Father of the Bride Part II (1995)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

8 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Expect the unexpected

Plot:

In this sequel to "Father of the Bride", George Banks must accept the reality of what his daughter's ascension from daughter to wife...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Pregnancy | Marriage | Elderly | Baby Born

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Martin	...	George Banks
Diane Keaton	...	Nina Banks
Martin Short	...	Franck Eggelhoffer
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Annie Banks-MacKenzie (as Kimberly Williams)
George Newbern	...	Bryan MacKenzie
Kieran Culkin	...	Matty Banks
B.D. Wong	...	Howard Weinstein
Peter Michael Goetz	...	John MacKenzie
Kate McGregor-Stewart	...	Joanna MacKenzie (as Kate McGregor Stewart)
Jane Adams	...	Dr. Megan Eisenberg
Eugene Levy	...	Mr. Habib
Rebecca Chambers	...	Young Woman at Gym
April Ortiz	...	Olivia
Dulcy Rogers	...	Ava (the Beautician)
Kathy Anthony	...	Beautician #2

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34135) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

843 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Sandollar Productions

Trivia:

Although this sequel to Father of the Bride (1991) is not a remake of Father's Little Dividend (1951), (the sequel to the original Father of the Bride (1950)_), the opening scenes of the two films, including the narration spoken to camera by the father character, are virtually identical.

Goofs:

Continuity: There's a significant time discrepancy in the movie. Nina becomes pregnant during the "escapade in the kitchen," but by the time she starts feeling ill/concerned, nearly eight weeks has passed - two weeks before the termites attack, four weeks to sell the house, then ten more days to move out, then one more day before visiting the doctors. This is over 7 and a half weeks (assuming it takes 0 days to fumigate and put the house up for sale). This is a fairly unrealistic amount of time for a mature woman to begin questioning things. Then, at the doctor's George says they haven't done any thing for six weeks - to which Nina asks, "what about that escapade in the kitchen?" They're both quite off in their timing.

Quotes:

[Annie is in labor. Dragging sleeping George out by the head. Drops head and looks around]
Franck Eggelhoffer: Gee, I could change this room... THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS FRANCK!

Movie Connections:

Remake of Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Soundtrack:

Give Me the Simple Life

Kind of ridicules, but still a fun film

The other day I was renting Father of the Bride and I figured to go ahead and grab the sequel. The great thing about it is that the original cast was back so I thought this had a good chance of being as good as the first. So I watched the first Father of the Bride and really loved it, so I watched Part 2 right afterwards, I have to say this movie is a bit unbelievable. Now getting pregnant the same time as your mother, it's cool, I can believe it because my grandmother and great grandmother were both pregnant at the same time, but they didn't give birth at the same time at the same hospital. That just seemed a little too "coincidental" and out of the blue. But Father of the Bride Part 2 still delivers good laughs even if the plot is predictable and unbelievable.

George and the family are doing well and are just enjoying life, he's even grown to like Bryan. When Annie and Bryan come over, they announce big news that they are pregnant, everyone is so excited, except for George who has just accepted his daughter being married, now he's going to be a grandpa? But the plot thickens, Nina is pregnant too with George's baby, like mother, like daughter, and when Bryan has to go out of town for work, George has to take over, but with Franck Eggelhoffer's help, that won't be too hard.

Father of the Bride Part 2 is predictable and like I said it does get ridicules at times, but it still is a fun film for you and the family. I have to admit that the ending was very sweet, but I won't give that away, you'll have to see for yourself. Steve Martin, I felt so bad for him how hard he was trying to take care of his wife and daughter at the same time, poor guy. Franck Eggelhoffer really delivers the laughs this round, he and Steve, when George falls asleep and Annie goes into labor, Franck tries to carry George and has a hard time is so funny. Fater of the Bride Part 2 is worth the time and look, it's a cute movie over all.

5/10