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Father of the Bride
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Father of the Bride (1991) -- A creative military dad finds a way to celebrate his daughter's wedding day while deployed in Iraq. John Blackstone reports.
Father of the Bride (1991) -- In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie...

Overview

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Director:
Charles Shyer
Writers (WGA):
Frances Goodrich (screenplay) &
Albert Hackett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 December 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Comedy more
Tagline:
Love is wonderful. Until it happens to your only daughter. more
Plot:
In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Among the wedding gifts Annie receives is a Venus de Milo statue with a clock in the stomach. In the original Father of the Bride (1950), Kay also receives this as one of her wedding gifts. Both look at it with disdain. more
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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. more
Quotes:
Matty Banks: Right, together. Left, together. Right, together.
George: Matty, you're up pretty late, aren't ya?
Matty Banks: Yeah, I know I'm just practicing. I wish I didn't have to walk Mom down the aisle.
George: Don't worry, you'll be great.
Matty Banks: Is it right, together, left or left, together, right?
George: Well, let's try it. Let's see, we go right together, left together. Good. Matty, I'm sorry if I've been preoccupied lately with this wedding.
Matty Banks: It's ok.
George: Yeah, but I have, haven't I?
Matty Banks: It's all right. I understand.
George: Yeah, but...
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Soundtrack:
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Funny & sweet, 25 April 2000
8/10
Author: Meredith-7 from Melbourne, Australia

I have never seen the original so I can't really compare the two. On its own merits I thought FOTB to be really entertaining. Of course its predictable, but its meant to be. martin Short is hilarious as the wedding organiser, and Steve Martin is at his dead pan best. Kimberly Williams was excellent in her role as the young bride to be, particularly as it was her debut. The story goes along nicely but I must say the wedding seemed like the most expensive and lavish in wedding movie history, particularly seeming George Banks is your normal suburban father- not a multi millionaire. There are some fairly amusing scenes, but really its a nice movie. Its the type of movie you watch with your mother, or sister and think if only love, life and family were really that simple. In other words its escapism, almost like a fantasy...enjoy.

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