Bridesmaids

Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman in her mid-thirties, living in Milwaukee. After her bakery fails due to the recession, her boyfriend leaves her, and she loses her savings. Having lost her passion for baking, Anne works at a jewelry store and shares an apartment with obnoxious English immigrant siblings Gil (Matt Lucas) and Brynn (Rebel Wilson). Annie has a casual sexual relationship with the rude and self-absorbed Ted (Jon Hamm), but hopes for something more from him. The only positive presence in her life is her lifelong best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph). When Lillian becomes engaged to her boyfriend Doug (Tim Heidecker), she asks Annie to be her maid of honor.Bridesmaids 2011.

At the engagement party, Annie meets Lillian’s bridesmaids: Lillian’s long-married and cynical cousin Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey); naïve newlywed Becca (Ellie Kemper); Doug’s blunt, foul-mouthed but friendly sister Megan (Melissa McCarthy); and finally, the wealthy and beautiful Helen (Rose Byrne), who is married to Doug’s boss. Annie and Helen are instantly jealous of each other’s friendship with Lillian, who persuades them to spend time together, but the two aren’t able to get past their jealousy and only become more competitive with each other.

Annie takes Lillian and the bridesmaids to a Brazilian steak restaurant before visiting a chic bridal shop, where Helen uses her influence to gain entry as Annie failed to make a reservation. While trying on gowns, the entire party – except Helen, who chose not to eat – begins vomiting and having diarrhea from food poisoning, with Lillian defecating in the middle of the street while wearing a wedding dress.Annie’s suggestion for a bachelorette party at Lillian’s parents’ lakehouse is overruled in favor of a Las Vegas trip planned by Helen. Unable to afford a first-class ticket and too proud to accept a ticket from Helen, Annie books a ticket in economy class while the others fly first class. The trip is cut short however by an outburst from Annie, who had accepted a sedative and liquor from Helen to soothe her massive fear of flying and begins to hallucinate. The plane makes an emergency landing in Casper, Wyoming, and the party takes a bus back home. Annie apologizes, but Lillian decides it’s best if Helen takes over planning the bridal shower and wedding.