A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional. Read more
| Starring | Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love |
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| Director | Peter Billingsley |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
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Actress Kali Hawk still can't believe she landed a leading role in new comedy Couples Retreat - because her audition was a sticky mess. The little-known star showed up for the test chewing gum in an effort to channel the trashy young character she was hoping to portray in the movie - and when that didn't impress co-star Vince Vaughn and director Peter Billingsley, she spat the gum out and sat on it. She recalls, "I was a little bit nervous but I tried to be cool, which did not work. I was... Read more
Actress Keli Hawk was left red faced and stunned when she had to remove movie husband Faizon Love's shorts in new comedy Couples Retreat - because the big guy wasn't wearing anything underneath. The couple was shooting the scene on a beach in Bora Bora and Hawk was sure her co-star would have his privates covered up - but he was happy for her to see everything. She tells WENN, "When I went to pull down his pants, I assumed there would be a sock or something, but, no, I pulled down the pants... Read more
Campaign groups in Britain have taken aim at the Hollywood studio behind recent comedy movie Couple's Retreat after two black actors were airbrushed from publicity posters in the U.K. The American advert for the film, which stars Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis, shows all eight of the movie's principal actors, including Faizon Love and Kali Hawk. But Love and Hawk were removed from the promotional campaign ahead of the movie's U.K. release last month (Oct09). Vivienne Pattison,... Read more
Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have overcome an onslaught of poor reviews for Couple's Retreat after the comedy debuted at the top spot of the U.S. box office at the weekend (09-11Oct09). The film, about four couples who seek relationship counselling at an island therapy resort, was panned by critics - who called the movie "offensive" and "tedious". However, the funnymen charmed American audiences, raking in box office sales of £23.5 million. Meanwhile, Woody Harrelson's horror comedy... Read more
New movie couple Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman are expecting a "baby boom" among the crew of their new movie Couples' Retreat - because everyone fell in love while they were shooting in paradise. Co-star Jean Reno conceived a baby during filming in Bora Bora and Vaughn and Akerman are confident more children will be born thanks to the new movie, which also stars Kristin Davis, Jon Favreau and Jason Bateman. Vaughn tells WENN, "Jean Reno was such a nice guy and I really enjoyed my time with... Read more