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My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • 2002
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
137K
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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.

  • Director
    • Joel Zwick
  • Writer
    • Nia Vardalos
  • Stars
    • Nia Vardalos
    • John Corbett
    • Michael Constantine
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    137K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,709
    134
    • Director
      • Joel Zwick
    • Writer
      • Nia Vardalos
    • Stars
      • Nia Vardalos
      • John Corbett
      • Michael Constantine
    • 797User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 20 wins & 29 nominations total

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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)
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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
    • Director
      • Joel Zwick
    • Writer
      • Nia Vardalos
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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
      The women wear their wedding rings on the left hand - Greek Orthodox women wear wedding rings on the right hand.
    • 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 reviews797

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    Featured review
    The little film that could.
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a hilarious and sweet film about a Greek woman, waiting for her life to take off. One day however, she meets and falls in love with Ian and gets engaged. The problem is, he's a non-Greek and her family is uneasy about accepting him. Ian must appease them by being baptized into the Greek Orthodox church in a kiddie pool, and inviting his boring parents to meet the family.

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding was an independent smash starting with a budget of barely $5 million and in the end, grossing over $200 million at the box office. And there's a solid reason for that. The film is filled with heart, humour, and romance. It's set in the real world, interacting with real characters and not seeming like they are drawn up from some fantasy. It's living proof that independent films can dream big and achieve just as much. Opa!
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    • Mar 26, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Đám Cưới Tại Hy Lạp
    • 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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