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List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $12.99 You Save: $1.99 Features • Black & White • Closed-captioned • Color • DVD-Video • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 16 June, 1950 DVD Release : 01 June, 2004 |
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Father of the Bride (Snap case) description This 1950 Vincente Minnelli classic may show its age here and there, but it's still a far sturdier movie than the 1991 Steve Martin vehicle. Spencer Tracy earned yet another Oscar nomination for his wonderfully well observed portrayal of Stanley Banks, a decent (if occasionally long-winded) fellow who gets caught up and cut up in the rudderless spectacle that is the wedding of his only daughter (Elizabeth Taylor, of course). It's a sage commentary on the class mores of the day--how much does one spend? (Or, more accurately, when does one quit spending?) Does one invite one's work colleagues, even if they don't know the bride? Tracy is simply magnificent, gruffly warm and funny, whether he's getting sloppy drunk and discoursing at length or simply sitting by, silently amazed, as his daughter and her beau make up after a spat. The film inspired a sequel (1951's Father's Little Dividend--try getting that title made nowadays), a remake, and a remake of its sequel, as well as a TV series--all in all, almost as many incarnations as Taylor had weddings. --David Kronke |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | She had to break it to us casually ...and over dinner! |
| Even though this may not be Elizabeth Taylor's most popular role, it is probably one of my favorites that she is in. She's not the unattainable, rich society girl she normally plays. She's just a normal girl living with a normal family.
Kay Banks (Elizabeth Taylor) is the only daughter in her family and it causes quite a bit of commotion when she announces to her parents one evening at dinner that she is getting married. Her dad, Stanley Banks (brilliantly played by Spencer Tracy) immediately thinks through her long list of past dates trying to figure out which one it could be. She announces "Buckley" as the lucky guy. "What's his last name? I hope it's better than his first!" fires back Tracy. As they go through all the planning and arranging and everything for the wedding they encounter quite a few comedic situations - such as Spence tearing his suit! And as he explains to his daughter how they used to do things he gets the reply, "Oh, that was millions of years ago..." This is a great classic and (I think) is way better than the re-make! |
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