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

Howard calls George Banks at his shoe factory to tell him the wedding is going to cost $250 a head. It is not until much later in the movie, however, George tries to get the cheapest food for the dinner. Obviously the "per head" estimate could not have been made until the menu had been decided.

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Quotes

Andrea - the Florist: Mrs. Banks, as far the flowers go, we're going to color-coordinate with the swans, right?
George: Swans?
Annie: Yes, Frank thought it'd be nice to have swans waddling around the tulip border.
George: We don't have a tulip border.
Andrea - the Florist: [handing him a bill] You will.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Wedding Week 3 (2009)

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Soundtracks

(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry
Written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Anthony Powers
Performed by Darlene Love
Produced by Phil Spector
Published by Unichappell Music, Inc. and Mother Bertha Music, Inc.
Courtesy of Phil Spector Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
Available on the Phil Spector and ABKCO Records release "Phil Spector: Back to Mono (1958-1969)"

User Reviews

Cryogenically Frozen

This film makes about as much sense as an 'Ozzie & Harriet' or a 'Father Knows Best' episode. An old copy of Reader's Digest (circa 1962) would provide more insight into modern life, or the relationship between a father and a daughter, than this weird concoction.

I was surprised with Diane Keaton. She appears to sleepwalk through the film. (Given the film's title, I realize that hers was a supporting role but even Martin Short managed a distinct, supporting character.)

I can understand the attraction of an imaginary world created in a good romantic comedy. But this film is the prozac version of an imaginary world. I'm frightened to consider that anyone could enjoy it even as pure fantasy.