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Betsy's Wedding
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Wikipedia article
'Betsy's Wedding' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda. The film stars Alda, Joey Bishop, Madeline Kahn, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci, Ally Sheedy, Bibi Besch, Burt Young, and Molly Ringwald. It was theatrically released in the United States on June 22, 1990, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
Plot
Eddie Hopper is a construction contractor from Long Island, New York, with two grown daughters. One of them, Betsy, is about to be married.
Money is tight in the Hopper household, but Eddie, much to the distress of his wife, Lola, decides that it is important to throw a lavish wedding to impress the well-off family of the man Betsy is to marry. Everyone in the family is throwing advice Eddie's way, even the ghost of his father.
A new house Eddie is building is adding to his financial and emotional woes. In desperation, he turns to his crooked brother-in-law, Oscar, who ends up getting Eddie involved with loan sharks. A young man named Stevie Dee is sent to keep an eye on Eddie, but instead turns his gaze to Connie Hopper, who is not only a police officer but the bride's sister.
Betsy's wedding ultimately goes on as scheduled, but is disrupted by a torrential downpour of rain.
Cast
* Alan Alda as Eddie Hopper
* Madeline Kahn as Lola Hopper
* Molly Ringwald as Betsy Hopper
* Ally Sheedy as Connie Hopper
* Joe Pesci as Oscar
* Anthony LaPaglia as Stevie Dee
* Catherine O'Hara as Gloria
* Burt Young as Georgie
* Joey Bishop as Mr. Hopper
* Dylan Walsh as Jake Lovell
* Bibi Besch as Nancy Lovell
* Julie Bovasso as Grandma
* Larry Block as Barber
Production
The plot was reportedly inspired by the marriage of Alda's youngest daughter.
Reception
Critical response
'Betsy's Wedding' received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 50% based on reviews from 10 critics. Reviews of the film included comments such as "threadbare concoction", "narcissism flourishing like ragweed" and "unctuous".'Betsy's Wedding' has been cited as launching the film career of Anthony LaPaglia. Joe Pesci was asked about the film in interviews and declined to discuss it.
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