Father of the Bride Page #8

ANNIE:

Send it back.

GEORGE:

Come on. Whad'yoo mean?

ANNIE:

Daddy, I'm not kidding. Send them all back. The wedding's off!

SCENE 30

GEORGE:

Ann? Annie?

ANNIE:

I'm sorry, Dad. But I'm not going to marry Brian.

GEORGE:

Okay. Okay. Whatever you want is okay with us.

ANNIE:

I feel so awful after everything you guys have done. Now I have to

undo it all.

GEORGE:

Don't worry about it. These things get canceled all the time. Your

mother and I can take care of everything. What happened? Another

girl?

ANNIE:

Oh, look at your shirt.

GEORGE:

Don't worry.

ANNIE:

No, it wasn't anything like that. It started out as nothing really.

He gave me a present. It's our eight month anniversary today and he

gave me...just look! He said it was for me. For our apartment. Just

look.

GEORGE:

It's a blender.

ANNIE:

Yeah. Exactly. I mean, I didn't want to act thrown or anything, but

inside I was. I mean, I thought something for the apartment...maybe a

new clock, or a cool phone, or a great art book, or something...but a

blender? I mean, what is this? 1958? Give the little wife a blender?

I mean, it scared me, you know? In terms of his expectations. I

started to freak out and he asked me what was wrong and I asked him

what a gift like this is supposed to be telling me and he said nothing

and I didn't believe him and we got into this big fight. And he said I

was overreacting. And I said why would I overreact? Nobody in my

family overreacts. And then, he came up with this totally absurd

story, this completely outrageous lie and I'm looking at him and I'm

thinking, this man's a liar!

GEORGE:

What did he lie about?

ANNIE:

Oh, actually it was something about you.

GEORGE:

Me?

ANNIE:

He said the day that you and Mom went to go visit his folks...this is

so ridiculous! He said that you were snooping around his dad's desk

and you somehow found his dad's bankbook...Oh no! First he said you

broke some mirror in their bathroom. And then you found his dad's

bankbook and you somehow threw it in their pool. I mean, it's too

ridiculous. The man lies!

GEORGE:

Come in.

NINA:

Annie, Brian's downstairs.

ANNIE:

I don't want to see him.

NINA:

He looks awful.

ANNIE:

Good.

GEORGE:

Excuse me.

GEORGE:

(VO)

I thought maybe I should help smooth things over. So I took Brian out

for a drink. I thought we could have a talk...

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GEORGE:

(VO)

...man to man. But as I sat there and listened to his side of the

story, I realized this was a golden opportunity. If I ever wanted to

get rid of Brian MacKenzie, this was my chance.

BRIAN:

You know those banana shakes she likes to make, right? Well, that's

why I thought she'd like a blender. I guess I can see her point. A

blender does suggest a certain 1950's reference to sexual politics.

But I swear it never entered my consciousness at the time.

GEORGE:

I believe you.

BRIAN:

You do? Would you tell Annie that for me, Dad?

GEORGE:

(VO)

This was where I was going to lower the boom. But instead, I found

myself looking into his weepy eyes and found myself saying...

GEORGE:

Sure, I'll tell her.

BRIAN:

Oh good. 'Cause I know that whatever you say, she'll believe.

GEORGE:

(VO)

Not only was I not getting rid of the kid, I now found myself talking

him into staying.

GEORGE:

You know, Brian...Annie is a very passionate person and passionate

people tend to overreact at times. Annie comes from a long line of

major overreactors. Me. I can definitely lose it. My mother...a nut.

My grandfather...stories about him are legendary. The good news,

however, is that this overreacting tends to get proportionately less by

generation, so your kids could be normal.

GEORGE:

(VO)

As if that wasn't enough, I went on!

GEORGE:

But on the upside, with this passion comes great spirit and

individuality which is probably one of the reasons you love Annie.

BRIAN:

That's what I love most about her.

GEORGE:

(VO)

That's when it hit me like a Mac truck. Annie was just like me, and

Brian was just like Nina.

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GEORGE:

(VO)

They were a perfect match.

ANNIE:

Dad, I can't believe you took him out. What did he say? I mean, you

don't have to tell me. What?

GEORGE:

Honey, I just spent an hour with Brian and believe me when I tell you

that this gift says nothing about how he feels about you. It's just a

thing to put in the kitchen. He thought you might want to blend

something one day and that's all.

ANNIE:

And you believe that?

GEORGE:

Completely. He's downstairs now. His heart is breaking. Please go

see him. And also, that story he told you about me and the bankbook

and the swimming pool...

ANNIE:

Yeah? What?

GEORGE:

It's true.

ANNIE:

Oh Brian.

BRIAN:

Oh Annie. I'm so sorry about the blender. I see your point. It was

incredibly insensitive of me.

ANNIE:

No...It's okay. I want it. It's my first anniversary present. I'm so

sorry about calling you a worm. My Dad told me everything.

BRIAN:

When I thought I was never going to see you again. If it wasn't for

your father.

ANNIE:

I know. I know. I love you.

BRIAN:

Me, too.

GEORGE:

Everything fine now? Good, I'll just go...

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BRIAN:

Annie!

ANNIE:

Hi Brian. Come on up.

GEORGE:

(VO)

Well, we made it to January. It was the day before the big day. The

Farmer's Almanac predicted this week was going to be the coldest L.A.

had seen in over half a century. But we were so busy none of us had

time to notice.

SCENE 34

MATT:

Right, together. Left, together...Right, together. Left,

together...Right, together. Left, together...

GEORGE:

What's the matter? You're up pretty late, aren't ya?

MATT:

Yeah. I know. I'm just practicing. I wish I didn't have to walk Mom

down the aisle.

GEORGE:

Don't worry, you'll be great.

MATT:

Is it right together, left or left together, right?

GEORGE:

Come on, let's try it. Let's see, we go right, together, left

together. Right, together, left, together. Good. Matty. I'm sorry

if I've been preoccupied lately with this wedding.

MATT:

It's okay.

GEORGE:

Yeah, but I have, haven't I?

MATT:

It's all right. I understand.

GEORGE:

Yeah, but ...

MATT:

Yeah, you have. But I haven't felt ignored or anything. Don't worry,

Dad. No permanent damage done.

GEORGE:

Well, good.

ANNIE:

(On the phone):
It's really cute and cozy and in a great neighborhood.

You'll see it. I'm really excited. But I've got all this packing to

do and this room looks so different.

MATT:

It's going to be weird, isn't it? Just you, me, and Mom here now.

GEORGE:

Yeah. Come on. Goodnight, pal. Sleep tight.

MATT:

Good luck tomorrow, Dad.

GEORGE:

Yeah, you too.

MATT:

Annie?

ANNIE:

Yeah?

MATT:

Goodnight.

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