Midweek Mention... Four Weddings and a Funeral

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This week, the Dads dust off their morning suits and dive into Richard Curtis’ runaway hit Four Weddings and a Funeral. Mike Newell’s rom-com was the film that turned Hugh Grant into floppy-haired royalty, introduced us to Andie MacDowell’s enigmatic Carrie, and made swearing at alarm clocks a national pastime.

We talk through all four weddings (and, yes, the funeral), unpacking:

• Hugh Grant’s career-defining “stammering English gent” routine.
• Andie MacDowell’s aloof American elegance — and the film’s messy romance plot.
• Simon Callow’s scene-stealing turn and the surprisingly poignant funeral sequence.
• Rowan Atkinson’s gloriously bungled first wedding gig as Father Gerald.
• Whether Richard Curtis’ world of posh English eccentrics really reflects Britain… or just what Americans want us to be.

We also get into how the film became the highest-grossing British movie of its day, launched Hugh Grant’s tabloid-fuelled celebrity arc, and why it still works (even if “Love Actually” does not).

Expect swearing, and the usual Bad Dads blend of dodgy impressions, film geekery, and questionable life lessons.

👉 Join us as we relive the weddings, mourn the funeral, and ask the only real question that matters: is Four Weddings still worth an RSVP?

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