Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Nia Vardalos | ... | Toula Portokalos | |
Michael Constantine | ... | Gus Portokalos | |
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Christina Eleusiniotis | ... | Toula Portokalos - Age 6 |
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Kaylee Vieira | ... | Schoolgirl |
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John Kalangis | ... | Greek Teacher |
Lainie Kazan | ... | Maria Portokalos | |
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Marita Zouravlioff | ... | Toula Portokalos - Age 12 |
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Sarah Osman | ... | Athena Portokalos - Age 15 |
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Petra Wildgoose | ... | Car Pool Friend |
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Melissa Todd | ... | Car Pool Friend |
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Bess Meisler | ... | Yiayia |
Andrea Martin | ... | Aunt Voula | |
Louis Mandylor | ... | Nick Portokalos | |
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Gerry Mendicino | ... | Uncle Taki |
Stavroula Logothettis | ... | Athena |
Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school English teacher, WASP, and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out. Her father is livid over her dating a non-Greek. He has to learn to accept Ian; Ian has to learn to accept Toula's huge family, and Toula has to learn to accept herself. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
*Nice romantic-comedy about a Greek-American girl which has to fight against her family's strict traditions in order to marry a non-Greek boy. I think that, for the Greek people, this movie must be full of topics and stereotypes, but for the ones who don't know about Greek ways of life is pretty funny. There are all kind of weird characters (the grandma!!!), and the starring actress makes an outstanding job showing us the metamorphosis of that timid girl to a liberated one. Nice dialogs, nice rhythm... Just a nice entertainment for a Saturday afternoon.
*My Rate 6/10