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| name = Muriel's Wedding | image = Muriels wedding poster.jpg | image_size = 215px | alt = | caption = Canadian theatrical release poster | director = P. J. Hogan | producer = Lynda House Jocelyn Moorhouse | writer = P. J. Hogan | starring = {{Plainlist|
| music = Peter Best | cinematography = Martin McGrath | editing = Jill Bilcock | studio = CiBy 2000 Film Victoria House & Moorhouse Films | distributor = Miramax Films | released ={{Film date|df=yes|1994|09|29|Australia|1995|03|10|United States}} | runtime = 101 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = $9 million[1] | gross = $57.5 million[2] }}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2010}} Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars actors Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Jeanie Drynan, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving from her dead end home town, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney. The film received multiple award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Collette). PlotMuriel Heslop, a socially awkward young woman, is the target of ridicule by her shallow egotistical friends Tania, Cheryl, Nicole and Janine. She perpetually daydreams of a glamorous wedding to a handsome man who will get her out of the dead-end town of Porpoise Spit and away from her domineering father, Bill, a corrupt politician who constantly belittles his wife, Betty, and five children. Muriel attends the wedding of Tania and Chook. During the reception, Muriel espies bridesmaid Nicole having sex with Chook. Wedding guest Dianna, a department store detective, calls the police on Muriel for stealing the dress she is wearing, and the police publicly escort Muriel out of the reception. Muriel's "friends" do not invite her on an island holiday, originally meant to be for the three of them, but later joined by Tania who found out that Chook cheated on her with Rose Biggs (still not knowing about Nicole). The Heslop family goes out to dinner, where Bill's rumored mistress, Deidre Chambers, appears. Deidre recruits Muriel into her cosmetics-selling business, and Betty later signs a blank check for Muriel to buy cosmetic product for reselling. Muriel uses the check to withdraw $12,000 and travels to the island resort. There, Tania and the others actively shun her. Muriel also runs into Rhonda Epinstalk, another girl bullied by Tania during their high school days. Rhonda and Muriel quickly renew their friendship, cemented when Rhonda gleefully tells Tania about Nicole and Chook. Muriel returns home and is confronted by Betty regarding the $12,000. Muriel immediately runs away to Sydney, sharing a flat with Rhonda and changing her name to Mariel. She gets a job at a video store, where she meets and briefly dates an awkward but kind man, parking inspector Brice Nobes. One night, Rhonda suddenly falls down, apparently paralyzed, while Rhonda’s one-night dates and Brice have a scuffle. While at the hospital, Muriel calls home and learns her father is being investigated for taking bribes. Rhonda has a cancerous tumor in her spine and undergoes multiple operations, eventually leaving her legs permanently paralyzed. Muriel promises Rhonda to look after her and never let her go back to Porpoise Spit. Muriel also uses Rhonda's health crisis as the basis for a deception to obtain pampered service at numerous bridal shops, trying on wedding dresses and taking photographs to support her wedding dreams. When Rhonda discovers what Muriel has done, Muriel finally confesses to her fixation on a storybook wedding. Muriel enters into a conspiracy to marry South African swimmer David Van Arkle so that he can join Team Australia in the upcoming Olympics; she is paid $10,000 by David's parents for her part in the scheme. At Muriel's elaborate wedding in Sydney, she shows off by inviting the mean girls from home (excluding Nicole, who was kicked out of the group by Tania) to be her bridesmaids; Rhonda and Brice are relegated to being guests. Bill openly treats Deidre as his date, as Betty arrives late to the wedding due to being unable to afford plane tickets. Muriel doesn't notice her mother at the wedding. Rhonda moves back to her mother's home, unable to live in Sydney without help. David soon reveals his contempt for Muriel for being a "person who marries someone they don't know", thus confirming their relationship will always be platonic. In Porpoise Spit, an increasingly distraught Betty accidentally shoplifts a pair of sandals she tries on. Dianna follows Betty around the store and calls the police. Bill arranges for the charges to disappear and takes Betty home. When Betty pleads with Bill that her situation is worsening and she needs help, he announces his intention to divorce her and marry Deidre. Betty soon burns the yard and is found dead by her daughter who calls