Father of the Bride (1991)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers (WGA):

Frances Goodrich (screenplay) &
Albert Hackett (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 December 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Tagline:

Love is wonderful. Until it happens to your only daughter.

Plot:

In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie...

Plot Keywords:

Breaking The Fourth Wall | Leg Touching | Father Daughter Relationship | Marriage | Wedding

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Steve Martin	...	George Banks
Diane Keaton	...	Nina Banks
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Annie Banks (as Kimberly Williams)
Kieran Culkin	...	Matty Banks
George Newbern	...	Bryan MacKenzie
Martin Short	...	Franck Eggelhoffer
B.D. Wong	...	Howard Weinstein
Peter Michael Goetz	...	John MacKenzie
Kate McGregor-Stewart	...	Joanna MacKenzie
Carmen Hayward	...	Grace
April Ortiz	...	Olivia
Mina Vasquez	...	Marta
Gibby Brand	...	David
Richard Portnow	...	Al - the Tux Salesman
Barbara Perry	...	Female Factory Worker

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:12RA (video rating) | Ireland:12 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

1015 California Avenue, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Sandollar Productions

Trivia:

Actor Eugene Levy appears in both this movie and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), but as different characters in each one.

Goofs:

Continuity: When George is in the jail cell talking to his wife, his chin is resting on the cell bars, but only in the shots when he is facing into camera. In the reverse shots (over his shoulder) he is clearly several inches away from the bars.

Quotes:

Howard Weinstein: [on the phone] Mr. Banks, this is Howard Weinstein. Franck's Executive Assistant. I... ave... your estimate for you.
George Banks: I can barely hear you!
Howard Weinstein: I'm in my car going through Water Canyon. Call you back?
George Banks: No, no, no. I want the estimate. How much? What's the damage?
Howard Weinstein: Well, everything from the flowers, to the honeymoon limo...
George Banks: Ok, everything. How much?
Howard Weinstein: [cutting out] - dred and - ifty a -ead.
George Banks: You're breaking up. It sounded like you said 150 a head.
Howard Weinstein: No, no!
George Banks: Good. I was about to kill myself.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)

Soundtrack:

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Charming remake

Steve Martin stars in this Disney remake of the 1950 classic..Martin stars as the father of the bride (Kimberly Williams is perfect) and Diane Keaton is the mother. Of course the wedding plans fall apart and it is up to the parents to make sure that it all comes together without a hitch. Martin Short is the coordinator - played stereotypically gay - and that gets annoying..but the movie altogether is a wholesome funny charming film that both kids and parents can watch together, on a scale of one to ten...6