Betsy's Wedding
1990 · 94 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 4,149 VOTES · DIR. Alan Alda
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,596 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 [Growling]
00:05:04 He's always giving me shots, this guy.
00:08:29 I don't know why she can't find somebody.
00:11:45 I'm high for the rest of the day.
00:15:13 - We've got all these people. - And we've got people.
00:18:28 Erasers. Sure, I understand.
00:22:07 Where's a kid gonna get that kind of money?
00:25:43 I could've gone to Mott Street, the son of a bitch.
00:29:08 One thing makes it unique. What's wrong with that?
00:33:16 It won't be this way for long. When I tell Gloria about us
00:37:03 Dad didn't want to hurt his family...
00:40:46 No. I'll be fine. Thank you.
00:44:28 What's this Dad has about video?
00:47:44 That's how I decided to move out.
00:51:07 I don't think so.
00:54:39 Are you happy with the young man she is marrying?
00:58:48 You think he would be offended...
01:02:57 But you gotta teach kids responsibility.
01:06:10 Get in!
01:09:58 And I'm not saying this 'cause she's my daughter.
01:14:04 Can I see you for a second?
01:18:44 I think perhaps there is.
01:22:49 I've been thinking about my life, what I should do.
01:26:30 I'm getting out of that house deal.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,596
Dialogue density17.0 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:26:30
Production Record
DirectorAlan Alda
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$19,740,070
IMDb votes4,149