Bride Wars is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson. The film stars Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey and Kristen Johnston. Emma Allen and Olivia 'Liv' Lerner are best friends who have planned every detail of their weddings, since first witnessing a wedding 20 years ago at the Plaza Hotel. Therefore, they both have made it a lifetime priority to be married in the same location in June. The movie begins with the two women getting engaged at the age of 26.... They then schedule their weddings with New York's most famous wedding planner, Marion St. Claire , but due to a clerical error they are scheduled to have a wedding on the same day, June 6 . A week of passive aggressive hostility passes before the two women make it clear that neither will compromise, especially after Liv tries to take advantage of Emma's passive nature and outrages Emma in the process. During this time, Emma's fiancé, Fletcher , begins to show signs of being controlling.
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| Release date: | January 9, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Gary Winick |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Producer: | Kate Hudson, Alan Riche, Peter Riche, Julie Yorn |
| Editor: | Susan Littenberg |
| Music by: | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography: | Frederick Elmes |
| Screenplay by: | Casey Rose Wilson, Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael |
| Estimated budget: | $30,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |