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Father of the Bride (1991)

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
PG
Comedy
Romance
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Release Date
December 20, 1991
Director
Charles Shyer
Cast
Steve Martin , Diane Keaton , Kimberly Williams-Paisley , Kieran Culkin , George Newbern , Martin Short
Runtime
105
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Frances Goodrich , Albert Hackett , Nancy Meyers , Charles Shyer
Tagline
Love is wonderful. Until it happens to your only daughter.

Summary

George Banks (Steve Martin) is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 21 year-old daughter Annie (Kimberly Williams) has decided to marry a man (George Newbern) from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. He becomes slightly insane, but his wife (Diane Keaton) tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner (Martin Short) takes over the ceremony, George must try to handle the fact that people grow up.

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