Who won the movie
Steve Martin
Roger Ebert
Dion Waiters Award
Kieran Culkin
“That Guy” Award
George Newbern as Brian
Most Rewatchable Scene · 27:15
Bill Simmons: The opening direct-to-camera monologue works despite the panel's usual skepticism about narration because Steve Martin sells the writing.
Bill Simmons: The narration lets George express fears he cannot tell his family until the end.
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie? · 1:27:43
Amanda Dobbins: The house, its front, and the kitchen are requested before the house is ruled off the table.
Selected cast credits · Film reference
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
Steve Martin was attached before the screenplay; Phoebe Cates was offered Annie, and Disney initially resisted Diane Keaton after The Good Mother.
This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.
1991-era George Clooney as Brian
An actor shared by the 1950 and 1991 films, Spencer Tracy's Oscar nomination, Martin Short's wedding-planner model, celebrity weddings, and the two production houses
The missing formal dances, guest logistics, Annie's silence from Italy, the in-laws' costs, the missing rehearsal dinner, honeymoon timing, sibling age gap, impossible snow, and the crowded reception
The wedding’s estimated $60,000–$90,000 cost; “Grandfather of the Bride”; Steve Martin’s best movie; whether Annie was a good daughter
