The Wedding Ringer

The Wedding Ringer is a 2015 American buddy romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Jeremy Garelick in his directorial debut. It stars Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting. The film was produced by Adam Fields, Will Packer Productions and Miramax, distributed by Screen Gems, and released on January 16, 2015.

Despite receiving generally negative reviews, the film was a box office success, grossing over $79 million against a $23 million budget.

Jimmy Callahan provides best man services, through The Best Man Inc., for men who do not have the friends needed for a wedding. Successful tax attorney Doug Harris and his fiancée Gretchen Palmer are planning their wedding. Needing a best man and groomsmen, Doug contacts Jimmy's company.

Doug needs a "Golden Tux" (seven groomsmen) to match with Gretchen's bridesmaids, which has never been done before. Jimmy agrees to do it for $50,000, all expenses paid.

Three of Jimmy's friends are recruited as groomsmen: Fitzgibbons, a federal prison escapee, Lurch, who has a nagging wife and Reggie, an airport security guard. They interview for the four remaining spots: they choose Kip, who has a stutter; Endo, who has three testicles; Bronstein, who can dislocate and relocate his shoulder; and Otis, who can say sentences backwards.

Doug tells Gretchen that "Bic" is a military priest based in El Salvador, and she insists that he also come to the family brunch. There, Doug gets nervous, almost blowing his cover until Jimmy accidentally sets Gretchen's grandmother on fire. In the emergency room, Jimmy lies to Gretchen's father Ed, that they used to play football. So he challenges them to a match with some of his old college teammates.

Doug meets his groomsmen, all with fake identities based on the last names of famous Los Angeles sports figures. Jimmy takes Doug and the groomsmen on fake photo shoots of skydiving, scuba-diving, etc..

When Doug begins to have doubts, they visit Edmundo, who says the key is to please Gretchen and her mother Lois and nothing else. To prove how good he is at being a best man, Jimmy takes Doug to a wedding where the best man makes a terrible speech. They later have drinks and show off their dance moves. Jimmy reveals how he gave an excellent best man speech for an acquaintance which led to his career as a wedding ringer. Doug explains that he moved a lot with his parents, so he never got to make friends. When his parents died, Doug took over the business, and work consumed him, leaving him without friends. Jimmy drives Doug home, and reiterates that they are in a business relationship, and Doug, although hurt, agrees.