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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • 20022002
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
135K
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
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A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
135K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,711
20
    • Joel Zwick
    • Nia Vardalos
  • Stars
    • Nia Vardalos
    • John Corbett
    • Michael Constantine
    • Joel Zwick
    • Nia Vardalos
  • Stars
    • Nia Vardalos
    • John Corbett
    • Michael Constantine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 794User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    John Corbett in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    John Corbett and Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    John Corbett and Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    Lainie Kazan and Nia Vardalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    Joey Fatone in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Bess Meisler, and Gerry Mendicino in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    Joey Fatone and Gia Carides in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    Director Joel Zwick (center)
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

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    Nia Vardalos
    Nia Vardalos
    • Toula Portokalos
    John Corbett
    John Corbett
    • Ian Miller
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • Gus Portokalos
    Christina Eleusiniotis
    • Toula Portokalos - Age 6
    Kaylee Vieira
    • Schoolgirl
    Johnny Kalangis
    • Greek Teacher
    • (as John Kalangis)
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Maria Portokalos
    Marita Zouravlioff
    • Toula Portokalos - Age 12
    Sarah Osman
    • Athena Portokalos - Age 15
    Petra Wildgoose
    • Car Pool Friend
    Melissa Todd
    • Car Pool Friend
    Bess Meisler
    • Yiayia
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Aunt Voula
    Louis Mandylor
    Louis Mandylor
    • Nick Portokalos
    Gerry Mendicino
    Gerry Mendicino
    • Uncle Taki
    Stavroula Logothettis
    Stavroula Logothettis
    • Athena
    Constantine Tsapralis
    • Foti
    Gia Carides
    Gia Carides
    • Cousin Nikki
      • Joel Zwick
      • Nia Vardalos
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Tom Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson, saw the play and recommended that her husband produce a movie version. In an interview with the German magazine "Cinema," Nia Vardalos mentioned that she hung up when Hanks called because she did not believe it was really him.
    • Goofs
      When young Toula and her "friends" are in the car on their way to school, Gus' gloves disappear and reappear numerous times as he is driving.
    • Quotes

      Toula Portokalos: Ma, Dad is so stubborn. What he says goes. "Ah, the man is the head of the house!"

      Maria Portokalos: Let me tell you something, Toula. The man is the head, but the woman is the neck. And she can turn the head any way she wants.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: All E's are replaced by the Greek letter Sigma.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Istanbul Coffee Shop
      Written by Daghan Baydur & Richard Keith Thomas (as Richard Thomas)

      Published by Jim Long Music

      Courtesy of First Com Music, Inc.

    User reviews794

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    Big Fat Success.
    An extremely good little film that shows that smart ideas, good writing, solid direction, likeable characters and an engrossing story will always win out in the end. Nia Vardalos stars as a Greek woman who just seems a bit out-of-place in her not always normal life. She is shy, reserved and ashamed of her heritage. Some makeup, a few college classes, stylish clothes and a travel agency job away from her father's restaurant are just the tickets to help her come out of her shell. Soon high school teacher John Corbett is entranced by her and they start a sweet love affair. Naturally she keeps the secret from her parents (Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan) and the sparks fly when they eventually find out. They want their daughter to marry a Greek man and have lots of children, but Vardalos has other plans for her life. Corbett's love knows no bounds though as he makes it clear that she is the one he really wants. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" happened due to good timing and lots of luck. Vardalos was struggling when Tom Hanks' wife (Rita Wilson) went to see the small play that the film is based upon. Wilson happened to see an advertisement for the show in the newspaper one day (the only day Vardalos could afford to run an ad) and the rest as they say is history. The film cost very little to make and usually second-rate director Joel Zwick ended up running the show. Vardalos' screenplay (Oscar-nominated) was the catalyst that put the film on the map and kept it there permanently. Most all the extras are real family members of Vardalos and Ian Gomez (who plays Corbett's best friend) is actually her husband in real life. Easily one of the most successful films of all time financially speaking (based upon the bargain basement cost and the astronomical showing at the box office), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is a wholesome film that the whole family can enjoy. It is another one of those rare films that feel like it was made during Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1940s. Not quite excellent, but dangerously close. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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    • tfrizzell
    • Mar 25, 2003

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2002 (United States)
      • Canada
      • United States
      • English
      • Greek
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Cinema
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby SR

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