White Weddings in Sin City!
By Jessica Henderson
Las Vegas is the quickie wedding capital of the world, a city synonymous with winning and losing bets, both at the tables and at the altar. Tying the knot, Vegas-style, usually connotes images of inebriated couples, Elvis-impersonating pastors, and the kind of bad judgment your mama always warned you about. No wonder Sin City nuptials are such a favorite subject for screwball romantic comedies. The latest, What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, joins a pantheon of memorable — and regrettable — wedding flick pictures that have improbable couples uniting in the unholiest of matrimonies.
Viva Las Vegas, 1964
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Fiery lifeguard Rusty (Ann Margret) and down-on-his- luck racecar driver/waiter Lucky (Elvis Presley) are coworkers at a Las Vegas resort when love, jealousies and musical numbers erupt. When a hotel talent show pits them against each other, can their chemistry overcome their bitter rivalry?\r\nMatrimonial jackpot?: A three cherry payout! Word is these hip swivelin, crooinin, high-rolling performers sizzled off-screen, too. \r\n
The Marrying Man, 1991
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the marrying man, kim bassinger, alec baldwin
Sultry nightclub singer Vicki (Kim Basinger) and rich playboy Charley (Alec Baldwin) have a steamy affair. But when Vickis gun-toting sugar daddy, mob boss Bugsy Siegel, catches the two in the sack, he forces Vicki and Charley to make it legal and get hitched, an outcome neither of them had intended . \r\nMatrimonial Jackpot? Let this one ride. This flick, starring real-life bitter divorcees in their salad days, is about as funny as crapping out. \r\n
Honeymoon in Vegas, 1992
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Blushing bride Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker) and nervous groom Jack (Nick Cage) have been dating for years, when Jack decides to chuck his dying mothers wish that he never marry and elope with the girl of his dreams. But when a pre-ceremony card game leaves him thousands in the hole, Betsy is forced to spend a weekend in Hawaii with the winning card shark before Jack can win her back. \r\nMatrimony Jackpot?: A straight flush. This ones wacky in all the right places, from the offbeat casting to an iconic scene involving flying Elvises.
Fools Rush In, 1997
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Passionate, romantic Mexican-American Isabel (Salma Hayek) and the uptight, Waspy corporate lawyer Alex (Matthew Perry) are the requisite odd pair. But when their one night stand in Vegas leads to an unplanned pregnancy, the two beeline for the alter. \r\nMatrimonial Jackpot?: Should have stuck with Keno. Accidental pregnancies, cultural differences, conflicting life goalsyou gotta know when to fold em.\r\n
What Happens in Vegas, 2008
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Joy (Cameron Diaz) and Jack (Ashton Kutcher) are the worlds unluckiest pair who find each other on the Vegas strip. A few hours and several cocktails later, the drunken pair wed in a ceremony straight out of Animal House. (Her bouquet is made of beer bottles and sippy straws.) \r\nMatrimonial Jackpot? Double down. After a winning quarter pays off at the slots, these two hotties have about 3 million reasons to fall in love. Some noteworthy laughs make this one worth seeing.
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