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  Director Jim Fall
  Writer Stephen Mazur
  Starring John Stamos <br> Eric Dane <br> Bonnie Somerville <br> Sean Maher
  Released 2006
  Country USA / Canada
  Language English
  Imdb Id 0823158


''Wedding Wars'' is a 2006 LGBT Romantic Comedy Film about Gay Marriage , but also family and politics. It handles a very sensitive emotional issue both lightly and seriously. It stars John Stamos as the lead character, wedding planner Shel, Eric Dane as his brother, James Brolin as the Governor of Maine, Bonnie Somerville as the Governor's daughter, a Gay Marriage supporter, and Sean Maher as Ted, boyfriend of Shel (Stamos). It premiered on Monday, December 11, 2006 on the A&E Network .

It was well-received by gay audiences and Stamos appeared on the cover of The Advocate to promote the film. Although it is not the first television movie to have gay themes, it is the first about Gay Marriage . The movie was filmed in Halifax , Nova Scotia .


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Shel (Stamos), a gay Party Planner , agrees to organize the Nuptials for straight brother Ben (Dane) to Maggie (Somerville), the daughter of Maine 's Governor (Brolin). After Shel finds out that Ben, a campaign manager for his future Father-in-law , is behind the governor's speech against gay marriage, he decides to go on strike for Equal Rights . Shel's Strike picks up steam and eventually spreads nationwide, leaving the impending wedding vows in the hands of a tacky planner and overall, in question.


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