The comedy movie Father of the Bride Part II was released in the United States in 1995 and features Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Diane Keaton. It is both a spinoff of the movie Father of the Bride as well as a remake of the movie Father’s Little Dividend, which was released in 1951 and was the spin-off of the movie Father of the Bride, which was released in 1950.
Cast of Father of the Bride 2
- George Stanley Banks is played by Steve Martin.
- Diane Keaton plays Nina Banks, who was born Dickerson.
- Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks-MacKenzie
- George Newbern as Bryan MacKenzie
- Matthew “Matty” Banks, played by Kieran Culkin
- Franck Eggelhoffer, played by Martin Short
- Eugene Levy as Mr. Habib
- B.D. Wong as Howard Weinstein
- Jane Adams as Dr. Megan Eisenberg
- Peter Michael Goetz as John MacKenzie
- Kate McGregor-Stewart as Joanna MacKenzie
- Dr. Brooks, played by Jay Wolpert
- Susan Beaubian played Nurse Diana Blackwell, who was called Annie’s Nurse on the credits.
- As a nurse, Roxanne Beckford Suzanne Jones
Critical response towards Father of the Bride 2
Based on 23 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 5.7/10, which implies that 52% of individuals enjoyed it. Based on the reviews of 16 critics, the movie has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 on Metacritic. This implies that the reviews are “mixed or average.” CinemaScore asked individuals who saw the film and found that a large portion of them gave it a “A-” on a scale from A+ to F.
Sequel of Father of the Bride 2
In 1996, Meyers affirmed that she and Shyer were planning a 3rd book in the Father of the Bride series. In it, “their characters would face serious problems in their relationship, but they would end up with a stronger bond than ever,” she said. In any case, the book never came out. In 2014, there were rumors about a Father of the Bride 3 with a gay marriage theme.
On September 25, 2020, a mini-sequel called Father of the Bride Part 3(ish) came out on Netflix’s official YouTube channel and Facebook. It was helmed by Nancy Meyers and highlighted the vast majority of the original cast from the first two movies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the short film was additionally used to fund-raise for the World Central Kitchen.
