Watch " Father of the Bride" HD M0vie Online Father of the Bride is a 1991 American comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, Martin Short, B.D. Wong and Kieran Culkin. It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name.The film inspired a series of Hallmark commercials that featured the smiling faces of the happy couple and sneak-peeks at the backs of numerous greeting cards. This film is number 92 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".Martin portrays George Banks, a businessman and owner of an athletic shoe company , who, when he finds out his daughter is getting married, does not want to give her away. He eventually learns to live with his new son-in-law and realizes that as long as his daughter is happy, he is happy.The film opened to positive reviews, and became a major box office success, earning more than four times its budget. With the success of the film, a sequel, Father of the Bride Part II was released in 199...