Father of the Bride (1991)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

20 December 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie...

Plot Keywords:

Leg Touching | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Father Daughter Relationship | Marriage | Wedding

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

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
B.D. 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

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:12RA (video rating) | Ireland:12 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

1015 California Avenue, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Sandollar Productions

Trivia:

Kimberly Williams and George Newbern were filmed in a series of Hallmark Card commercials as a couple.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Annie comes home and announces to her parents that the wedding is off, the position of the tea set items on the tray in George's hand changes between shots.

Quotes:

George: Annie, it's a little nippy out, you might want to put on a sweater.
Annie: Dad, it's okay, I'm kinda warm.
George: Still, there's a chill in the air and you've been on a plane.
Annie: Dad, I'm fine.
Bryan: Annie, it is kinda cold out.
Annie: It is?
Bryan: Yeah.
Annie: All right, thanks, I'll get my jacket.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game K N B: Celebrity Fathers" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Volare

This is what love is all about!

"Father of the Bride" was made back in the days when Steve Martin still had a really funny streak (which unfortunately seems to have ended with the "Cheaper by the Dozen" movies and the "Pink Panther" remake). The plot of course has him as suburban everyman George Banks getting ready for his daughter's wedding, with a series of hilarious mishaps along the way. Some of the scenes just make you die laughing, as you think "Oh my God! They're really doing that!" (you'll know these scenes when you see them). A real treat. Also starring Diane Keaton and Martin Short.

I wish to assert that 1991 was Steve Martin's best movie year ever. Aside from this, he also starred in "L.A. Story" and got a serious role in "Grand Canyon". He is a genius, you can't deny that.