15 'Bridesmaids' Behind-The-Scenes Facts

Bridesmaids is a movie that was released in 2011 and starred Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. The movie was written by Wiig and Annie Mumolo, produced by Judd Apatow, and directed by Paul Feig. It tells the story of Annie (Wiig), who is asked to be her best friend, Lillian's (Rudolph) maid of honor, despite being unable to afford it. She turns to her PID sisters for help, leading to a series of disasters hilariously played out over the course of the film. Behind the scenes, though, there were some very real difficulties actresses faced while filming. This article will explore those difficulties.

Filming "Bridesmaids" was no easy task. The movie is full of hilarious scenes and behind-the-scenes facts that the cast and crew had to deal with. From flying food to an exploding oven, here are some of the funniest things that happened while filming "Bridesmaids."

Here are 15 behind-the-scenes facts from one of the only groundbreaking films to feature both vomit and diarrhea.

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COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM BRIDESMAIDS IS JUDD APATOW'S ALL-TIME HIGHEST-GROSSING PRODUCTION. - adidas - NOT - - = BRIDES MAIDS Judd Apatow has over 2 dozen credits under his belt but Bridesmaids still takes the cake with achieving 288 million at the box office. It beat out films like Knocked Up, Year One, Funny People, and Anchorman. — Source: Box Office Mojo

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM ROSE BYRNE HAD TO LEARN THAI FOR HER ENGAGEMENT PARTY SPEECH BRIDES mu MAIDS Rose Byrne originally came up with the idea for Helen speaking Thai during an improvising session with her scene partner Kristen Wiig. Fieg, Wiig and Apatow loved it SO much they gave Byrne an actual Thai speech to give in the scene. — Source: The Daily Beast

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM MELISSA MCCARTHY WANTED MEGAN TO GO TO FLAVOR TOWN BRIDES MAIDS McCarthy's idea for the character of Megan was heavily inspired by Food Network's Guy Fieri. She even pushed for spiky blonde hair and always wearing her sunglasses on the back of her head. — Source: Conan

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM THE MOVIE ORIGINALLY WASN'T ABOUT A WEDDING BRIDES MAIDS The original script was started by Wiig and Mumulo in 2006 with the express goal to be a fun female led ensemble comedy. It wasn't until 3 years later that they decided to center it around a wedding. — Source: Blast

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COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM MELISSA MCCARTHY AND AIR MARSHALL JON ARE ACTUALLY MARRIED BRIDES MAIDS You can't fake that kind of red hot passion that Melissa and Ben Falcone shared on that plane. That's because the two are married in real life! — Source: News Week

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM SIX MEMBERS OF THE MOVIE'S CAST WERE MEMBERS OFTHE GROUNDLINGS BRIDAS MAIBU Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Ben Falcone all performed together in the LA comedy group, The Groundlings. — Source: Groundlings

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM REBEL WILSON ORIGINALLY AUDITIONED TO PLAY MEGAN BRIDES MAIDS Rebel Wilson was actually the second choice to play Melissa McCarthy's character, Megan. Judd, Paul and Kristen all loved watching Rebel improvise so much that they instead created her role of Annie's other roommate. — Source: The Producer's Guide

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM HELEN SHARES A HOUSE WITH BATMAN BRIDES MAIDS Helen's palacios bridal shower manor feels so extravagant because its location was also used for Bowfinger, Rush Hour and Wayne Manor in the 1966 Batman film and TV series! — Source: Movie Locations

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM PAUL RUDD APPEARS IN A DELETED SCENE REGIONAL SKIN - 1998 1999 Not 88:88 180 2001 2002 2011 188 2003-2004 parios BRIDES MAIDS Paul Rudd originally appeared as one of the men Annie dates, and also a guy who screams at kids at an ice skating rink. The clip was scrapped but can be found in the DVD deleted scenes. — Source: DVD Deleted Scenes

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COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM THE VOMITING SCENE WAS APATOW'S DECISION BRIDES MAIDS What is often regarded as the most memorable scene from the film, was shoehorned in by Apatow much to Kristen and Annies Dismay. Apatow felt the gross out humor would help the female ensemble comedy, while the writers felt it was reductive. Who was right? — Source: Standard

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM BRIDESMAID'S WRITERS REUNITE IN BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR Drisks Desseres Desseres BRIDES 2 MAIDS The two writers appear again, this time co-starring in the film Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar. This zany film is a visual masterpiece and fills the hole left by SNL Sketch inspired movies, in the best way. — Source: People

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM JILL CLAYBURGH PASSED AWAY BEFORE THE FILMS RELEASE BRIDES MAIDS Clayburgh who played Annie's mom, sadly never got to see the final film, as she passed away a few months before the film's release. They even cut some of her raunchier lines out of respect. — Source: Reuters

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM REBEL WILSON AND MATT LUCAS WERE ACTUAL ROOMMATES BRIDES MAIDS After filming, Rebel Wilson and Matt Lucas moved into a West Hollywood home together for 3 years! Do you think they got matching Mexican drinking worm tattoos? — Source: BCC News

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COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM JON HAMM WAS ELLIE KEMPER'S HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA TEACHER! BRIDES MAIDS Hubba hubba Jon Hamm taught theater at his former high school for a short stint and one of his students was Ellie Kemper. Kemper remembers very little from the class because she mainly focused on how handsome he was. — Source: AV Club

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COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM CHRIS O'DOWD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AMERICAN MILK CALLONS STATE PATRO BRIDES MAIDS The lovable Irish actor was originally supposed to throw on an American accent for the film, but sold Wiig and director Paul Fieg with his charming accent. FINALLY some middle-aged Irish male romantic interest representation!! — Source: Access Online

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