‘The Wedding Singer’ Cast Review: Old but Gold
‘The Wedding Singer’ is a 1998 film, made in the USA, of the romantic comedy genre, directed by Frank Coraci. The budget of the film is $18 million dollars. The plot revolves around a wedding singer, as the title states, named Robbie Hart, from New Jersey, who is about to get married to his girlfriend Linda.
‘The Wedding Singer’ Cast:
The cast of the movie is rich and as follows –
- Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, (a wedding singer)
- Alexis Arquette as George Stitzer, (keyboardist in Adam Sandler’s band)
- Allen Covert as Sammy, (Adam’s best friend)
- Angela Featherstone as Linda
- Billy Idol as himself
- Carmen Filpi as (the old man in the bar)
- Christina Pickles as Angie Sullivan
- Christine Taylor as Holly Sullivan (Drew’s cousin)
- Drew Barrymore as Julia Sullivan (a waitress by profession and Adam’s love interest later in the movie)
- Ellen Albertini Dow as Rosie
- Frank Sivero as Andy, (Kate’s husband, Tyler’s and Petey’s dad, Robbie’s brother-in-law)
- Gemini Barnett as Petey, (Andy’s and Kate’s son, Tyler’s brother, Adam’s nephew)
- Jodi Thelen as Kate Hart (Adam’s sister)
- Kevin Nealon as Mr. Simms
- Marnie Schneider as Joyce
- Matthew Glave as Glenn Gulia (Julia’s former fiancé)
- Patrick McTavish as Tyler, (Robbie’s nephew)
- Peter Dante as David’s friend Jack Nisbet
- Robert Smigel as Andre
- Teddy Castellucci, Randy Razz, and John Vana as the other members of Robbie’s band
- Todd Hurst as a drunk teenager.
‘The Wedding Singer’ Music:
‘The Wedding Singer’ Album 1
The soundtracks in the movie have become very famous, and it has released two albums in total. There are also a lot of unmentioned and popular songs that have been used in the film. The list of songs from the first album is –
- Blue Monday, performed by New Order
- China Girl, performed by David Bowie
- Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? performed by Culture Club
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, performed by The Police
- Everyday I Write the Book, performed by Elvis Costello
- Have You Written Anything Lately? Hold Me Now, performed by Thompson Twins
- How Soon Is Now? performed by The Smiths
- Love My Way, performed by The Psychedelic Furs
- Pass the Dutchie, performed by Musical Youth
- Rapper’s Delight, performed by Sugarhill Gang and Ellen Dow
- Somebody Kill Me, written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, performed by Adam Sandler
- Video Killed the Radio Star, performed by The Presidents of the United States of America
- White Wedding, performed by Billy Idol
‘The Wedding Singer’ Album 2
The second album has ten songs by many famous bands such as the Flying Lizards, Hall & Oates, Madonna, and a couple of them were written and performed by Adam Sandler himself. The list is as follows –
- ‘Grow Old With You’ written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, performed by Adam Sandler
- ‘Holiday’ performed by Madonna
- ‘It’s All I Can Do’ performed by The Cars
- ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ performed by Depeche Mode
- ‘Love Stinks’ performed by The J. Geils Band
- ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ performed by Flying Lizards
- ‘Space Age Love Song’ performed by A Flock of Seagulls
- ‘True’ performed by Spandau Ballet
- ‘You Make My Dreams’ performed by Hall & Oates
- ‘You Spin Me Round’ (Like a Record) performed by Dead or Alive
‘The Wedding Singer’ Musical Remake:
‘The Wedding Singer’ was remade into a musical that was released on Broadway in 2006, with Stephen Lynch instead of Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart in the lead role with Laura Benanti as Julia Sullivan in place of Drew Barrymore. It was nominated for five Tony Awards and eight times for Drama Desk Awards. It gained spectacular reviews, with music provided by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. It has two acts and has been performed in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. There are also some other versions such as the Philippine, the Japanese, and the South Australian rendition as well.
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