The Paul Fig project, which was released in 2011, unexpectedly received a lot of positive reviews from critics who positioned the film as the most successful in the history of the female comedy film industry with an age rating of R. Residents of the United States perceived the commercial success of the film "Hen Night in Vegas" (2011) without surprise . It is not only a matter of direct involvement in the production of eminent producer Judd Apatow, who is associated with a whole layer of overseas comedies of our time.
"Bridesmaids" (the original name of the tape) is considered a true benefit and breakthrough on an international scale Kristen Wiig. In America, the actress has been known since 2005 as a regular contributor to the Saturday Night Live television show. Thanks to this project, the performer was included in the list of 25 funniest actresses in Hollywood.
Creators
The script for the film "Hen Night in Vegas" (2011) was written by Kristen Wiig in a creative tandem with comedian actress, screenwriter Annie Mumolo. The director was Paul Feig, known for the sitcoms "Office", "Shoals" and "Jackie's Sister." The directors were David Wayne, Greg Mottola, Jake Casan, Todd Phillips. But they were all busy working on the production of other tapes. Director Anne Fletcher could take the director's chair, but the producers rejected her candidacy. Thanks to the efforts of the creators, the film "Hen Night in Vegas" turned out to be a real comedy show in which Apatovskaya vulgarity intertwined with romantic jokes and a touch of female melancholy.
Plot
Actors of the film "Hen Night in Vegas" (2011), embodying the authors ’idea of the scriptwriters, presented to the audience a funny story that happened with the main characters. One of her friends Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) had her own business hanging out during the crisis, she doesn’t get along with her neighbors, she can’t get along with her mother (Jill Kleiberg). In order to somehow improve her financial situation, the heroine is forced to work as a seller in a jewelry store. In her personal life, she, too, is not going smoothly. The situation is aggravated by the fact that her friend Lilian Donovan (Maya Rudolph), is going to shortly go down the aisle. Annie decides to become a bridesmaid, not wanting to give in to Lilian's more successful girlfriends: Megan (Melissa McCarthy), Helen (Rose Byrne), Becke (Ellie Kemper) and Rita (Wendy McLendon-Covey).
The main character Annie
Actors and roles of the film "Hen Night in Vegas" (2011) were selected by types of each other during the lengthy casting, which was supervised by Kristen Wiig herself. Almost all the key character roles were invited by her from the Saturday Night Live television show. Kristen herself began her career with this program. After she was engaged in the voice acting of popular animation projects, for example, The Simpsons, Despicable Me and SpongeBob. Not stopping there, the actress decided to conquer a great movie, declaring herself to participate in the project of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg "Paul: The Secret Material". Having received recognition from the audience, she continued to replenish her track record with meaningful paintings: “The Martian”, “Full Foolish Bass” and “Ghostbusters”.
In any project, her character instantly attracts the attention of the viewer. It’s worth a little to watch Kristen, who can extract humor even from an ordinary situation to make sure that the actress is a born comedian and clowness. Many filmmakers compare Wig with Whoopi Goldberg and Goldie Hawn, watching with interest the development of her creative career.
Best friend Lilian Donovan
Maya Rudolph, like many other actors in the film "Hen Night in Vegas" (2011), is a regular participant in America's main comedy show. Her creative activity began in the late 90s. After a series of episodic roles in the big movie, the performer began working on television, playing the main role in the series "Companions". Later she played in the films "Idiocracy" and "Classmates". Rudolph managed to achieve greater fame in the critically and commercially successful film "Bridesmaids." After the premiere of the comedy, she was offered one of the key roles in the sitcom “All Night Away”.
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The performer of the role of Megan, stand-up comedian Melissa McCarthy, has long begun to build her career on television and in the movies. Her first success was the series “Gilmore Girls”. After the performer took part in the production of many such projects: “Who is Samantha?”, “Mike and Molly”, etc. A lot of awards and nominations were brought to Melissa by the projects “Life as It Is”, “Plan B”, “Nines” . For participation in the film "Hen Night in Vegas" (2011), the actors were also awarded a mass of cinematic awards, McCarthy was no exception. After “Bridesmaids”, she won the nominations for BAFTA, Oscar and the Screen Actors Guild Award. After Melissa was included in the list of “20 highest paid actresses on TV”, the actress performs exclusively the main roles in the comedy of the Dream Factory: “Cops in Skirts”, “Spy”, “Catch the Fat Woman, if you can.”
No less bright
The image of the harsh and cold Becky in the comedy happened to embody the American actress Ellie Kemper. The performer is best known as a participant in the sitcom “Office”. Kemper also appeared in the project “Unbending Kimmy Schmidt”, but the most popular movie was Ellie's “Hen Night in Vegas” (2011). Actors, colleagues in the filming of the comedy, prophesied her a rapid rise in her career after the premiere of "Bridesmaids", but recently the performer has been engaged in the dubbing of famous animated films.
Comedian actress, screenwriter and producer Wendy Maclendon-Covey turned into a sexually active housewife Rita in the movie. The performer made her debut in the series "Reno 911", after participating in the "Bachelorette Party" she plays the role of the central character in the sitcom "Goldbergs".
The role of the sponsor of the event Helen went to the Australian actress Rose Byrne. The singer made her debut in the movie "Dallas Doll" in 1994. Byrne gained worldwide recognition after participating in the film “The Goddess of 1967”. For a long period, Rose played in the television movie "Fight", for the demonstrated skill she received nominations for the Golden Globe and Emmy.
The film "Hen Night in Vegas" was the last work of actress Jill Kleiberg, who died shortly after the completion of the filming process.