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Father of the Bride
“Love is wonderful. Until it happens to your only daughter.”
6.5 / 10• 1991• 1h 45m•PG• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Steve Martin
George Banks
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Shyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Father of the Bride is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
