Paul Feig: “It was in 2007, I was working on another movie and Judd called me up and said, ‘Hey, we’re doing a reading of this script that Kristen Wiig wrote.’ Kristen had just been in a movie I did called Unaccompanied Minors, and it was the first time she had ever been in a movie and I just loved her.
Because it makes you question, ‘Am I doing what I should be doing?’” “Within five minutes I got a call from Judd saying, ‘Alright we’re going to do this.’” You’re very happy for them, and you want this to be happening to them, but you have this complicated sort of feeling. You know how there’s that big dramatic run out of the building, and they get into their car and drive away? And everyone’s celebrating? I remember my last friend that got married, and the feeling I had as they ran out, got into their car – it was this very deep feeling of being left behind. One moment that I think the whole emotional anchor of the movie came from was a moment wedding reception. So we started talking about that idea and that was where it started. I was encountering all kinds of characters in my adventures. Mumolo: “At the same time, everyone I knew was getting married. Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo (who featured in a scene) in Bridesmaids (Photo by Suzanne Hanover/©Universal Pictures) “Everyone I knew was getting married. We thought, ‘Oh maybe we should write something together.’” I’d love to have a meeting with you.’ At the same time, we had been talking about ‘maybe we should think of writing a movie sometime.’ And when he approached us we were very excited, we exchanged information. Then we called him and he never called us back. So at one point a Hollywood producer approached us after a show and said, ‘You guys, you two have really good chemistry. We had an instant sort of chemistry there and we just had a lot of success with our sketches that we wrote together. We thought, ‘Oh, maybe we should write something together.’”Īnnie Mumolo: “Kristen and I had been writing and performing together at the Groundlings for years. It all started, according to co-writer Annie Mumolo, with an exciting meeting with a Hollywood producer… that never ended up happening, and her own experience as a “perpetual bridesmaid.” “That planted the seed for us. But what makes the story of out-of-luck bridesmaid Annie (Kristen Wiig) stand out from so many other buzzy and celebrated comedies is that its impact has lasted, and continues to this day – not just in the career boosts it gave its leads and director, but in the way it changed the playing field for female-driven comedies and the creative minds who wanted to make them. From the first draft of the script to a South by Southwest debut that had Hollywood talking, to a mega opening weekend and multiple Oscar nominations, this was always going to be a special comedy for the beginning of the new decade. VOTE FOR THIS MOMENT IN OUR 21 MOST MEMORABLE MOVIE MOMENTS POLLįew comedies have rocked the movie industry like Bridesmaids did back in 2011. In this episode of our ‘21 Most Memorable Moments’ series, Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo and director Paul Feig remember the notorious food-poisoning scene and the fantasy sequence from the original script that it replaced. In this special video series, we speak to the actors and filmmakers who made those moments happen, revealing behind-the-scenes details of how they came to be and diving deep into why they’ve stuck with us for so long. Once we’ve announced all 21, it will be up to you, the fans, to vote for which is the most memorable moment of all. In 2019, Rotten Tomatoes turns 21, and to mark the occasion we’re celebrating the 21 Most Memorable Moments from the movies over the last 21 years. W atch: Co-writer Annie Mumolo and director Paul Feig on the making of Bridesmaids above.
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