When it comes to pre-wedding festivities, bachelor and bachelorette parties take the penis-shaped cake. Learn all about these sordid affairs today.
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# Stuff You Should Know: Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties
Josh and Chuck explore the wild and sometimes uncomfortable history of bachelor and bachelorette parties, from their Victorian origins to how they've evolved into everything from raucous Vegas trips to low-key camping adventures. They dig into fascinating historical moments like the scandalous Awful Seely Dinner of the Gilded Age, trace how bachelorette parties didn't really take off until the 1970s and 80s, and discuss why these pre-wedding celebrations have become increasingly controversial in modern times. Along the way, they examine changing attitudes about what these parties should actually be—celebrating individual identity before marriage versus enabling problematic behavior—and share plenty of personal anecdotes about their own (mostly uncomfortable) experiences with wedding festivities.
Bachelor Party
1984
1h 45m
★ 6.3
"1984's Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks — Josh discusses the 1984 comedy film starring Tom Hanks, noting how different his persona was compared to his modern roles."
— Josh
Bridesmaids
2011
2h 5m
★ 6.5
"Have you seen that? I have not seen that one. Oh, Bridesmaids is great. — Chuck recommends Bridesmaids as a great bachelorette party film with strong female characters."
— Chuck
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
2h 40m
★ 7.5
"This is like finding out that the wealthy have eyes-wide shut parties. — Josh compares the scandal of wealthy people hosting secret parties to the plot of Eyes Wide Shut."
— Josh
"the filmmaker's great, because she does that... Along with her husband does that TV show Hacks, which is really, really good. — Josh mentions the filmmaker of Rough Night also works on the HBO series Hacks."
— Josh
How to Murder Your Wife
1965
NR
1h 58m
★ 6.3
"how to murder your wife, a 1965 Jack Lemon movie — Josh mentions this Jack Lemmon comedy where the protagonist marries a woman who jumped out of a cake at his bachelor party."
— Josh
Kevin Can F**K Himself
2021
TV-MA
★ 6.9
"Have you seen Kevin Can F himself? No, I have not. — Josh recommends the TV show after it was mentioned in relation to discussing sitcoms and Boston accents."
— Josh
Rough Night
2017
R
1h 41m
★ 5.7
"a movie that I don't know how I never heard of this movie from 2017 called Rough Night — Josh discusses a 2017 bachelorette party comedy that wasn't well-received critically despite a strong cast."
— Josh
Schitt's Creek
2015
TV-14
★ 7.8
"the daughter and sister from Schitt's Creek — Chuck describes the lead actress from Kevin Can F**k Himself as being from this show."
— Chuck
The Bachelor Party
1957
1h 32m
★ 6.8
"There was one called The Bachelor Party from 1957. I want to see this movie. — Josh discusses a classic 1957 film about bachelor parties, noting it was based on a TV play."
— Josh
The Descendants
2011
R
1h 55m
★ 6.8
"Isn't one of your favorite movies the descendants? It is — Josh mentions The Descendants as one of his favorite movies during a discussion about ancestors and descendants."
— Josh
The Hangover
2009
1h 40m
★ 7.3
"Which the hangover totally stole. — Josh notes that The Hangover borrowed the plot device of a bride jumping out of a cake from How to Murder Your Wife."
— Josh
Very Bad Things
1998
R
1h 40m
★ 6.3
"Very Bad Things was a dark comedy where there was the accidental killing of a sex worker. — Josh describes this 1998 dark comedy that involved a tragic accident at a bachelor party."
— Josh
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