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A remake of the 1950s Spencer Tracy/Elizabeth Taylor classic in which an ordinary guy has to take on the planning, expense, and complications of his daughter's wedding. Martin Short appears in the hilarious role of the wedding coordinator while Steve Martin has one of his best roles as the man who realizes his little girl is .. Read more

Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams
Director Charles Shyer
Genres Comedy

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Father Of The Bride

A remake of the 1950s Spencer Tracy/Elizabeth Taylor classic in which an ordinary guy has to take on the planning, expense, and complications of his daughter's wedding. Martin Short appears in the hilarious role of the wedding coordinator while Steve Martin has one of his best roles as the man who realizes his little girl is all grown up.

Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Kieran Culkin
Director Charles Shyer
Studio TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 41 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate PG.gif
Genres Comedy
Language English
Dubbed French, Italian
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English, Portuguese
Released DVD: 15 Jun 2006
Production year: 1992
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (3) of Father Of The Bride

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  • Minnelli's 1950 comedy about wedding-day horrors is updated for the '90s, but is tamer stuff than the original.... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • "...Martin is always the comic centerpiece....[FATHER OF THE BRIDE] represents recycling at its best..."

    • New York Times
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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Father of the Bride... its more than just a film.

    Father of the Bride... Well A great film.. A true down to arth family who like most have to play host a a marrage.

    This film shows the real life stresses emotions which accompany a wedding.

    The film reveals a few truths, regardles what you guys out there may think... the ladies of the house hold run the show... using your cheque book.

    A great film, funny, emotional and possibly inspirational. Enyoy the film.

      • A customer from Surrey, England
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  • Rated - 5 stars

    I love this film

    This is such a feel good film, and very funny to boot.

    A good family film

      • A customer from Cornwall, England
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    Actor Steve Martin has been honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour at a ceremony at the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington. Martin received the comedy accolade in front of colleagues such as Tom Hanks, Claire Danes, Diane Keaton and Lily Tomlin. Martin is known for his starring roles in films including The Jerk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Parenthood, L.A Story and Father Of The Bride. He also wrote the scripts for films including The Man With Two Brains and... Read more

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