Father of the Bride (1991)

With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers:

Frances Goodrich (screenplay), Albert Hackett (screenplay)

Stars:

Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
BD 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

Storyline

In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie. George is a nervous father unready to face the fact that his little girl is now a woman. The preparations for the extravagant wedding provide additional comic moments.

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | wedding planning | husband wife relationship | father of the bride | wedding | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

El padre de la novia

Filming Locations:

364 Street Cloud Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$89,325,780

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Sandollar Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This the second film that Steve Martin and Martin Short starred in since Three Amigos (1986).

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Goofs

When Annie and Bryan go to change for their honeymoon, George takes a shortcut. The time it would take for them to change would be significantly longer than the time it takes George to get to the stairs via his "shortcut," though he still manages to miss their exit.

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Quotes

Annie: Listen, I'm going to take Bryan for a drive and show him around.
Nina Banks: Okay, honey. Good.
George: Annie, it's a little nippy out. You might want to put on a sweater.
Annie: No, Dad, it's okay. I'm kind of warm.
George: There's a chill in the air, and you've been on a plane,
Annie: Dad, I'm fine.
Bryan: Annie, it is kind of cold out.
Annie: It is?
George: Yeah.
Annie: Alright. Thanks. I'll get my jacket.
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Connections

Remake of Father of the Bride (1950)

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Soundtracks

I'm Into Something Good
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Performed by Herman's Hermits

User Reviews

Miss these movies

Why can't they bring back this genre of movies? Simple, every day life without super drama. Watching a dad have a meltdown over his daughter's wedding is realistic and Steve Martin's character is so relatable. The super market moment with the hot dog buns is hilarious and so dead on. Nowadays it feels like writers/producers have no idea what is happening in the real world. I have watched countless movies where the characters drive new cars and $500k+ houses and are portrayed as the struggling, all-American family lol even though this family has a stunning house, they still come across grounded and humble.