Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne star in this Oscar-nominated comedy, which features an impressive ensemble cast and whose humour skates across the spectrum, from observation and satire to slapstick and gross-out.
Annie is in her mid-thirties, cynical, single and broke. So it's with mixed emotions that she greets the news that the last of her single friends, Lilian, is about to tie the knot. Annie naturally agrees to be her best friend's maid of honour, and is thus exposed to the full - if seldom discussed - horrors of the role. In this case, they include rivalries among the bridesmaids, a villainous attempt by one of them to hijack Annie's plans, and a dress-fitting that's spectacularly undermined by food poisoning.
The cast includes Melissa McCarthy, John Hamm and Matt Lucas. The film was written by Wiig and Annie Mumolo, directed by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow.
Bridesmaids is a Film programme that first aired in 2011 and has been classified a 15 certificate.
