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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • 20022002
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
130K
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance

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
130K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,798
500
  • Director
    • Joel Zwick
  • Writer
    • Nia Vardalos
  • Stars
    • Nia Vardalos
    • John Corbett
    • Michael Constantine
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joel Zwick
  • Writer
    • Nia Vardalos
  • Stars
    • Nia Vardalos
    • John Corbett
    • Michael Constantine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 790User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 20 wins & 29 nominations total

    Videos1

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding
    Trailer 1:01
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    Photos58

    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)

    Top cast

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

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    Storyline

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    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. —Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
    • greek restaurant
    • culture clash
    • greek
    • wedding
    • cross cultural relationship
    • 79 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Love is here to stay... so is her family.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for sensuality and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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 reviews790

    Review
    Top review
    It's my life!!!! Hilarious, but so true!!!!!
    My Fiancé is Greek and I am not. This move hit the nail on the head! The whole time I was watching this movie I was thinking this is my life Oh my God this is my life. I think people who gave this move bad reviews just didn't get it, because, they are not around or live inside the world of a Greek family. There are so many similarities to my Fiancés family it's almost creepy. For a crasher course to our wedding I told my whole family to watch this movie before they came. After the wedding was all said and done I had so many people from my side of the family came up to me and tell me your RIGHT! It was just like my Big Fat Greek Wedding!!! Especially since we had almost 700 people at our wedding and all we did all night long is dance in circles!!! It was a lot of fun!

    This was the best movie in a long time and no one knows how true this movie really is until they live through it.

    Sincerely, AJH
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    • ajh13130
    • Jul 23, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Mi gran casamiento griego
    • Filming locations
      • Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Cinema
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $241,438,208
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $597,362
      • Apr 21, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $368,744,044
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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