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Father of the Bride (1950)
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Father of the Bride is a 1950 film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor, based on a 1949 novel by Edward Streeter.Stanley and Ellie Banks (Tracy and Bennett) are an upper-middle-class Long Island couple with three children, the eldest of whom is 20-year-old daughter Kay (Taylor). Kay rather casually admits to her parents that she is engaged to marry one Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor). The main plot involves the increasingly chaotic preparations for a fancy upscale wedding, and Stanley's increasing anxiety over the enormous bill that he, as the bride's father, has to pay. Eventually it becomes clear, however, that the real cause of Stanley's stress is separation anxiety over his only daughter growing up and leaving the nest.One of the first grown-up roles for Elizabeth Taylor, who neatly averted Former Child Star syndrome and made a smooth transition into playing adult roles. Minnelli and the cast reunited a year later for a well-received sequel, Father's Little Dividend, which centers around Stanley's consternation at becoming a grandfather.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Received a remake in 1991 with the same title, with Steve Martin playing the father part. A second remake, focusing on a Cuban-American family, dropped in 2022 on HBO Max, with Andy García playing the father part. | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: The film opens with Stanley, sitting in a chair amidst the wreckage of a wedding party, addressing the camera directly and telling the story. After this Opening Monologue the Fourth Wall is restored and Stanley becomes a more conventional Narrator. | |
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Catapult Nightmare: Stanley's anxiety over the wedding manifests itself in a nightmare in which his clothes are ripped to shreds and he falls through the floor while walking down the wedding aisle. The nightmare ends and he bolts up in bed in standard style. | |
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Bumbling Dad: Stanley's discomfort over his daughter's wedding and his inability to control the rapidly rising cost of the ceremony are the main sources of humor. | |
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