''There Goes the Bride'' is a 1980 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Terry Marcel Terry Marcel (born 10 June 1942, Oxford, England) is a British film director, perhaps best known for the cult film ''Hawk the Slayer'' (1980) which he co-created with producer Harry Robertson. His other films include ''Prisoners of the Lost Un ...

and starring

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, Sylvia Syms and

Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New ...

. It is based upon the 1973 play of the same name written by John Chapman and

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Plot

Adman Timothy Westerby (Smothers) throws his daughter's wedding day into chaos when he repeatedly hallucinates that he is seeing his "dream girl" (Twiggy), and refuses to leave her side. On the rare occasions Westerby is coherent, the distraught bride (Fuller) has locked herself in her room, further delaying things. Since Westerby is the only one who can see his "dreamgirl", this creates confusion with his wife (Sims) and father-in-law-to-be (Balsam), the latter of whom is a hot-tempered Texan prone to gun-toting tantrums. Also, an important client (Backus) is expecting a new ad slogan for an important account starting yesterday, but Westerby is in no condition to deliver it. The events of the film are dictated to a psychiatrist (Silvers) by a distraught patient (Stark), who was the wedding caterer and bewildered witness.

Cast

– Timothy Westerby *

– Polly Perkins *

– Elmer Babcock * Sylvia Syms – Ursula Westerby *

Michael Witney Michael Witney (born Whitney Michael Armstrong; November 21, 1931 – November 30, 1983) was an American film and television actor. Career In 1963–64, Witney's first screen-acting role was a recurring part as the first wagon master, Buck Cou ...

– Bill Shorter *

– Psychiatrist *

– Petrol station attendant *

Jim Backus James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom '' Gilligan's Island,'' the father of James Dean's character in ''Rebel Without a Cause ...

– Mr Perkins *

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– Daphne Drimond *

Graham Stark Graham William Stark (20 January 1922 – 29 October 2013) was an English comedian, actor, writer and director. Early life The son of a purser on transatlantic liners,

– Bernardo Rossi *

Geoffrey Sumner Geoffrey Sumner (20 November 1908, Ilfracombe, Devon – 29 September 1989, Alderney, Channel Islands) was a British actor. As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for British Movietone News., His parents were Edmund ...

– Gerald Drimond *Toria Fuller – Judy Westerby *

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– Nicholas Babcock *

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– Mr Ramirez * Steve Franken – Church organist

References

External links

* 1980 films 1980 comedy films Films based on works by Ray Cooney Films directed by Terry Marcel Films shot at Pinewood Studios British comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s British films {{1980s-UK-comedy-film-stub