There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride (1980)

Genres - Comedy, Romance  |   Sub-Genres - Slapstick  |   Release Date - Jul 13, 1980 (USA - Unknown), Dec 1, 1980 (USA)  |   Run Time - 88 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka

Retrograde even at the time of its 1980 release, this filmed version of the mid-'70s play by the same title stars Tom Smothers as Timothy Westerby, the bumbling father of the bride, and his imaginary dance partner, Polly (Twiggy). Events of the chaotic wedding day are told in flashback as Westerby is shown sweating over an advertising assignment from a bra company and hoping that a photo of Polly from the bygone '20s will inspire him. Instead, Westerby bangs into a door and Polly comes fuzzily to life, but only he can see her, causing all sorts of havoc at the wedding and among the guests.

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flapper, wedding, bride, bumbler, father, imaginary-friend, party, Roaring-Twenties, fantasy