Muriel to return home. However, while Deidre says that she had a heart attack, it is revealed later on that she committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. When Muriel breaks down at her mother's funeral, David comforts her, and they finally consummate their marriage. Her mother's death has forced Muriel to take a hard look at her life, and she asks David for a divorce. Bill asks Muriel to help raise her siblings, as Deidre no longer wants to marry him because she does not want to take care of his kids. He has also lost his job on city council. Muriel stands up to him, giving him her $5,000 wedding money, saying that she will repay the rest when she gets a job in Sydney. She impresses him with her more assertive personality, demanding that he immediately stop his rude and emotionally abusive treatment of her siblings. Muriel goes to Rhonda's house, where Muriel's former tormentors are condescendingly visiting, and offers to take her back to Sydney. Rhonda accepts and tells off the other girls once again. Muriel and Rhonda head to the airport, happily leaving Porpoise Spit for a more promising future. Cast
ProductionThe film used Tweed Heads as the locale for Porpoise Spit,[3] although the scene of Muriel and Rhonda leaving Porpoise Spit was filmed in Coolangatta.[4] Other filming locations included Moreton Island, Darlinghurst, the Gold Coast, Parramatta, Kingsford, Surfers Paradise and Sydney. For the role of Muriel, Toni Collette gained 18 kg (40 lb) in seven weeks.[5] ReleaseCritical receptionMuriel's Wedding received positive reviews from critics and has a "Certified Fresh" score of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The critical consensus states, "Heartfelt and quirky, though at times broad, Muriel's Wedding mixes awkward comedy, oddball Australian characters, and a nostalgia-heavy soundtrack."[6] The film also has a score of 63 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 14 critics indicating 'Generally favorable reviews'[7]Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said the film "is merciless in its portrait of provincial society, and yet has a huge affection for its misfit survivors... [it] has a lot of big and little laughs in it, but also a melancholy undercurrent, which reveals itself toward the end of the film in a series of surprises and unexpected developments... The film's good heart keeps it from ever making fun of Muriel, although there are moments that must have been tempting."[8]Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle stated, "With such recent hits as Strictly Ballroom and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Australia seems to be cornering the market for odd but delightful comedies laced with substance and romance. The latest, Muriel's Wedding, is another bright, occasionally brilliant, example... The movie is much meatier than its larky comic sheen leads you to think at first... There's poignant drama in this brash, sometimes overstated film, and Muriel's transformation is truly touching."[9] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called it "exuberantly funny... a crowd pleaser that spices a tired formula with genuine feeling... In the final scenes, when Hogan dares to let his humor turn edgy, Collette's performance gains in force, and Muriel's Wedding becomes a date you want to keep."[10]Box officeMuriel's Wedding grossed $15,765,571 at the box office in Australia—approximately $27 million in 2019 dollars, adjusted for inflation.[11][12]The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 1994 and opened in Australia the following month. It earned US$244,969 on 14 screens in its opening weekend in the US and eventually grossed US$15,119,639 in the United States.[13] Accolades
SoundtrackThe music of ABBA forms the backbone of the film's soundtrack. Songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson allowed their use in the film and permitted one of their hits, "Dancing Queen", to be adapted as an orchestral piece. Additional ABBA songs included are "Mamma Mia", "Waterloo", "Fernando", and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do". Also included are "Sugar Baby Love" by The Rubettes, "The Tide Is High" by Blondie, "I Go to Rio" by Peter Allen, "Happy Together" by The Turtles, and Schubert's "Ave Maria". Stage adaptation{{Main|Muriel's Wedding (musical)}}In September 2016, it was announced that Sydney Theatre Company would produce a musical adaptation of Muriel's Wedding. Muriel's Wedding The Musical incorporates songs by ABBA as well as original music by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall. P. J. Hogan wrote the musical's book, Simon Phillips directed, and Gabriela Tylesova designed the set and costumes.[14] The musical ran at the Roslyn Packer Theatre from November 6, 2017 through January 27, 2018.[15] See also
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