| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 22, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Alan Alda |
| Writer: | Alan Alda |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | gangster, long island, new york, debt, wedding, storm, construction worker |
| Production Companies | Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Betsy's Wedding, Martin Bregman Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $19,740,070
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Alda | Eddie Hopper |
| Joey Bishop | Eddie's Father |
| Madeline Kahn | Lola Hopper |
| Anthony LaPaglia | Stevie Dee |
| Catherine O'Hara | Gloria Henner |
| Joe Pesci | Oscar Henner |
| Molly Ringwald | Betsy Hopper |
| Ally Sheedy | Connie Hopper |
| Burt Young | Georgie |
| Julie Bovasso | Grandma |
| Nicolas Coster | Harry Lovell |
| Bibi Besch | Nancy Lovell |
| Dylan Walsh | Jake Lovell |
| Camille Saviola | Angelica |
| Allan Rich | Nate Tobias |
| Sully Boyar | Morris (Lola's Dad) |
| Monica Carr | Joy |
| Frankie Faison | Zack Monroe |
| Tom Mardirosian | Dave Delahees |
| Larry Block | Barber |
| Helen Hanft | Fitter |
| Mario Todisco | Anselmo (Bodyguard) |
| Paul B. Mixon | Plumber |
| William Duff-Griffin | Caterer |
| Thomas John Caliguri | Man at Wedding |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey) |
| Janet Pasquale | Georgies Companion |
| Harry L. Seddon | Man on Phone / Taxi Garage |
| Carol Bawer | Disgruntled Patron (Uncredited) |
| L.A. Freeman | Wedding Band Drummer (Uncredited) |
| David Kimball | Wedding Band Bass Player |
| Curtis Lambert | Groomsman (Uncredited) |
| Hamilton Perkins | Man Outside Restaurant (Uncredited) |
| Larry Rapp | Man Outside Restaurant (Uncredited) |
| Adrian Van Daalen | Uncle Sam (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Alda | Writer, Director |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| Kelvin Pike | Director of Photography |
| Michael E. Polakow | Editor |
| John Jay Moore | Production Design |
| Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| James Ellis Deakins | Script Supervisor |
| Roy Farfel | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Bucossi | Stunts |
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Bregman | Producer |
| Louis A. Stroller | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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