 34 other markets.[9]

Home media[edit]

The film was released on video on demand, DVD and Blu-ray by Gravitas Ventures on October 17, 2017.[10] In its first week it sold 9,457 DVDs ($96,367) and 10,082 Blu-rays ($240,948). It sold an estimated total of $631,361 between both platforms.[11]

Reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[13]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that fans of the original would the enjoy the same "raucous, gay-themed humor". He wrote "Very Sordid Wedding offers some undeniably entertaining moments, and its talented ensemble, clearly encouraged to pull out all the stops, delivers their comic shtick with admirable gusto".[1] Scott Tobias writing for Variety gave it a negative review, saying "A few of the gags land, most of them don't, but the overall rhythm is stilted and rudderless, flattened further by d.p. Paul Suderman's point-and-shoot camerawork".[14]

Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times gave a positive review, noting it was "as broad as the side of a barn but much more amusing[15] G. Allen Johnson writing for the San Francisco Chronicle praised Shores' writing and called the film "undeniably energetic". He noted that it "descends into obvious preachiness, and from this view, the unrelenting wackiness becomes overwhelming. Still, good times are had by all".[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Scheck, Frank (March 14, 2017). "A Very Sordid Wedding: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Lucas, Deborah. "Sordid Lives: See creator Del Shores this weekend". The News Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Robbins, Caryn (September 22, 2014). "Sequel to Del Shores' Smash Cult Hit Sordid Lives Announced". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Schenden, Laurie (March 3, 2015). "Del Shores Continues Ministry With A Very Sordid Wedding". GoWeho.com.
  5. ^ King, Randall (April 30, 2016). "Opinion: U.S. marriage equality inspires Sordid sequel". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "A Very Sordid Wedding Wraps Manitoba Shoot". Buffalo Gal Pictures. July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. ^ THR Staff (February 1, 2017). "A Very Sordid Wedding Gets Premiere Date, Limited Theatrical Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Brueggemann, Tom (March 12, 2017). "Personal Shopper Tops New Openers, and A Very Sordid Wedding Shines". IndieWire. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "A Very Sordid Wedding to premiere in Rochester". Journal Star. September 20, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Guerra, Joey (October 12, 2017). "A Very Sordid Wedding is a uniquely Texas celebration with universal themes". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "A Very Sordid Wedding (2017) - Video Sales". The Numbers. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "A Very Sordid Wedding". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "A Very Sordid Wedding". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  14. ^ Tobias, Scott (March 7, 2017). "Film Review: A Very Sordid Wedding". Variety. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Goldstein, Gary (August 31, 2017). "Review: Del Shores revisits cult comedy success with a very game cast in A Very Sordid Wedding". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Johnson, G. Allen. "A Very Sordid Wedding an energetic, way over-the-top LGBT comedy". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

External links[edit]

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