#Father of the bride 2 movie#

Love at First Sight: It is strongly implied that this is what happened with Annie and Bryan because Annie's story of how they met is very short.

Like Parent, Like Spouse: Brian is stated to be the sensible one in Annie and Brian's relationship, just like Nina is in George and Nina's.

He explains to Brian that this is a family quirk that George and Annie share with George's mother and grandfather.

#Father of the bride 2 movie#

Like Father, Like Daughter: George realises over the course of the movie that Annie takes after him, especially his habit of over-reacting.

Once the story is concluded, we realize he's been telling us all this while waiting for Bryan and Annie to arrive before they move cross-country. The second one begins with George sitting in his living room, and again backtracked over several months.

How We Got Here: The first movie begins after the wedding is over, then backtracks five months when 'the storm broke'.

The 'nasal congestion' part could also go well for his assistant, Howard Weinstein.

Funny Foreigner: Roger Ebert described Franck's accent as 'part central European and part nasal congestion'.Framing Device: Both movies start out in the present day before flashing back over several months, then catching up to the present.Fairytale Wedding Dress: Annie's wedding gown is a Pimped-Out Dress with lots of skirt and plenty of lace.Don't You Like It?: Brian gives Annie a blender - she breaks off the engagement.How she used to sit in my lap and lean her head against my chest. I remember how her little hand used to fit inside mine. An adorable little girl who looks up to you and adores you in a way you could never imagine. This quote from the beginning of the first film sums up this trope:.In the first film, we even see Annie as she appears to her dad, a cute little girl in pigtails. Daddy's Girl: Annie, and it is implied at the end of Part II that Megan will fill that role once Annie leaves for Boston.Also, Annie and Bryan's car, which was a wedding present from his parents. Cool Car: George's sports car, which gets him a little attention in Part II.Comedic Sociopathy : A lot of somewhat cruel sequences in this film are just played for laughs, like the pool sequence in the first film and the scene with the house being demolished in Part II.The Chew Toy: It's impressive how much pain George goes through.Also in the sequel is noted game-show producer Jay Wolpert, as a doctor. The Cameo: Eugene Levy (of SCTV and American Pie fame) plays the wedding singer in the first film and an Arabic real estate mogul in the sequel.But I Can't Be Pregnant!/ Law of Inverse Fertility: Nina in Part II, who thought she was going through menopause.Bumbling Dad: Both George and Bryan's dad, John, stumble through the wedding and pregnancy without much idea of what to do.Birthday Buddies: Megan and her nephew George.Then it's played straight once they actually give birth. Babies Make Everything Better: Averted at first in Part II Nina reacts badly when George jokes around at them being parents at their age and Annie reacts badly when she learns she and her mother will be pregnant at the same time.Artifact Title: In the sequel, George's daughter is already married and thus he's no longer the 'father of the bride'.They enjoy the wedding prep as much as the brides themselves. Ambiguously Gay: Franck Egglehoffer and assistant Howard Weinstein are both foppish and campy.He has the same thoughts about Matty in Part 3-ish but he is a lot more onboard with the actual marriage (as he's know Matty's fiancР“В©e for 6 years) but still sees Matt as his little boy.Always a Child to Parent: When Annie tells her parents she is engaged, a shocked George briefly sees her as a little girl, pigtails and all.Absurdly Elderly Mother: In Part II, George is worried enough that his daughter is having a baby, but after mishaps like selling the house, now he's getting more stressed that his wife Nina, who thought that she was entering menopause, is also pregnant.This film contains examples of the following tropes: