Summary
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife Lola into a financial panic.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 54Audiences 52GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer56%
Metascore52
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.7
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for comedies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1990
June 22, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Germany
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
24 of 35
Alan AldaEddie Hopper
Joey BishopEddie's Father
Madeline KahnLola Hopper
Anthony LaPagliaStevie Dee
Catherine O'HaraGloria Henner
Joe PesciOscar Henner
Molly RingwaldBetsy Hopper
Ally SheedyConnie Hopper
Burt YoungGeorgie
Julie BovassoGrandma
Nicolas CosterHarry Lovell
Bibi BeschNancy Lovell
Dylan WalshJake Lovell
Camille SaviolaAngelica
Allan RichNate Tobias
Sully BoyarMorris (Lola's Dad)- MCMonica CarrJoy
Frankie FaisonZack Monroe
Tom MardirosianDave Delahees
Larry BlockBarber
Helen HanftFitter
Mario TodiscoAnselmo (Bodyguard)- PBPaul B. MixonPlumber
- WDWilliam Duff-GriffinCaterer
Directing · 2
- Alan Alda Director, Writer
- James Ellis Deakins Script Supervisor
Production · 3
- Martin Bregman Producer
- Louis A. Stroller Producer
- Mary Colquhoun Casting
Camera · 1
- Kelvin Pike Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael E. Polakow Editor
Sound · 1
- Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- John Jay Moore Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Mary Malin Costume Design
Other crew · 5
- Roy Farfel Stunt Coordinator
- Peter Bucossi Stunts
- Pat Romano Stunts
- Glenn Randall Jr. Stunts
- Janet Paparazzo Stunts
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