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Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding

Betsy's Wedding

The wedding picture doesn't always tell the real story.

Genres

ComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$19740070

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

22 June 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Eddie Hopper

Joey Bishop

Joey Bishop

Eddie's Father

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Lola Hopper

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Stevie Dee

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Gloria Henner

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Oscar Henner

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Betsy Hopper

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Connie Hopper

Burt Young

Burt Young

Georgie

Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Grandma

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Harry Lovell

Bibi Besch

Bibi Besch

Nancy Lovell

Dylan Walsh

Dylan Walsh

Jake Lovell

Camille Saviola

Camille Saviola

Angelica

Allan Rich

Allan Rich

Nate Tobias

Sully Boyar

Sully Boyar

Morris (Lola's Dad)

Monica Carr

Monica Carr

Joy

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Zack Monroe

Tom Mardirosian

Tom Mardirosian

Dave Delahees

Larry Block

Larry Block

Barber

Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

Fitter

Mario Todisco

Mario Todisco

Anselmo (Bodyguard)

Paul B. Mixon

Paul B. Mixon

Plumber

William Duff-Griffin

William Duff-Griffin

Caterer

Thomas John Caliguri

Thomas John Caliguri

Man at Wedding

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)

Janet Pasquale

Janet Pasquale

Georgies Companion

Harry L. Seddon

Harry L. Seddon

Man on Phone / Taxi Garage

Carol Bawer

Carol Bawer

Disgruntled Patron (Uncredited)

L.A. Freeman

L.A. Freeman

Wedding Band Drummer (Uncredited)

David Kimball

David Kimball

Wedding Band Bass Player

Curtis Lambert

Curtis Lambert

Groomsman (Uncredited)

Hamilton Perkins

Hamilton Perkins

Man Outside Restaurant (Uncredited)

Larry Rapp

Larry Rapp

Man Outside Restaurant (Uncredited)

Adrian Van Daalen

Adrian Van Daalen

Uncle Sam (Uncredited)

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