Father of the Bride

For those who like a light comedy diversion, this was pretty good stuff. Spencer Tracy is excellent as a "father of the bride" and he gives us a good idea of what it's like to have a daughter married off. Of... Full review

When I watch either this version or the Steve Martin version of Father of the Bride, I always think of my poor brother now. He's the father of girls 21 and 19 so he will have to deal with what... Full review

Look at how Elizabeth Taylor looked then! Beautiful and thin! She still looks fine now. Billie Burke (a.k.a.The Good Witch of the North) was a calming presence along with "Kay Banks". "Buckley" was kinda cheesy looking but otherwise all right.... Full review

Vincent Minelli deserves all the credit in directing this delicious 1950 MGM comedy. The mere idea of having Spencer Tracy playing the father of the bride, after his many years of portraying heavier characters, is in itself a triumph!The film... Full review

What a cute movie. What separates it from all the TV sitcoms that were to follow is the care, time, and expense that went into all aspects of the production. (Except that it was shot on the MGM lot, which... Full review

My favourite performance of Spencer Tracy's from all the work he did in thirty-seven years in the movies - here he plays harassed father Stanley Banks struggling to cope with the comedy of his daughter Kay's wedding. Kay is played... Full review

Much better than that crappy remake with Steve Martin. This movie stars Spencer Tracy as a lawyer who discovers his daughter, played by Elizabeth Taylor, is about to be married. He doesn't like the idea after he finds out it's... Full review

FATHER OF THE BRIDE tells the tale of how the once perfectly serene Banks household, led by genial would-be patriarch Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy), deals with the trials and tribulations that come with the wedding of the family's sweet daughter... Full review

"Father of the Bride" is Spencer Tracy's picture. His performance as the overwhelmed father of the bride is outstanding.The plot is simple. Stanley Banks'(Tracy) daughter Kay (the beautiful teen-aged Elizabeth Taylor) announces her impending marriage to Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor).... Full review

This is a classic comedy directed by Vincente Minneli. Some of the comedy is straight faced making it more laughable. Spenser Tracy plays a self confident, mild mannered attorney who has his household domain and almost every thought preoccupied with... Full review

The father of the bride is not pleased by the prospect of losing his little girl. In "Father of the Bride," his character is inspired by a 1950 Spencer Tracy role, and it's fair to say he is as likable as Tracy. ... Full Review

Vince Vaughn is engaged to a Canadian real estate agent and says he wants a family. [ People ]-We certainly didn't see this one coming. ... Full Article

It's hard to believe that there's never been a full-length biography of director Vincente Minnelli . The man gave us An American in Paris , Gigi, Father of the Bride, Brigadoon and Madame Bovary , not to mention Liza. ... Full Article

Languages: English (Mono), French (Mono) / Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish & Thai Subtitles Newsreels: "Wedding Bells for Movie Star Elizabeth Taylor" (1:24) + "President Truman Meets Father of the Bride" (1:11) / Behind the Scenes notes /... ... Full Article

Essential Films: National Velvet (1944), Father of the Bride (1950), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly , Last Summer (1959), Butterfield 8 (1960), Cleopatra (1963), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Taming of the Shrew... ... Full Article