Every Rom Com 35: The Proposal

This week Every Rom Com would like to cordially request the pleasure of your company as Jennifer Howell and Cybil Solyn celebrate the beginning of our wedding series! We’re starting off with 2009’s “The Proposal”, a Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds fake-dating classic, which is also one of the highest-grossing romantic comedies of all time! Along the way we discuss a rom com dog, proposal stories, a problematic scene that was somehow never widely critiqued, and whether Sandra Bullock is in fact the queen of all rom coms! Please RSVP yes to this destination wedding, and let us know what other wedding movies you’d like to see from us in the future! 

0:00-4:45 Intro, Favorite Wedding Rom Coms

4:45-17:50 Trailer, Basic Info, Interesting Facts, General Opinion

https://ew.com/gallery/highest-grossing-rom-coms/ 

Fake behind-the-scenes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiDsqYt8c5I 

17:50-33:49 Cast & Crew In-Depth, Is Sandra Bullock The Ultimate Rom Com Heroine?

Interview with Anne Fletcher: https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/anne-fletcher-rom-com-the-proposal-dumplin-netflix-1202025922/ 

Info On Betty White:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-story-betty-white-the-proposal-story.html 

https://www.fame10.com/entertainment/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-proposal/ 

https://www.today.com/pets/betty-white-animal-lover-rcna10067 

Betty White SNL skits: https://www.thewrap.com/betty-white-snl-sketches-videos/

33:49-48:24 Opening Scenes Featuring Many Tropes, Faking An Engagement, This Is Not How Immigration Works, Immigration Questions

Info On Immigration By Marriage: https://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/how-get-green-card-after-marriage-citizen.html#:~:text=You%20don't%20have%20to%20wait%20until%20you've%20had,after%20obtaining%20a%20green%20card. 

https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/why-would-my-green-card-application-be-denied/ 

Some immigration questions for couples: https://www.immi-usa.com/marriage-based-green-card-interview-questions-complete-guide/ 

https://curbelolaw.com/marriage-based-green-card-interview-questions/ 

48:24-1:04:04 Arriving In Alaska, Fake Dating Trope, The Proposal Story, Forced To Kiss, Forced To Share A Room 

1:04:04-1:23:08 Kevin The Rom Com Dog, The Male Stripper Scene, The Naked Scene, Getting To Know Each Other, The Wedding Plan

Info On Kevin, The Rom Com Dog: 

https://people.com/pets/meet-the-proposals-pooch-scene-stealer/#:~:text=Audiences%20have%20fallen%20in%20love,%2C%20Sitka%2C%20Nanu%20and%20Winter. 

Filming of the Dog/Eagle scene: https://humanehollywood.org/production/proposal-the/ 

Could an eagle pick up a dog?: https://nationalpurebreddogday.com/take-the-doggie-take-the-doggie/ 

1:23:08-1:38:07 Grandma Annie’s Ritual, Grandma Annie’s Gifts, Margaret Drives The Boat

Critical Commentary On Ritual Scene: https://justsheavassar.medium.com/the-proposal-it-s-okay-grandma-annie-is-part-native-american-591f0cb0b346 

Making Of Info: 

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/betty-white-scene-stealer-proposal-sandra-bullock-ryan-reynolds-article-1.375226 

1:38:07 SPOILERS BEGIN

1:38:07-1:57:37 Immigration Guy Shows Up, The Wedding, The End Of The Movie, Jen & Cybil Rewrite The Ending

1:57:37-2:05:26 Double Feature Recommendations