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* ReferencedBy: One of the films reviewed on the very first national episode of Series/SiskelAndEbert's ''Sneak Previews'' in 1978, with the two critics splitting on it: Ebert voted "yes" (finding it entertaining in a rollicking way) and Siskel voted "no" (feeling that it relied way too much on quirkiness and DysfunctionJunction for its laughs).
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* ProductionPosse: Much of the cast worked with Altman multiple times in his career. His two favorite supporting character actors (Bert Remsen and Robert Fortier) are also here.

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* ProductionPosse: Much of the cast worked with Altman multiple times in his career. His two favorite supporting character actors (Bert Remsen (Creator/BertRemsen and Robert Fortier) are also here.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The film did get a few DVD releases (the most recent one coming from Anchor Bay in 2012), but they're all out of print and a little on the steep side.
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* InspirationForTheWork: The initial idea came from Creator/RobertAltman jokingly telling interviewers that for his next project he would "shoot a wedding". Then when discussing making it an EnsembleCast film with his co-writer Patricia Resnick, she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', then he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.

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* InspirationForTheWork: The initial idea came from Creator/RobertAltman jokingly telling interviewers that for his next project he would "shoot a wedding".wedding", then deciding it would actually be an intriguing concept for a film. Then when discussing making it an EnsembleCast film with his co-writer Patricia Resnick, she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', then he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.
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* WrittenByCastMember: John Considine (Jeff Kuykendall) and Allan Nicholls (Jake Jacobs) are among the three screenwriters co-credited with Altman. The third, Patricia Resnick, has [[DescendedCreator has a small role as well]].

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* WrittenByCastMember: John Considine (Jeff Kuykendall) and Allan Nicholls (Jake Jacobs) are among the three screenwriters co-credited with Altman. The third, Patricia Resnick, has [[DescendedCreator has a small role as well]].
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* WrittenByCastMember: John Considine (Jeff Kuykendall) and Allan Nicholls (Jake Jacobs) are among the four credited screenwriters.

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* WrittenByCastMember: John Considine (Jeff Kuykendall) and Allan Nicholls (Jake Jacobs) are among the four credited screenwriters.three screenwriters co-credited with Altman. The third, Patricia Resnick, has [[DescendedCreator has a small role as well]].
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* InspirationForTheWork: The initial idea came from Creator/RobertAltman jokingly telling interviewers that for his next film he would "shoot a wedding". Then when discussing making it an EnsembleCast film with his co-writer Patricia Resnick, she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', then he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.

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* InspirationForTheWork: The initial idea came from Creator/RobertAltman jokingly telling interviewers that for his next film project he would "shoot a wedding". Then when discussing making it an EnsembleCast film with his co-writer Patricia Resnick, she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', then he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.

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* InspirationForTheWork: Allegedly, Creator/RobertAltman floated the idea of an EnsembleCast film about a wedding to his co-writer Patricia Resnick, and when she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.

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* InspirationForTheWork: Allegedly, The initial idea came from Creator/RobertAltman floated the idea of jokingly telling interviewers that for his next film he would "shoot a wedding". Then when discussing making it an EnsembleCast film about a wedding to with his co-writer Patricia Resnick, and when she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', then he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.characters.
* ProductionPosse: Much of the cast worked with Altman multiple times in his career. His two favorite supporting character actors (Bert Remsen and Robert Fortier) are also here.



* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/DennisChristopher and Creator/PaulDooley, who play a father-son duo in this movie and the 1979 Academy Award winner ''Film/BreakingAway.''

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* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/DennisChristopher and Creator/PaulDooley, who play a father-son duo in this movie and the 1979 Academy Award winner ''Film/BreakingAway.''''
* WrittenByCastMember: John Considine (Jeff Kuykendall) and Allan Nicholls (Jake Jacobs) are among the four credited screenwriters.
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** The influence of Creator/RobertAltman's self-admitted favorite film ''Film/TheRulesOfTheGame'' is very evident here. He'd later homage it a bit more directly with ''Film/GosfordPark''.

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** The influence of Creator/RobertAltman's self-admitted favorite film ''Film/TheRulesOfTheGame'' is very evident here.here (HyperlinkStory, wealthy characters, estate setting). He'd later homage it a bit more directly with ''Film/GosfordPark''.
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* FollowTheLeader:
** The influence of Creator/RobertAltman's self-admitted favorite film ''Film/TheRulesOfTheGame'' is very evident here. He'd later homage it a bit more directly with ''Film/GosfordPark''.
** Creator/MiraNair's later film ''Film/MonsoonWedding'' has a very similar concept and style to this film.
* InspirationForTheWork: Allegedly, Creator/RobertAltman floated the idea of an EnsembleCast film about a wedding to his co-writer Patricia Resnick, and when she casually mentioned how he'd juggled 24 characters in ''Film/{{Nashville}}'', he immediately decided to double that and have the film feature '''48''' characters.
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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: The actors playing the three Brenner siblings, their mother, their aunt, and several of their cousins all have similar enough shades of red hair and facial features to make it believable they are really related.

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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: The actors playing the three Brenner siblings, their mother, and their aunt, and several of their cousins aunt all have similar enough shades of red hair and facial features to make it believable they are really related.
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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: The actors playing the three Brenner siblings, their mother, their aunt, and several of their cousins all have similar enough shades of red hair and facial features to make it believable they are really related.
* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/DennisChristopher and Creator/PaulDooley, who play a father-son duo in this movie and the 1979 Academy Award winner ''Film/BreakingAway.''

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