Father of the Bride is a movie directed by Charles Shyer in 1991 and based on the book of the same name by Edward Streeter, first published in 1948. The movie features Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern, Kieran Culkin, Martin Short, and others.
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Storyline
George Banks is the owner of a successful athletic shoe company in San Marino, California. His 22-year-old daughter Annie, freshly graduated from college, returns home from Europe and announces that she is engaged to Bryan MacKenzie, despite their only having known each other for three months. George does not want to let go of his daughter.
Movie vs Book
Year
1991
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Father of the Bride
Director: Charles Shyer
Country: USA
Year: 1991
Length: 1h45m
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Year
1948
Pages
240
Book Rate
7.34
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Book
Father of the Bride
Author: Edward Streeter
Country: USA
First published in: 1948
Length: 240 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Vincente Minnelli
Movie by Vincente Minnelli
TV Series by Fletcher Markle, Gene Reynolds
Movie by Gary Alazraki
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“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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