Father of the Bride Part II

I just said his name.

The original story is actually based on The Father of the Bride, the 1949 novel by Edward Streeter, and The Father of the Bride, the 1950 film by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

So it's a remake of an adaptation of a book.

Did you know that, Sean? It's a

He doesn't look like the Karen Culkin I know today, but he looks definitely like a Culkin.

Yeah, for sure.

but i think yeah he's actually a very mature kid and i think that's on purpose i think they did this like hey we can't afford macaulay culkin but we'll take your little brother because i think he might have been doing uncle buck or something at the time you know but they i think they do this for all the culkin kids because they just have a very mature manner about themselves but all in he's like he's like i get it i understand like but to some degree he's like hey you're overreacting or he's even like jabbing him at the same time as everybody else you know So all that to say that his character has a lot of like little funny one-liners that kind of come in kind of throughout, throughout the film.

Yeah.

me.

I remember we saw Father of the Bride Part 2, and then... mighty ducks 2 or no mighty ducks 3 was like the bonus film you got to see wow

what a bonus

back to back holy hell that's the only time i went to the eden theater we were we were very good now it can rest in peace then if

Father of the Bride.

Father of the Bride 2? The Jerk.

Um, the jerk too.

Did they make a sequel to the jerk? I don't think so.

I

remember liking Father of the Bride 2.

Yeah, they're both good.

They hold up.

Yep.

Father of the Bride II, very fun.

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They throw The Intern on this list, and I was like-

B- this stuff doesn't happen anymore.

But, uh, yeah, Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride 2, they're written by Nancy Meyers, another Philly girl.

A shout-out to Nancy, who went on to write, you know, and direct What Women Want and Something's Gotta Give and, you know.

So this was her, uh, her specialty is, is the rom-com.

Of Tracy's performance, Crowther wrote, "As a father torn by jealousy, devotion, pride, and righteous wrath, Mr. Tracy is tops." Variety called it the second strong comedy in a row for Spencer Tracy with plenty to enjoy during the speedy 92 minutes.

Uh, sequels and adaptations.

Pleased with the commercial and critical success of Father of the Bride, MGM rushed a sequel into production the following year called Father's Little Dividend, w- in which Taylor's character had a baby.

The film was also adapted into a television series of the same name, which aired on CBS during the 1961 to '62 season.

And so it just involves being patient and listening.

I'm curious, is it sh- was it shocking for you? Because I know that when Martin and I talked about it, [laughs] Martin was, I think, kind of shocked, right? It almost was like that moment from Father of the Bride 2 when Diane Keaton tells, um, Steve Martin-

Steve Martin, yeah

... he's like, and she's like, "Oh, I think I'm going through menopause," you know? And she, he was like, "My mom went through menopause." [laughs]