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Father of the Bride

  • 1991
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
80K
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POPULARITY
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Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.
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With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.

  • Director
    • Charles Shyer
  • Writers
    • Frances Goodrich
    • Albert Hackett
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Diane Keaton
    • Martin Short
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    80K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,232
    96
    • Director
      • Charles Shyer
    • Writers
      • Frances Goodrich
      • Albert Hackett
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Stars
      • Steve Martin
      • Diane Keaton
      • Martin Short
    • 133User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
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    Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, George Newbern, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kieran Culkin, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, George Newbern, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)
    Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Father of the Bride (1991)

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    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • George Banks
    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Nina Banks
    Martin Short
    Martin Short
    • Franck Eggelhoffer
    Kimberly Williams-Paisley
    Kimberly Williams-Paisley
    • Annie Banks
    • (as Kimberly Williams)
    Kieran Culkin
    Kieran Culkin
    • Matty Banks
    George Newbern
    George Newbern
    • Bryan MacKenzie
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Howard Weinstein
    Peter Michael Goetz
    Peter Michael Goetz
    • John MacKenzie
    Kate McGregor-Stewart
    Kate McGregor-Stewart
    • Joanna MacKenzie
    Carmen Hayward
    Carmen Hayward
    • Grace
    April Ortiz
    April Ortiz
    • Olivia
    Mina Vasquez
    • Marta
    Gibby Brand
    Gibby Brand
    • David
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Al - the Tux Salesman
    Barbara Perry
    Barbara Perry
    • Female Factory Worker
    Martha Gehman
    Martha Gehman
    • Andrea - the Florist
    Frank Kopyc
    Frank Kopyc
    • Don, the Field Engineer
    David Pasquesi
    David Pasquesi
    • Hanck - the Caterer
    • Director
      • Charles Shyer
    • Writers
      • Frances Goodrich
      • Albert Hackett
      • Nancy Meyers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Kimberly Williams-Paisley and George Newbern were filmed in a series of Hallmark Card commercials as a couple.
    • Goofs
      In the supermarket, George says that he's removing 4 hot dog buns from the packet of 12 because he only wants 8 buns to go with 8 wieners. Yet he does this with 3 packets of buns. So if he'd just taken 2 packs of 12, he would have the same amount as 3 packs of 8. But then he probably isn't thinking straight because he's stressed with the wedding plans.
    • Quotes

      George: Drive carefully. And don't forget to fasten your condom.

      Annie: Dad!

      George: [shrieks in embarrassment] Seat belt! I meant, I meant seat belt.

    • Crazy credits
      The words The End is cursively written at the end of the movie while George and Nina are slow dancing.
    • Connections
      Edited into Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin and Martin Short/Brandi Carlile (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      My Girl
      Written by Smokey Robinson (as William Robinson) and Ronald White
      Published by Jobete Music Co., Inc.
      Arranged by Robert F. Mann (as Bob Mann)
      Performed by Steve Tyrell

    User reviews133

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    8/10
    A Great Wedding Movie
    I've watched Father Of The Bride numerous times over the years and it's still a good family comedy to watch Steve Martin gives a hilarious and heartwarming performance. I laughed at the way Martin's character acted when his daughter announced her wedding plans and the scene that was touching was when father and daughter were outside and snow began falling it was nice.

    Martin Short's role as Franck Eggelhoffer was both comical and very funny. George Banks (Martin) a middle class man and owner of a sports shoe company has it all a great job, a nice house, a beautiful wife Nina (Keaton) and son Matt (Culkin). He's in for the surprise of his life when his 22 year old daughter Annie (Williams) comes home and announces that she's getting married to Bryan MacKenzie (Newburn)a computer genius from a wealthy family.

    From then on George is in a constant state of panic because the wedding will cost too much and the fact that his daughter is grown up. However by the end of the movie he finally accepts that his daughter is an adult and has her own life.

    The rest of the cast gave great performances I recommend this movie to fans of Steve Martin who enjoy his comedy antics 8/10.
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    • Aug 6, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bố Của Cô Dâu
    • Filming locations
      • 843 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA(Banks family home)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
      • Sandollar Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $89,325,780
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,031,146
      • Dec 22, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $89,325,780
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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