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Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
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Martin Short
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Approx. transcript time · 00:34:35Read transcript
- Steve Martin and Martin Short reportedly declined Lloyd — Bill Simmons
- Nicolas Cage reportedly sought a salary the production would not meet for the co-lead before Jeff Daniels was cast — Bill Simmons
- Jennifer Lawrence recounts auditioning for Twilight without a callback before later taking The Hunger Games — Jennifer Lawrence
Half-Assed Internet Research
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
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:51Read transcript
- Tom Irish is reported to have debuted in the 1950 Father of the Bride and ended his film career in this remake while playing Ben Banks in both. — Bill Simmons
- Spencer Tracy was nominated for Best Actor for the original film and lost to the transcript-observed 'Jose Farrar' for Cyrano de Bergerac. — Bill Simmons
- Martin Short's wedding planner was based on Kevin Lee, who later appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. — Bill Simmons
- Kevin Lee reportedly helped with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's wedding. — Bill Simmons
- The house used for interiors and the reception sold for about 1.998 million dollars in August 2016. — Bill Simmons
- The Pasadena exterior house reportedly sold for about 950,000 dollars in 1999 and attracts visitors. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:00:36Read transcript
- Martin Short is the immediate overacting choice. — Bill Simmons
- The participants call it most overacting rather than best overacting. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
Marriage at twenty-two, the sequel and pandemic Zoom special, wedding parking, some wardrobe choices, the pool gag, and especially Martin Short's accent routine
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Approx. transcript time · 00:48:41Read transcript
- Annie getting married at twenty-two felt abrupt even in 1991 and seems more unusual now. — Bill Simmons
- Father of the Bride Part II is treated as a mild money grab, although affection for the family keeps it watchable. — Amanda Dobbins
- The virtual pandemic sequel recalls a period of low entertainment standards that the panel does not want to revisit. — Bill Simmons
- A hundred wedding cars and casual drunk-driving assumptions make the parking setup feel dated. — Bill Simmons
- Some of Diane Keaton's high-waisted khaki and denim wardrobe reads as dated but is also returning to fashion. — Amanda Dobbins
- Casting Diane Keaton as a bride's mother felt like a hook in 1991, even though the role now seems natural. — Bill Simmons
- The fall into the pool pushes the movie beyond its otherwise grounded physical comedy. — Bill Simmons
- The earlier medicine-cabinet and window gags are defended as physical comedy grounded in George's panic. — Bill Simmons
- The dogs remain funny and useful even though the pool fall is rejected as too silly. — Bill Simmons
- Martin Short's hard-to-understand accent is criticized as a one-note routine that repeats too long. — Bill Simmons
- The accent gag is the final and least-favorite answer. — Bill Simmons
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