Possible Excuses For Made Of Honor's Absurd Title
Movie and TV titles that are terrible puns are nothing new, spanning the entertainment spectrum from Bosom Buddies to Grace Under Fire to New Amsterdam. They're stupid and annoying and lazy, but usually, at least, they make some kind of sense (the buddies wore drag, the character's name is "John Amsterdam.") But what could be the reason for the title of the new Patrick Dempsey-starring romantic comedy Made Of Honor, about a man who suddenly decides he loves his friend after she asks him to be maid of honor in her wedding? It makes me want to punch someone in the McDreamy every time I see ads for it on the side of a bus (which is every time I look at a bus.) Here are some possible excuses that would at least make the title of this movie make some logical sense, even though it would still be an unforgivable pun:
- Patrick Dempsey's character is named "Tom Made"
- Despite its fluffy rom-com premise, Made of Honor actually turns into a gripping mafia thriller, in which Patrick Dempsey pretends to be a bridesmaid in order to execute a hit and become a "made" man.
- Patrick Dempsey's character is in the Marines, and has a lot of honor.
- Patrick Dempsey is actually a superhero whose superpower involves being literally "made of honor."
- Patrick Dempsey makes some sort of My Best Friend's Wedding difficult genre-defying choice at the end of the movie to stop being selfish because his friend would be better off with the guy she's marrying, thus demonstrating that he has a great deal of honor.
Something like that last one probably happens, but it's still not okay.
Posted by Lindsay at 2:42 PM in Movie Posters
Tags: Made Of Honor | Patrick Dempsey
Awesome. This really bugs me too. It's also really annoying when they clearly came up with a character name solely for the purpose of punning on it in the title (I don't really understand what it's supposed to mean, but I think Good Will Hunting is guilty of this).
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I just got "Bosom Buddies". *sound of shot* *DU's body falls back in time to 1982, when this would have been funny to know*
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They should have named it 'My Best Friend's Wedding 2'.
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I have the exact same response every time i see this poster. It makes no sense. A guy can be in the bride's wedding party. It doesn't make him a "maid of honor". I know these movies aren't targeted at me - and that's fine. But seriously, stop perpetuating the stupidity of our culture at large....
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I honestly did not notice the "Made." Now I'm ashamed. But, to be fair, I try to not notice whenever I see posters for that movie. Which, thankfully, are not on the sides of buses in Richmond.
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maybe he is like a maid thru most of the movie wearing like a sexy maid outfit from halloween store. but at the very end just before the bride marries some asshole guy(who never does any cleaning around the house... even though he has been out of work for months.... and her sister is like "you know susan, steven could help out a little around the house. you work 40 hours a week and still come home and cook him dinner. and imagine if you didn't have your maid-boy to help you too? no its not like that maria, Steven is just having a hard time finding his calling, but once he does, you know he will be a good provider. I just know it. did you dust the mantle today patrick?)
but then when patrick is dusting the mantle she is like 'wow i never really noticed how much feelings i had towards my maidboy and i should marry him instead."
but her family is against it but then they alope.
wait. maybe the original groom and patrick have a maidoff where he proves his love becuase he cleans the whole house better than the other guy does.
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there is absolutely no honor in being a man maid of honor. that's why groom's have men behind them.
and why on earth are a straight grown man and woman such good friends that she model lingerie in front of him? (watch the trailer)
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Can they stop making wedding movies. Grrrrrr.... not every woman loves a bridal "STFU" movie! Gawd!!!! Patrick Dempsey is a douche for taking this film on!!!!
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