Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writer:

P.J. Hogan (written by)

Release Date:

10 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

She's not just getting married, she's getting even.

Plot:

Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day...

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | ABBA | Australia | Betrayal | Shoplifting

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Sophie Lee	...	Tania Degano
Roz Hammond	...	Cheryl (as Rosalind Hammond)
Toni Collette	...	Muriel Heslop / Mariel Heslop-Van Arckle
Belinda Jarrett	...	Janine
Pippa Grandison	...	Nicole
Bill Hunter	...	Bill Heslop
Jeanie Drynan	...	Betty Heslop
Daniel Wyllie	...	Perry Heslop
Gabby Millgate	...	Joanie Heslop
Gennie Nevinson	...	Deidre Chambers
Rachel Griffiths	...	Rhonda Epinstalk
Matt Day	...	Brice Nobes
Chris Haywood	...	Coach Ken Blundell
Daniel Lapaine	...	David Van Arckle
Susan Prior	...	Girl at wedding

Also Known As:

Mariel's Wedding (Australia) (alternative spelling)
Muriel (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sex-related dialogue and some sexuality.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Australia | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

CentrePoint Tower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

CiBy 2000

Trivia:

The writer/director P.J. Hogan wanted to use the music of Abba in the film. At first, permission for the music to be used was denied. When the director promised to fly to Europe to plead his case to the founders of the band, permission was granted, as long as the band received a percentage of the film profits. The film turned out to be a big international hit, and thus helped inspire the very successful Broadway show which became the movie Mamma Mia! (2008).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Muriel is trying on a wedding dress in the shop, and is admiring it in the full-length mirror, to the right in the mirror, you can clearly see a crewmember standing there, before quickly darting out of the reflection.

Quotes:

Rhonda: [regarding her tumor] How did I get it? I mean, it's nothing to do with too much sex is it?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "EastEnders: (2005-08-09)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Sugar Baby Love

Another Great Reason To Watch This Film

I would rank "Muriel's Wedding" in my 10 Best of all time, and just wanted to add one thing to the comments.

One of the great things about this movie is being able to watch Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths do star turns at the beginning of their careers. Colette was already a star in Australia, though unheard of elsewhere, but both of these amazing actresses demonstrate in this film the qualities that have shown them to be among the most accomplished and versatile actresses in film and television today.

One more thing, I caught Toni Colette doing a star turn in the Broadway musical "The Wild Party." This woman is a great musical performer. I would be willing to bet her band is terrific.