Although the photo above could represent every Dissident Mormon’s fantasy, it is actually a scene from Bride Wars, a slap-stick comedy about lifelong best friends (played by Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson) who quickly become rivals when their weddings are inadvertently scheduled on the same day, place and time. Earl Dittman talked to the two Oscar-nominees about their preferred booze, and the horrors and hazards of making comedy.
Did either of you have to do anything special to get in shape for your form-fitting gowns?
ANNE: “We didn’t eat for weeks. Is this your cup of coffee? Give it to me. I’ve got to have it. I’m starving.” [Laughs]
KATE:“I worked-out a lot. But, I’m always doing something physical. I’m either dancing, doing Pilates, biking or running. I’m really quite active. But, for this movie, we were actually doing a lot of drinking.”
ANNE: “Drinking is a great way to develop your biceps.”
What are your favorite drinks?
KATE: “I’m a tequila girl, and we like our champagne.”
ANNE: “Well, when I’m with Kate, it’s whatever she’s having.”
In real life, would you like to share a double wedding with your best friend?
KATE: “In real life, I don’t know if I even want to get married again.” [Laughs]
For all the men out there how would kill for a date with either of you, do you think there is such a thing as “the perfect guy?”
KATE: “I still don’t know who the perfect guy is yet. I do know I like honest guys. That gets me going. I like guys who are really upfront and are who they are. They are hard to find.”
ANNE: “Yes, they are.”
Do you think that women are meaner and crueler to each other than men are?
KATE: “I don’t know, I grew up with all boys.”
ANNE: “It’s hard to say.”
KATE: “Yeah, I think so. Women are a little bit more complicated. Listen, guys are complicated, too. I think women can really hit you where it hurts—like a knife. Men go for the shins, women can be more hurtful because we’re more emotional.”
The bachelorette party and dance-off is a pretty crazy sequence in Bride Wars. What was it like to film?
ANNE: “Well, the script told me to go for it, and I did. As all good comedy is painful and horrifying to actually do, I felt very protected by my character’s drunkenness. I really wanted to be a good dancer, but I’m not a good dancer. Watching the movie is hard for me. I’m trying really hard, and I just look silly and drunk. My favorite part of the scene was cut out, at the end, where I run up to the officer and did a handstand at his feet and wrapped my hands around his legs. He grabbed my feet and my butt and I said, ‘Book me.’ Doing it take after take felt so good.” [Laughs]
KATE: “I was so terrified when you were doing that. I thought you’d go right over his head. I thought, ‘She’s going to wipe out. I can’t watch this.’ So, there’s a lot of great stuff that will be on this DVD, we got a lot of good outtakes from this movie. We also have some behind-the-scenes footage that’s kind of funny. The DVD extras should be rated R.”
ANNE: “When we made the movie, we didn’t know where we wanted the humor to be, so we did raunchy versions of jokes. The DVD is coming.” [Laughs]
Blu-ray + DVD Bonus Features:Pop-Up Wedding Cost Calculator, 7 Deleted Scenes with Alternate Opening, Cast Improvisations, “In Character with” Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, and several Featurettes.
