Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is a 2016 English-language Adventure Comedy film written by Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O'brien, .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ol, .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist Ol Li and .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ul Li{margin-bottom:0}. The movie is directed by Jake Szymanski and produced by Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin and Jonathan Levine under the banner of Chernin Entertainment in collaboration with TSG Entertainment. The film is based on a real Craigslist ad placed by two brothers who wanted dates for their cousin's wedding that became popular in February 2013, which they then turned into a book, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: And a Thousand Cocktails. Mike and dave need wedding dates features Zac Efron in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Anna Kendrick, Adam Devine, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy and Sugar Lyn Beard. The music was composed by Jeff Cardoni. Cinematography was done by Matthew Clark and editing by Jonathan Schwartz and Lee Haxall. The film has a running time of 98 minutes. It was released on 8th September 2016. The Film was successful at box office. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates was made on a budget of $33 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $77 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by 20th Century Fox. The film is based on a real Craigslist ad placed by two brothers who wanted dates for their cousin's wedding that became popular in February 2013, which they then turned into a book, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: And a Thousand Cocktails.