Guess Whos Coming to Dinner

A detailed Summary of Guess Whos Coming to Dinner

The film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, written by Stanely Kramer reflects

society's prejudices of the 1960's time period. This comedy explores the subject of

interracial marriage, and the impact it has upon the parents of the bride and groom.

This film definitely confirms the concepts of the 1960's, yet provides a new

perspective on mixed marriages for years to come. The movie interprets the time

period well, especially enlightening the ignorance and tension between African

This movie tells of a dinner party given by a bride's parents to meet her fiance‚

and his parents. The comfortable middle class, white parents of the bride are

shocked when they find out that the groom is black. The groom's parents, are also in

Kramer's goal was to open the minds of the people, and aid them in realizing the

change, the hearts of many Americans were still unaccustomed to new ideals. The

toward the marriage; and it can be somewhat exaggerated that the couple fell in love

Approximate Word count = 552
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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