Father of the Bride Part II (1995)

In this sequel to "Father of the Bride", George Banks must accept the reality of what his daughter's ascension from daughter to wife, and now, to mother means when placed into perspective ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers:

Albert Hackett (screenplay), Frances Goodrich (screenplay),

Stars:

Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
BD 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

Storyline

In this sequel to "Father of the Bride", George Banks must accept the reality of what his daughter's ascension from daughter to wife, and now, to mother means when placed into perspective against his own stage of life. As the comfortable family unit starts to unravel in his mind, a rapid progression into mid-life crisis is in his future. His journey to regain his youth acts as a catalyst for a kind of "rebirth" of his attitude on life when he and his wife, Nina, find how their lives are about to change as well.

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Plot Keywords:

pregnancy | marriage | sequel | family relationships | grandparent | 

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Taglines:

Expect the unexpected

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brudens far 2

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£4,239,588 (UK) (15 March 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandollar Productions, Taylor-Made Productions, The Meyers/Shyer Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the theatrical trailer, a scene which is not included in the DVD is shown with Franck telling George and Brian that there will be "sterks" (storks) at the baby shower. During the Scrabble scene, you can see "sterks" on the board, along with the other pregnancy-related words.

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Goofs

In the scene where George is buying the house back, shutters are lying on the lawn. Towards the end of the same scene we see all the upstairs (there is no room on the lower level windows for shutters because of the trellis) have shutters.

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Quotes

Franck Eggelhoffer: Father of the bride and a baby? GET OUT OF TOWN.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.130 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"On the Sunny Side of the Street"
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Performed by Steve Tyrell

User Reviews

A nice, feel-good movie, though you have to suspend credulity

I enjoyed this film, as I did Father of the Bride (1991), though I had to suspend my credulity a lot. This film was less realistic than the film it was based on, Father's Little Dividend (1951), with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. For example, it's unlikely that George Banks, a highly successful business owner who obviously must think through his decisions, would be so impetuous as to sell the house he loves and end up having to buy it back at a significant mark-up. (George and Nina decide to sell following a rainstorm that caused their kitchen ceiling to leak, even though the house had two storeys above it.) The new baby *wing* which the Banks then decide to build on to their repurchased home is equally ridiculous, since the house is already huge and only young son Matty is still at home. Between the ill-conceived house sale and repurchase, the posh baby wing and the lavish baby shower, featuring storks flown in from Austria, I don't think George Banks could possibly have spent more money. In the previous film, Father of the Bride (1991), Bryan's parents were portrayed as wealthy, but George is clearly a millionaire himself. I did enjoy this movie -- it's funny, romantic and very warm, with beautiful sets -- but I would have preferred a little less over-the-top consumerism.