My Life in Ruins (2009)

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writer (WGA):

Mike Reiss (written by)

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Star of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is Finally Going to Greece.

Plot:

A travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around Greece.

Plot Keywords:

American | Air Conditioning | Tour Guide | Syrup | Tourist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Nia Vardalos	...	Georgia
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Irv
Alexis Georgoulis	...	Poupi Kakas
Alistair McGowan	...	Nico
Harland Williams	...	Big Al
Rachel Dratch	...	Kim
Caroline Goodall	...	Dr. Tullen
Ian Ogilvy	...	Mr. Tullen
Sophie Stuckey	...	Caitlin
María Botto	...	Lala
María Adánez	...	Lena
Brian Palermo	...	Marc
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Gator
Simon Gleeson	...	Ken
Natalie O'Donnell	...	Sue

Also Known As:

Driving Aphrodite (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:95 min | Germany:98 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44480) | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/6 | Ireland:12A | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Germany:o.Al. (f) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Company:

26 Films

Trivia:

Irv's dead wife Elinor is played by Rita Wilson, who is also one of the executive producers, along with her husband Tom Hanks.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: There are many scenes where you can see clearly they were filmed in Spain, not in Greece. Most noticeable, the hotel they stay at the night before going to the beach is the HOTEL MIRAMAR ("sea view" in Spanish). Also the phone in the room is Spanish, some of the machines used in a close-by job-site belong to a Spanish rental company.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: (#1.59)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Dream Dance

My Big Fat Greek Vacation

Early voters are being a little to hard on this feel-good romantic comedy/Greek travel infomercial. Nia Vardolos is a Greek-American expatriate in Greece, overqualified and unhappy with her temporary job as a tour guide. Nia rolls her pretty eyes at the prospect of entertaining a tacky crew of caricatured tourists, which include Richard Dreyfuss as a jokester and Rachel Dratch as an absurd American. Alexis Georgoulis is their hairy driver.

The jokes are pretty hit and miss, with mostly hits after the bus gets rolling a bit. This is a warm, accessible, and engaging film, that will satisfy fans of MBFGW who do not burden the film with too much in the way of expectation.