Spoofs in The Wedding Singer

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:52pm

Are there any specific cultural references I should be aware of in The Wedding Singer because I'm seeing it next week. I was just watching a clip of "Let Me Come Home" and Felicia is standing in the closet and smoke comes out. I don't get what that's about. Just give me the specifics. I'd really appreciate it.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:54pm

Felicia didn't stand in a closet during LMCH. There's no closet to stand in. She dances around, and kicks the hot water heater after she burns her hand. The pipe breaks, and smoke comes out.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not?

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I d

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't know

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't know it w

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't know it was

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't know it was a c

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't know it was a closet.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 5:57pm

So is it really a spoof of something or not? And I didn't know it wasn't a closet. My bad. And forgive the multiple posts. Apparently they post this thing as you're writing it.

Updated On: 8/1/06 at 05:57 PM

[snl89]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:04pm

yeah, thats not a culteral spoof, its just they're supposed to be in the basement of robbie's grandma's house, aka robbie's room, and the hot water heater is there. Lindas dancing all around and burns her hand, so she kicks it, steam comes out, and that's about all. If anything its just kind of a refference to the cheesy '80s rock music videos :) cause mtv first came out in the '80s right? that was kinda the beginning of that generation? so it may be a little bit about that, but mostly its just funny cause its all dramatic and.. linda-y. lol. There ARE culteral references though- particularly it'll help if you know some of the big 80s icons- liike Billy Idol, Tina Turner, Cindy Lauper, Amelda Marco (is that how you spell it?), that kind of thing :) oh, and one little detail that I'd never known that just kind of makes a couple of the jokes funnier- Ronald and Nancy Regan were the first people to really promote jelly beans. They liked them a lot. Thats all I'm gonna say, you'll get it when you see the show :) haha. So yeah, there are lots of references but they're ones that you def SHOULD get, at least if you live in the US and everything and are like.. 12 or older. Lets just say, I was born in '89 so I'm really not an '80s child, and from the little bit of I Love The 80s I've watched, and just from what I knew, I was able to get all but maybe a couple of the jokes

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:09pm

So if I'm good with my pop culture, I'll be ok for the most part?

[snl89]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:15pm

def I'm no pop culture expert and I got nearly everything. haha

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:20pm

EASY ON THE TRIGGER FINGER. Jeez.

It's not a spoof on anything.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:20pm

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep that in mind.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:24pm

I didn't mean it to sound rude, but that was like, a record breaking multiple post.

[snl89]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 6:25pm

hahah yeah, easy on the hitting enter hun :P

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:03pm

It's Imelda Marcos. She was the wife of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. She adored shoes, in fact owned thousands of them. Thus the Salvatore box when she comes out for the scene.

[snl89]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:05pm

^ahh yes, thats whatt I meant hehe, just spelled it really really wierdly :) yeah, that and the jelly beans were the two my mom had to explain to me cause I didn't really get them before hand

[zzannahk]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:15pm

threadjack:

my grandma had a jar of jeelybeans with the presidential seal on it from reagan, but my sisters and i didn't know the importance and broke it open when we were little.

she still complains about it

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 7:49pm

Wow that was like 9 posts.

[kyguy78]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 9:50pm

Yep, you need a very good working knowledge of 80's pop culture to fully get everything that The Wedding Singer throws at you.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 10:45pm

favorite references;

"nobody's ever gonna pay 3 bucks for a cup of coffee!"
"new coke... thats brilliant!"