Muriel's Wedding
UK DVD Cover
Directed by	P. J. Hogan
Produced by	Lynda House, Jocelyn Moorhouse
Written by	P. J. Hogan
Starring	Toni Collette Rachel Griffiths Bill Hunter Sophie Lee Daniel Lapaine Rosalind Hammond
Music by	Peter Best
Cinematography	Martin McGrath
Editing by	Jill Bilcock
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date(s)	10 March 1995 (USA)
Running time	106 min.
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000
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Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. Image File history File links Murielwedding_uk_dvd. ... P. J. Hogan (born 1962) is an Australian film director. ... P. J. Hogan (born 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Toni Collette promoting In Her Shoes Antonia Collette (born November 1, 1972) is an Academy award-nominated Australian actress. ... Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ... Bill Hunter (born February 27, 1940) is one of Australias acting legends, having worked with almost every notable Australian director and actor of the last thirty years - evidence of his genuine popularity amongst the public and acting fraternity alike. ... Sophie Lee (born on August 7, 1968 in Newcastle, New South Wales), an Australian film and television actress, is known for the TV show Whats Up Doc, an Australian show about Bugs Bunny cartoons shown on Channel 9 in the early 1990s. ... Daniel Lapaine Daniel Lapaine is an actor born in 1970 in Sydney, Australia. ... Randolph Peter Best (born November 24, 1941) was an early drummer for The Beatles from Madras, India. ... Miramax Films is a film production and distribution brand that was a Big Ten film motion picture distribution and production company headquartered in New York City before being bought out by The Walt Disney Company. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ... P. J. Hogan (born 1962) is an Australian film director. ...

Hogan, whose screenplay incorporated a number of events in his own life, cast relatively unknown Toni Collette (who gained 40 pounds for the role) and Rachel Griffiths as the leads. Collette received a Golden Globe Award nomination as Best Actress, and Griffiths won both the Australian Film Critics Award and the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress. The worldwide success of the film was instrumental in propelling the careers of the director and his stars. Toni Collette promoting In Her Shoes Antonia Collette (born November 1, 1972) is an Academy award-nominated Australian actress. ... Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Rachel Griffiths and Toni Collette in a scene from Muriel's Wedding

A socially awkward and naïve "ugly duckling" obsessed with the music of ABBA, Muriel Heslop is the target of criticism by "more modern" and downright snobby girls she thought were her friends who oust her from their group with the explanation, "You bring us down". She also is a perpetual daydreamer who yearns for a glamorous wedding and marriage to a man who will help elevate her from her personal limitations and free her from a tedious life dominated by a demanding and often psychologically abusive father. She leaves her family behind in "Porpoise Spit" (a fictional town similar to Tweed Heads, New South Wales) to live in Sydney and follow her dream, only to discover life's realities continue to present obstacles she must overcome in order to achieve real growth. Image File history File links Murielswedding. ... Image File history File links Murielswedding. ... The Ugly Duckling (Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a classic-contemporary story by Hans Christian Andersen about a duckling, notably larger, clumsier and uglier than the other ducklings in his brood. ... Abba redirects here. ... Twin Towns, Tweed Heads. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

Although ostensibly a comedy, Muriel's Wedding deals with such serious issues as cancer and suicide, and the overriding theme of following one's dream is regularly punctuated by scenes depicting the disappointments and loss of self-esteem that frequently accompany the quest. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the willful act of killing oneself. ...

Cast

-Toni Collette--Muriel Heslop/Mariel Heslop-Van Arckle Toni Collette promoting In Her Shoes Antonia Collette (born November 1, 1972) is an Academy award-nominated Australian actress. ...

-Bill Hunter--Bill Heslop This article discusses the ice hockey personality Bill Hunter. ...

-Rachel Griffiths--Rhonda Epinstalk Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ...

-Daniel Lapaine--David Van Arckle Daniel Lapaine Daniel Lapaine is an actor born in 1970 in Sydney, Australia. ...

-Sophie Lee--Tania Degano Sophie Lee (born on August 7, 1968 in Newcastle, New South Wales), an Australian film and television actress, is known for the TV show Whats Up Doc, an Australian show about Bugs Bunny cartoons shown on Channel 9 in the early 1990s. ...

-Jeanie Dryman--Betty Heslop

-Gabby Millgate--Joanie Heslop

Soundtrack

The songs of ABBA form the backbone of the film's soundtrack. Songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson allowed their use in the movie (and even permitted one of their hits, "Dancing Queen", to be adapted as an orchestral piece) as long as the band received a percentage of the film's profits [1]. Abba redirects here. ... Björn Ulvaeus in 1999 Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... Image:Benny Andersson. ... Dancing Queen is the biggest hit single recorded by Swedish group ABBA, and as such is considered to be their signature song. ...

Songs used in the film include

• Dancing Queen - ABBA (Listen (help· info))
• Mamma Mia - ABBA
• Waterloo - ABBA
• Fernando - ABBA
• I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do - ABBA
• Sugar Baby Love - The Rubettes
• The Tide Is High - Blondie
• I Go To Rio - Peter Allen
• Happy Together - The Turtles
• Bridal Dancing Queen - The Wedding Band
• Muriel's Wedding - The Wedding Band
• Lonely Hearts - The Wedding Band

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External links

• IMDb listing
• Rotten Tomatoes listing
• Roger Ebert's review

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