The Wedding Singer is a 1998 romantic comedy film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci. It stars Adam Sandler as a wedding singer in the 1980s and Drew Barrymore as a waitress with whom he falls in love. The film was later adapted into a stage musical with the same title, debuting on Broadway in April 2006 and closing on New Year's Eve of that same year. In 1985, Robbie Hart is a wedding singer from Ridgefield, New Jersey. He is engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Linda , who was attracted to him at a time when he dreamed of becoming a rock star. He meets and befriends a... waitress, Julia Sullivan , at the reception hall where he regularly performs. Julia is also engaged, to businessman Glenn Gulia . Disappointed over Robbie's loss of ambition, Linda changes her mind on their wedding day and leaves Robbie standing at the altar, emotionally devastated. Robbie tries to move forward with his life, but despair hinders his performances. Julia tries to cheer him up, and later asks him to help her plan her own wedding. Robbie eventually agrees, and their friendship blossoms.
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| Release date: | February 13, 1998 |
| Directed by: | Frank Coraci |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Simonds, Jack Giarraputo |
| Editor: | Tom Lewis |
| Music by: | Teddy Castellucci |
| Cinematography: | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Screenplay by: | Tim Herlihy |
| Estimated budget: | $21,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |