Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams

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 woma...( read more  read more... )n. The preparations for the extravagant wedding provide additional comic moments.

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PG, 105 min.

Directed by: Charles Shyer

Release Date: January 1, 1991

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DVD Release Date: April 20, 1999

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  • September 28, 2009
    This is a horrible remake. Steve Martin ain't no Spencer Tracey! Short & Wong are a couple of my favourite actors but they should be ashamed of themselves here!
  • August 22, 2009
    I picture my dad every time I watch this... Funny!
  • June 30, 2008
    meh, it was forgettable.
  • June 4, 2008
    "And don't forget to fasten your condoms! ...Seatbelts, I mean seatbelts."


    The film follows the anxieties of Steve Martin's character, George Banks, who has just found out that his 22-year old daughter (Annie, played by Kimberly Williams) accepted a marriage proposal while ...( read more)in Rome. The wedding is indeed spinning somewhat out of control because Nina and daughter have decided to hire Franck (Martin Short), California's toniest wedding planner, to arrange the whole thing. Along with his able assistant Howard Weinstein (B. D. Wong), Franck goes into overdrive, explaining everything in a hilariously unintelligible Eastern European accent that renders cake as "kak" and "George Banks" as "Jobunk". George hates Franck on sight but lets him take over. Soon George is reduced to little more than a writer of checks. Martin and Short work well together, but Short has no problem stealing the movie from Martin with his rapid-fire patter.
  • April 29, 2008
    great family film, especially for dad/daughter duos, steve martins daughter is getting married and he doesn't know how to let her , he wants her to always be daddys little girl, super sweet film, great comedic moments too
  • November 7, 2009
    martin short, steve martin...come on! of course its brilliant!
  • November 5, 2009
    This one takes me back to childhood; I watched it every time I went to Grandma's house. As someone who has never really been to a wedding -- a few as a kid for distant relatives, but none recently, and never for someone I'm close to -- the movie is almost surreal, and (I hope!) s...( read more)atirical. The genius is the way the story is told from the clueless father's point of view. Steve Martin's facial expressions are pure genius.
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 29, 2009
    And you thought you had a wedding to attend?
  • October 25, 2009
    An alright movie.Not to bad

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  • jeannykool4real
    July 10, 2007
    The movie Father of the Bride shows a kind of BOUND between a father and his daugther which makes it difficuild for him to let go of her even when she was ready to assum her motherwood. It was a heart feeling movie, he was left with no option than to let her go. That is a lesson to all "If you love something you must let go of it ". In terms of relationship if there is always problem in that relationship let it go for a while, if that love is your that BOUND will bring you two together again.

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