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Muriel's Wedding (1994)

R  106 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  10 March 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 16,855 users   Metascore: 63/100 
Reviews: 146 user | 47 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com

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... See full summary »

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writer:

P.J. Hogan
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Lee Sophie Lee ...
Roz Hammond ...
Cheryl (as Rosalind Hammond)
Toni Collette ...
Belinda Jarrett Belinda Jarrett ...
Pippa Grandison Pippa Grandison ...
Bill Hunter Bill Hunter ...
Jeanie Drynan ...
Dan Wyllie ...
Perry Heslop (as Daniel Wyllie)
Gabby Millgate ...
Gennie Nevinson Gennie Nevinson ...
Rachel Griffiths ...
Matt Day ...
Chris Haywood ...
Ken Blundell
Daniel Lapaine ...
David Van Arkle
Susan Prior Susan Prior ...
Girl at Wedding
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Storyline

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. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down. Written by Lynn Salmon  

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Plot Keywords:

Porpoise Spit | Australia | Friend | ABBA | Wedding  | See more »

Taglines:

She's not just getting married, she's getting even. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sex-related dialogue and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Country:

Australia | France

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Muriel See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$57,500,000 (Worldwide)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The French trailer ends with this tagline: "Enfin un film qui frôle le bon goût sans jamais y tomber". ("At last a movie that comes close to good taste but never gets into it"). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Brice is on top of Muriel on the sofa, Muriel's arm changes from by her head, to gripping Brice's arm. See more »

Quotes

Bill: I was nearly in State Government. Four million votes I needed. No one knew who won for three days 'till the postal vote came in. For three days I was almost there... You reap what you sow. You'd think I'd learn that growing up on a farm. You reap what you sow.
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Connections

Featured in "20 to 1: Scene-Stealing Songs (#8.12)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Coffee & Tea"
(Peter Best)
Published by Best Results Pty Ltd
Performed by A.A. Aardvaark See more »