Father of the Bride (1950)

If poor Spencer Tracy was actually Liz Taylor's father- he would have to go through this seven more times.

drmorbius79

Spencer Tracy's wedding nightmare sequence rips

Willow Maclay

There are less gags in Vincente Minnelli’s “Father of the Bride” than there is a gentle folly about the ritual farce of a wedding.  Watching Minnelli’s interpretation of the 1949 novel unfolds as a surprisingly mellow experience. Contrasting the later Steve Martin remake,…

theriverjordan

A just-right double feature to pair with Eraserhead, if you ask me.

silntstrm

nothing really happens but the funniest part is when elizabeth taylor said she'd rather her husband be a cheater than a fisherman

evildeadrise

At least my girlie Elizabeth had a good practice run for the next eight...

Shea

7/10 Having always enjoyed the Steve Martin remakes, I’ve always wanted to see the original.  I have to say I was quite surprised at how many of the jokes were the same. The 1991 version doesn’t actually change too much. It’s still a lighthearted comedy about losing your…

Rich

Wonderful. In which Minnelli's brand of bittersweet surrealist magic and its relationship to real people living mundane lives is rendered as chaotic, manically depressing in its hilariocity and attack at traditionalism yet always tender, full of love. The last 15 minutes in…

em🖤

I can't believe this made me cry.

cassandra