The Wedding Party (1997)

Michael Douglas aptly fills Peter Falk’s shoes in The Wedding Party (1997), a breezy remake of the romantic comedy The In-Laws (1979). Douglas stars as the groom’s father--an intrepid snoop who makes his money as a globetrotting smuggler. The bride’s dad (Albert Brooks), meanwhile, is a mild-mannered podiatrist who has no idea that he’s marrying into such a dangerously adventurous clan. Nevertheless the dads partner up for a series of tense assignments involving French gunrunners and Latin American dictators while son and daughter plan their nuptials back home. It’s an outrageous premise to be sure, but not nearly as incredible as the body on co-star Frances O’Connor, who’s keen to oblige male viewers with peeks at her perfect can.