Runaway Bride (1999)

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Josann McGibbon (written by) &
Sara Parriott (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Catch her if you can.

Plot:

A reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiances at the altar.

Plot Keywords:

Bar | Bride | Maryland | Columnist | Coach

Awards:

6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Julia Roberts	...	Maggie Carpenter
Richard Gere	...	Ike Graham
Joan Cusack	...	Peggy Flemming
Hector Elizondo	...	Fisher
Rita Wilson	...	Ellie Graham
Paul Dooley	...	Walter Carpenter
Christopher Meloni	...	Coach Bob Kelly
Donal Logue	...	Priest Brian Norris
Reg Rogers	...	George 'Bug Guy' Swilling
Yul Vazquez	...	Dead Head Gill Chavez
Jane Morris	...	Mrs. Pressman
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Elaine from Manhattan
Kathleen Marshall	...	Cousin Cindy
Jean Schertler	...	Grandma
Tom Hines	...	Cory Flemming
Tom Mason	...	Final Wedding Pastor
Garrett Wright	...	Student Dennis
Sela Ward	...	Pretty Woman in Bar
Marvin Braverman	...	T-Shirt Vendor
Yvonne Pollack	...	T-Shirt Woman
Joy Rosenthal	...	Limo Lady
John Goldman	...	Construction Man
Sandra Taylor	...	Model Shelby
Thong Nguyen	...	Fashion Shoot Photographer
Karen Stirgwolt	...	Office Worker Frances
Lee McKenna	...	Mrs. Whittenmeyer
Patrick Richwood	...	T.V. Host
Marty Nadler	...	Travelling Salesman
Allan Kent	...	Lou Trout
Kevin Murray	...	Petey
James Richardson	...	Mr. Paxton
Duncan Lam	...	Dragged Little Boy
Julie Paris	...	Reporter Murphy
Dina Napoli	...	Reporter Dina
Jacqui Allen	...	Reporter Jacqui
Jack Hoffman	...	Reporter Jack
Cheryl Frazel	...	Reporter Cheryl
Tiffany Paulsen	...	Reporter Tiffany
Gregg Goulet	...	Church Organist
Shannon Wilcox	...	Luau Lady
Diana Kent	...	Hula Girl
Diane Frazen	...	Wedding Guest Diane
Karla Pattur	...	Church Teacher Karla
Linda Larkin	...	Gill's Girlfriend
William Todd Crosby	...	Barbershop Quartet Member
Robert Lee Jones	...	Barbershop Quartet Member
Joseph Williams Andrews	...	Barbershop Quartet Member
Eugene Walker Jackson Jr.	...	Barbershop Quartet Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Cutler	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Carol DePasquale	...	Office Worker Carol (uncredited)
Rebekah Hoyle	...	Office Assistant (uncredited)
Barbara Marshall	...	Bridal Shop Customer Polly (uncredited)
Garry Marshall	...	First Baseman in Softball (uncredited)
Scott Marshall	...	Motel Clerk Lee (uncredited)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Betty Trout (uncredited)
Larry Miller	...	N.Y.C. Bartender Kevin (uncredited)
Ryan Slattery	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Garry Marshall

Writing credits (WGA)
Josann McGibbon		(written by) &
Sara Parriott		(written by)

Produced by
Robert W. Cort	....	producer
Ted Field	....	producer
Mario Iscovich	....	co-producer
Scott Kroopf	....	producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	executive producer
David Madden	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	co-producer
Karen Stirgwolt	....	co-producer
Ted Tannebaum	....	executive producer
Richard S. Wright	....	co-producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Stuart Dryburgh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bruce Green

