Father of the Bride is such a comfort movie, but I forgot about it. It has those warm fuzzy early 90s feelings, and Steve Martin and Martin Short are so perfect together.
Father of the Bride
Love is wonderful. Until it happens to your only daughter.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
12/20/1991Runtime
105 minsOverview
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$20,000,000Revenue
$89,325,780Homepage
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How It Feels
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A warm, funny exploration of a father grappling with his daughter's wedding day, and what it means to let her go. It's both a celebration and a gentle mourning, wrapped in family chaos and humor.
Mood
BittersweetWistful
Themes
FamilyComing of ageLoveGrief
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Linear
Steve Martin
George Banks
Diane Keaton
Nina Banks
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Annie Banks
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
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