Oh jeez. There I was in the street when my high heel got stuck in a grate (natch). And lo and behold a dumpster is coming towards me, I sure do hope a handsome lad can save me … nope, I just got completely owned by that dumpster. And now I can’t remember a thing. Do you remember what happened in The Wedding Planner?
Pop Quiz Hot Shot!
1) In the beginning of the film we are introduced to our hero J-Lo. She is a wedding planner (shocking) and she needs to get her social life in order. Don’t worry, her elderly father is on the case. Who does he try and hook her up with and how does she know him?
2) What is Matthew McConaughey’s job?
3) At one point McConaughey explained how he met his fiancee. How?
4) In the end McConaughey obviously chooses J-Lo. Where does he go to meet her?
5) Why does McConaughey only eat the brown M&Ms?
Bonus Question: We got to plan J-Lo and McConaughey’s wedding. Where is it?
Answers
1) Massimo! The worst character in history. Horrible. Just a caricature of an Italian person. They knew each other when they were young and J-Lo and her parents used to go back to Italy every so often to hang out (I think).
2) He’s the Head of Pediatrics at a major hospital in San Francisco it would seem. Impressive.
3) They met in college. McConaughey, who is the Head of Pediatrics as I said and so obviously a giant nerd in college, was like “whoa this ultra cool girl likes me?!” She ran an illegal poker game in the dorms and in general was just the coolest cat in school. And they fell in love. But now everything is so familiar you know?
4) The San Francisco Art Museum shows a film in the park every so often and that was their first date, so obviously McConaughey knows that is where he needs to meet her now. Onward Massimo, take me there on your Vespa!
5) Because, foolishly, he thinks since chocolate is brown that maybe the brown ones have less artificial food coloring. Now, since the candy shell is universally white, and M&Ms famously melt in your mouth (not in your hand) due to this patented candy shell, they would all require food coloring to be any color. But McConaughey knows that, he’s a doctor. Right? … RIGHT?!
Bonus Answer: The exact same place as McConaughey was going to be married a year before. He’s like “Uh … this is weird. It almost feels vindictive.” But J-Lo is like no, this is poetic. In reality while creating your wedding I was creating our wedding, you know? And he’s like whatever, I guess that makes sense. But then she’s like … dressing like his ex-fiancee, and she invited her to their wedding (and her parents? What’s the deal with that? That seems really inappropriate). But he just wants her to be happy. Then comes the day of the wedding. It is perfect. It is wonderful, and down the aisle comes … Fran?! What the hell, where’s Mary! And there appears Mary with a long monologue about how don’t you see, this was all part of her master Wedding Planning ploy to remind Steve and Fran why they are perfect for each other. And you know what? She’s right! They did just need this psychotic two year double wedding conspiracy to convince them that this is it! Mary is crying. Get the Vespa Massimo, we’re off! (He doesn’t have an Italian accent, all of that was also part of the ploy to successfully marry Fran and Steve, he’s actually Mary’s husband and has been for years).
It’s called The Wedding Planner Part 2: Return of Massimo and everyone was like “Holy shit you Part 1’s us a decade after the original film! You mad men!”
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