Casting by
Gretchen Rennell

Production Design by
Mark Friedberg

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by
Stephanie Carroll

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Hallie D'Amore	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gere
Angel De Angelis	....	hair stylist: Ms. Roberts
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Ms. Roberts
Leslie Fuller	....	assistant makeup artist
Janice Kinigopoulos	....	hair stylist
Barbara Lacy	....	key makeup artist
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist: Mr. Gere
Randy Houston Mercer	....	key makeup artist
Peggy Nicholson	....	key hair stylist
Bradley Stenson	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Carole Fontana	....	production supervisor: Eastern Shore
Margaret Hilliard	....	unit production manager
Alecia LaRue	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tommy Harper	....	second second assistant director (as Thomy Harper)
Scott Marshall	....	second unit director
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
Ruth A. Redfern	....	first assistant director: second unit
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Tommy Harper	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
E.W. Bradford	....	construction coordinator (as William Bradford)
Emily Crupper	....	art department coordinator
Mike Cunningham	....	assistant property master
Keith Darwin	....	head painter
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Paul Mason	....	on-set dresser
Charles E. McCarry	....	set designer
Thomas Minton	....	set designer
Larry Misselhorn	....	greensman
Debbie Nolan	....	construction gangboss
Rick Young	....	property master
David Almeleh	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Sean Bernard	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Kathy Brunswick	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Carl Catanese	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John Davis	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)
Ted Lubonovich II	....	carpenter (uncredited)
John W. Morgan	....	plaster gangboss (uncredited)
James F. Oñate	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)
Lucinda E. Pealer	....	scenic (uncredited)
Missy Berent Ricker	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Robert Schleinig	....	leadman (uncredited)
Brandon Speace	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
John H. Arrufat	....	dialogue editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Bill Baldwin	....	assistant sound editor
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Clark	....	dialogue editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	sound stereo consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle)
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	foley editor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Flinton	....	cable person
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	assistant sound editor
David McDonald	....	adr recordist
Joe Milner	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Myron Nettinga	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue editor
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator (as Timothy Salmon)
Bill Schnee	....	additional sound engineer
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Mike Szakmeister	....	supervising dialogue editor
F. Scott Taylor	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
Keith A. Wester	....	sound mixer
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr editor
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydell)
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Alison Sanford	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary Zink	....	special effects coordinator
Christine Onesky	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
John Lafauce	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Imaging (uncredited)
Matt Linder	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael E. Boyle	....	stunts (as Mike Boyle)
Gary Combs	....	stunt coordinator
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jamie Sue Johnson	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Adam Neuwirth	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Arnold	....	film loader
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer
Kenny Carceller	....	rigging best boy grip
Dean Citroni	....	grip
Tom Connole	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Thomas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Jeffrey De La Rosa	....	best boy electric
Greg Fausak	....	grip
Martha Fay	....	electrician
Ian Fox	....	director of photography: second unit
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	first assistant camera (as Carlos Guerra)
Michael R. Gurasich	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Richard Klompus	....	video assist operator
Kim Kono	....	electrician
Dickinson H. Luke	....	rigging best boy electrician (as Dickinson Luke)
Richard Mall	....	key grip
John R. Manocchia	....	rigging gaffer (as John Manocchia)
Niles McElroy	....	electrician
Dave Mikutsky	....	electrician
J. Michael Muro	....	Steadicam operator (as James Muro)
Dominic Napolitano	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Dayton Nietert	....	gaffer
Leigh Rathner	....	second assistant camera
Mike Schwake	....	dolly grip
John Seravic	....	grip
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Boots Shelton)
Robert Spore	....	grip
Stuart Stein	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Skyler Tegland	....	grip
Rand R. Vargas	....	rigging key grip (as Rand Vargas)
Ted Ayd	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Keith Bernard	....	dimmer board operator (uncredited)
Rob Koch	....	assistant camera: "b" camera, New York (uncredited)
Thomas Loizeaux	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Larry Markart	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
George Maxwell	....	electrician (uncredited)
Keith Weiner	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Chris Williamson	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Erica Arvold	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Maryellen Aviano	....	extras casting coordinator
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting: The Looping Group
Pat Moran	....	casting: Baltimore
Lee Genick	....	extras casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Johnetta Boone	....	assistant costume designer
Robin Borman	....	key costumer
Tommy Boyer	....	dresser: Mr. Gere
Sabrina Calley	....	key costumer
Bruce Ericksen	....	costume supervisor (as Bruce Erickson)
Bruce Reik	....	set costumer (as Bruce Paul Reik)
Fran Vega-Buck	....	dresser: Ms. Roberts (as Frances Vega Buck)
Linda M. Boyland	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Andrea Bottigliero	....	first assistant film editor
David Feldman	....	assistant film editor
Paul Kieran	....	assistant film editor
Robert Malina	....	apprentice film editor
Liza McDonald	....	additional film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Matvey Shatz	....	color timer
Shannon Reid Wynne	....	post-production coordinator
David M. Katz	....	editorial production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
James T. Hill	....	music score coordinator (as J.T. Hill)
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
Jo Ann Kane	....	music preparation
Shawn Murphy	....	music recordist
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Jennifer Nash	....	music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
David Olson	....	music editor
Jim Weidman	....	supervising music editor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Wendy S. Hallin	....	transportation captain (as Wendy Hallin)
Tony Raimondo	....	transportation captain
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator (as Tom Thomas)
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Stephen A. Latina	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Dana Schisler	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
James Anderson	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Dawn Barkan	....	animal handler
Michael Bilog	....	assistant accountant
Brett Botula	....	location manager
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Brian Cooper	....	production assistant
Steve Cowie	....	production assistant
Carlos De La Torre	....	production assistant
Carol DePasquale	....	script supervisor
Emily Farrand	....	production assistant: Eastern Shore
Matthew K. Grigsby	....	first assistant accountant
Heather Hall	....	executive assistant: Mr. Marshall
Linda Heyman	....	location manager: Eastern Shore
Rachel Hudgins	....	assistant: Mr. Gere
Jeff Johnson	....	set medic
Erin Kaufman	....	assistant production coordinator
Jerry Kiesewetter	....	production assistant: Eastern Shore
Sandy O'Neill	....	publicist
Tim L. Pearson	....	production accountant
Rex Peterson	....	horse trainer
Ryan Rayner	....	production assistant
Jennifer Reiss	....	production assistant
Renee Rigenhagen	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Michael Roccuzzo	....	assistant accountant
Devon Sedlacek	....	production assistant
Suzanne Weinert	....	assistant: Ms. Roberts
Randall Wilson	....	production assistant
Ellen Wolff	....	production coordinator
Annie Noel Applegarth	....	location manager: Berlin and Maryland (uncredited)
Walter Cohen	....	location manager (uncredited)
Walter Cohen	....	location scout (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	location manager (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	location staff (uncredited)
George Doherty	....	assistant production office coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Guy Efrat	....	assistant location manager: New York (uncredited)
Guy Efrat	....	location vision founder: New York (uncredited)
Caprice Ericson	....	location scout (uncredited)
Don Feldstein	....	voice-over (uncredited)
Kim Garman	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Grant Grabowski	....	executive assistant: Richard Wright (uncredited)
Scott A. Green	....	projectionist: dailies (uncredited)
Robin Meier	....	staff production coordinator (uncredited)
Thomas Moore	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jodi Shapera	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal trainer: dogs (uncredited)
Sara Thornberg	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
John C. Paredes	....	thanks
Curtiss Taylor	....	thanks
Sue Wells	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Interscope Communications
• Lakeshore Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (1999) (Non-USA) (theatrical) (non-Italy)
• Paramount Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1999) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Odeon (1999) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (1999) (non-USA) (TV) (Middle East)
• Gativideo (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• New Films International
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Other Companies

