Best Men is a 1997 American crime comedy film directed by Tamra Davis, and stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Luke Wilson, Andy Dick, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Ward, Drew Barrymore and Dean Cain.
Buzz, a former soldier, has a few handguns in his tuxedo, Teddy, a browbeaten house husband, is meticulously getting ready, Sol, a former criminal lawyer now specializing in divorce, dresses neatly while Billy, a failing actor, is shown watching a newscast.
The reporter describes a recent bank robbery where the robber recited works by William Shakespeare before escaping.
Buzz bonds with Gonzo, a Vietnam veteran, he tells him his life dream was to serve in the military but, being gay, he was not allowed to.
Lead agent Hoover shows little regard for the hostages, planning to execute the five robbers as they exit the bank.
The gang negotiates for Jesse and Hope to be married in the bank; Hoover agrees for a priest to go in and perform the ceremony.
Teddy, feeling like the bank robbery has woken him up, refuses to be sent to the hospital for urgent care but eventually acquiesces.
He then steps off the bus and announces the deal he brokered involved him surrendering to save Jesse and the guys.
As the bus heads to the local airport, the feds start to catch up, and Buzz drives it off the main road.
Surrounded by the feds, in a final bloody shootout, the two best friends die but not before Buzz gets off a shot killing Hoover.
[3] Reviewing the film for Variety, critic Derek Elley praised the cast and said "At heart, 'Best Men' is a modest picture that harks back in many ways to U.S. movies of the late '60s and early '70s in its unconventional attitudes and anti-establishment tone.