Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writer:

P.J. Hogan (written by)

Release Date:

10 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

She's not just getting married, she's getting even.

Plot:

Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day...

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | ABBA | Australia | Betrayal | Shoplifting

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Sophie Lee	...	Tania Degano
Roz Hammond	...	Cheryl (as Rosalind Hammond)
Toni Collette	...	Muriel Heslop / Mariel Heslop-Van Arckle
Belinda Jarrett	...	Janine
Pippa Grandison	...	Nicole
Bill Hunter	...	Bill Heslop
Jeanie Drynan	...	Betty Heslop
Daniel Wyllie	...	Perry Heslop
Gabby Millgate	...	Joanie Heslop
Gennie Nevinson	...	Deidre Chambers
Rachel Griffiths	...	Rhonda Epinstalk
Matt Day	...	Brice Nobes
Chris Haywood	...	Coach Ken Blundell
Daniel Lapaine	...	David Van Arckle
Susan Prior	...	Girl at wedding

Also Known As:

Mariel's Wedding (Australia) (alternative spelling)
Muriel (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sex-related dialogue and some sexuality.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Australia | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

CentrePoint Tower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

CiBy 2000

Trivia:

The writer/director P.J. Hogan wanted to use the music of Abba in the film. At first, permission for the music to be used was denied. When the director promised to fly to Europe to plead his case to the founders of the band, permission was granted, as long as the band received a percentage of the film profits. The film turned out to be a big international hit, and thus helped inspire the very successful Broadway show which became the movie Mamma Mia! (2008).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rhonda looks at Tania's wedding ring, she holds Tania's hand with two hands, then one in the next shot.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Bill: Deidre Chambers. What a coincidence.

Movie Connections:

References HouseSitter (1992)

Soundtrack:

Hotcha

a glorious celebration of freedom

i still remember joining the neighbors to go to the movies to see a new Australian film that noone knew much about, except that it featured the music of abba...just as i still remember walking out of the cinema aglow with such immense joy.

this is a wonderful film, that begins with a shy, needy, shrinking-violet girl and ends with a strong, honest woman aware of her own power to change and control the world around her. this film is full of laughs, full of smiles and, towards the crescendo of the last few minutes even full of tears. one can't help but want to stand up and cheer, or dance, or both, as muriel escapes everything that her 'life' has pushed on her and rides into the sunset, with such happiness radiating from her face.

"you're terrible, muriel..." she is, and you can't help but love her for it. see this movie!