• Amsale  Julia Roberts's wedding dress by
• BridgeStreet Worldwide  production housing
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Film Art  artwork
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York
• Temptu  tattoo design

Also Known As:

"Pretty Bride" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and some suggestive dialogue

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Philippines:G | Denmark:A | Malaysia:U | Peru:PT

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Director Garry Marshall plays the first baseman.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Maggie is describing Bob's proposal, she refers to being at an "Oriole" game. When people use the actual name of Baltimore's Major League Baseball team, they always refer to the "Orioles." (The team's nicknames are the "O's" or the "Birds.")

Quotes:

[Ike's voice on his answering machine]
Ike Graham:Hi, leave a message after the beep. If you want to send me a fax, then buy me a fax machine.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pepper Dennis: Heiress Bridenapped: Film at Eleven (#1.4)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

You know what? Don't tell me anything about Pretty Woman, because I don't even want to hear it.

Runaway Bride is just a good romantic comedy. Yes, the director and the two big name stars are the same as the film's 1990 counterpart, but even though the two films have striking and almost offensive similarities, Runaway Bride has a good enough story that I refuse to believe that it relied on the success of its predecessor.

Julia Roberts is Maggie Carpenter, a hardware store owner (a laughable profession surpassed only by Denise Richards as a nuclear weapons specialist in The World Is Not Enough. Yeah RIGHT!), and Richard Gere is a newspaper columnist (Ike Graham) who has been fired for printing a supposedly false column about a woman who consistently runs out on her marriages. When he travels to the tiny town where she lives to learn more about her life and possibly get his job back, he finds that there is more to her than just a newspaper column.

By the end of the film, there is such a huge media hype about Maggie's wedding that it's a wonder that Ike wasn't honored for his 'false' column about her. Joan Cusack has never looked and acted better than she did in this movie, delivering a wonderful nasally performance that was strangely heartwarming.

Runaway Bride had all kinds of wonderful scenes. I particularly liked the wedding rehearsal scene. The look on Christopher Meloni's face was priceless! There were so many good things about this film that I am able to overlook the superficial look of unoriginality. If you just look past the director and the two big names, the story itself is not at all like any other film. There will, of course, be the inevitable cynical comparisons to Pretty Woman, and these complaints are understandable, but people who condemn Runaway Bride as a rip-off of Pretty Woman or some sort of re-make are simply not looking at the film, but only at the names on the bill. This is a very good romantic comedy, and it should not be missed simply because of a superficial comparison to Pretty Woman.