Father of the Bride Page #7

SCENE 10

GEORGE:

(VO)

Forty-eight hours later, the wedding was still on. We were on our way

to Bel- Air to meet Brian's folks.

GEORGE:

I don't know why we have to have brunch with total strangers.

NINA:

Because their son is marrying our daughter and it's not an unusual

custom meeting the in-laws.

GEORGE:

You know, that's another thing. I hate that expression, "in-laws."

What does it mean, anyway? We're legally bound to these people? I

don't want to be "in-lawed." Especially to people who live in Bel-Air.

I mean, what kind of people have brunch and live in Bel-Air?

NINA:

Rich people.

GEORGE:

They probably live in the one shack in the middle of all these

mansions.

NINA:

Nice mood, George.

GEORGE:

What? I'm in a good mood.

NINA:

Okay, I think this is it. Yeah...Nice shack, babe.

GEORGE:

Worse. It's the biggest house on the street. Now we're related to

pretentious snobs. Just what we need.

NINA:

You look very handsome, George. Way too young to be "in-lawed."

GEORGE:

Well, it really shouldn't matter how I look. We're not here to win

their approval. Just because you changed your outfit five times.

NINA:

Oh, and you didn't try on nine different shirts?

GEORGE:

Two.

NINA:

Two? I see.

GEORGE:

Two long sleeve and two short sleeve.

JOHN &

JOANNA:

Hi! Nice to meet you. I'm John...I'm Joanna. Welcome to our house.

Come on in, please.

SCENE 11

GEORGE:

(VO)

All I could think about was the size of this place. We could have

parked our whole house in the foyer.

JOHN:

Oh, what a nerve-wracking thing, meeting your future in-laws. What a

relief. You two look perfectly normal.

NINA:

Oh, well, I am.

JOANNA:

I have to tell you, we got so nervous about today, about meeting the

two of you, I must have tried on three different outfits.

NINA:

Oh?

JOHN:

I changed my shirt four times. Can you imagine anyone being that

jerky?

JOANNA:

So come on in. I thought we could have lunch in here.

JOHN:

Marta, estas son nuestras in-laws. George and Nina Banks.

MARTA:

Mucho gusto.

NINA:

Hello.

JOANNA:

Oh, and here's the rest of our family.

JOHN:

Oh, don't worry. They look like killers but they're actually quite

friendly. As long as you're relaxed, why, they're relaxed.

GEORGE:

Hi, puppy, puppy, puppy!

JOHN:

All right, fellas. That's enough. Come on. Release!

JOANNA:

Well, why don't we all sit down?

JOHN:

Please.

NINA:

Oh, thank you.

JOHN:

All right, here we go. George. Honey.

JOANNA:

Sweet heart. (TO GEORGE AND NINA): I don't know if the kids told you,

but we were over in Europe on business and we stopped in Rome to see

Brian. So we got to spend a few days with Annie. Oh, boy. We just

fell in love with her immediately.

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