Father of the Bride (1991 film)

Father of the Bride
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Shyer
Produced by	Carol Baum Nancy Meyers Howard Rosenman
Screenplay by	Charles Shyer Nancy Meyers Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett
Based on	Father of the Bride by Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett
Starring	Steve Martin Diane Keaton Kimberly Williams Martin Short
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Cinematography	John Lindley
Editing by	Richard Marks
Studio	Sandollar Productions Touchwood Pacific Partners I
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	December 20, 1991 (1991-12-20)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$89,325,780

Father of the Bride is a 1991 American comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern, Martin Short, B.D. Wong and Kieran Culkin. It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name. In 1995, a sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, was released.

The film inspired a series of Hallmark commercials that featured the smiling faces of the happy couple and sneak-peeks at the backs of numerous greeting cards. This film is number 92 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".

Plot

George Banks (Steve Martin) is an upper-middle-class owner of an athletic shoe company in San Marino, California, whose 22-year-old daughter, Annie (Kimberly Williams), returns from Europe, telling them she has decided to marry Bryan MacKenzie (George Newbern), a man from an upper-class family from Bel-Air, despite only knowing each other for three months. George can't think of what life would be like without Annie and becomes determined to make the upcoming ceremony as inconvenient as possible (especially when he finds out the wedding will cost him $250 per head), although his wife, Nina (Diane Keaton), tries to make him happy for Annie. George is shocked and tries to protest the extravagant items suggested by the eccentric European wedding planner named Franck Eggelhoffer (Martin Short). Franck sarcastically mocks George and, along with assistant Howard Weinstein, Nina and Annie, takes charge of the wedding. Franck begins planning the wedding with lavish purchases such as the giant cake, an orchestra, and live swans along with remodeling a room of their home for the wedding reception following the church ceremony. George, even though he still struggled with the issue of Annie getting married, talks the couple into reconciling after they have a tearful spat over a gift and threaten to call off the wedding. When the wedding does takes place, George tries to accept the fact that Annie has grown up and has a life of her own.

Cast

• Steve Martin as George Banks
• Diane Keaton as Nina Banks
• Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks
  • Marissa Lefton as 3-year-old Annie
  • Sarah Rose Karr as 7-year-old Annie
  • Amy Young as 12-year-old Annie
• Kieran Culkin as Matty Banks
• George Newbern as Bryan MacKenzie
• Martin Short as Franck Eggelhoffer
• BD Wong as Howard Weinstein
• Peter Michael Goetz as John MacKenzie
• Kate McGregor-Stewart as Joanna MacKenzie
• Richard Portnow as Al
• David Pasquesi as Hanck
• Chauncey Leopardi as Cameron
• Eugene Levy as Singer at audition

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was scored by Alan Silvestri and was influenced by Jazz and Christmas instrumentations. It contains the following tracks:

1. "Main Title"
2. "Annie's Theme"
3. "Drive to Brunch"
4. "Snooping Around"
5. "Pool Cue"
6. "Annie Asleep"
7. "Basketball Kiss"
8. "The Wedding"
9. "Snow Scene"
10. "Nina at the Stairs"
11. "The Big Day"
12. "Annie at the Mirror
13. "Pachelbel Canon"
14. "The Way You Look Tonight" - Alan Silvestri, Fields, Dorothy
15. "My Annie's Gone"
16. "The Way You Look Tonight (Reprise)"
17. "End Credits"

The following songs are also featured in the film:

• "My Girl" - The Temptations
• "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Going to Marry" - Darlene Love
• "Chapel of Love" - The Dixie Cups

Reception

MTV Movie Awards

• 1992; nominated, "Best Breakthrough Performance" - Kimberly Williams
• 1992; nominated, "Best Comedic Performance" - Steve Martin

BMI Film Awards

• 1993: won, "Best Movie" - Father of the Bride

Young Artists Award

• 1993; won, "Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Motion Picture" - Kieran Culkin

Box office

The film drew $15 million on its debut.

External links

• Father of the Bride at the Internet Movie Database
• Father of the Bride at AllRovi
• Father of the Bride at Box Office Mojo
• Father of the Bride at Rotten Tomatoes
• Father of the Bride at Metacritic