Muriel's Wedding
Brief Synopsis
Although she's never had a date, a young woman goes about the business of landing herself a husband.
Cast & Crew
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P.j. Hogan
Director
Toni Collette
Bill Hunter
Rachel Griffiths
Genevieve Picot
Diane Smith
Film Details
Also Known As
La boda de Muriel, Muriel, Muriels Hochzeit, Muriels bröllop
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
Although she's never had a date, a homely unemployed young woman goes about the business of landing herself a husband.
Director
P.j. Hogan
Director
Cast
Toni Collette
Bill Hunter
Rachel Griffiths
Genevieve Picot
Diane Smith
John Hoare
Richard Sutherland
Robyn Pitt Owen
Barry Crocker
Himself
Jacqueline Linke
Rodney Arnold
Rosalind Hammond
Louise Cullen
Rob Steele
Daniel Wyllie
Richard Morecroft
Himself
Fiona Sullivan
Steven Smith
Robert Alexander
Jeanie Drynan
Alvaro Marques
Des Rodgers
Kuni Hashimoto
James Schramko
Kirsty Hinchcliffe
Kevin Copeland
Gennie Nevinson
Ineke Rapp
Penne Hackforth-jones
Basil Clarke
Craig Olson
Cecily Polson
Susan Prior
Chris Haywood
Rohan Jones
Matt Day
Daniel Lapaine
Justin Witham
Belina Jarrett
Ken Senga
John Gaden
Richard Carter
Dene Kermond
Pippa Grandison
Nathan Kaye
Julian Garner
Heidi Lapaine
Katie Sauders
John Walton
Vincent Ball
Darrin Klimek
Heather Mitchell
Jeamin Lee
Barry Crocker
Self
Jon-claire Lee
Troy Hardy
Scott Hall-watson
Annie Byron
Gabby Millgate
Steve Cox
Sophie Lee
Frankie Davidson
Richard Morecroft
Self
Crew
Michael D Aglion
Associate Producer
Alison Barrett
Casting
High Bateup
Art Director
Dianne Bennett
Art Assistant
Peter Best
Original Music
Jill Bilcock
Editor
Patricia Blunt
Location Manager
Steve Burgess
Foley
Mandy Carter
Post-Production Accountant
James Cox
Props
Helen Field
Sound
Peter Forbes
Production Assistant
John Forrest
Camera
Ray Fowler
Special Effects
Darryn Fox
Other
Jack Friedman
Boom Operator
Sharon Gerussi
Other
Sally Gray
Camera
James Harvey
Assistant Sound Editor
Simon Hawkins
Unit Manager
Susanne 'mouse' Head
Costumes
Gabrielle Healy
Extras Agent/Coordinator
P.j. Hogan
Story By
P.j. Hogan
From Story
P.j. Hogan
Screenplay
Lynda House
Producer
Robert Jang
Caterer
Glen W Johnson
Set Decorator
Darrin Keough
Other
Fran Lanigan
Consultant
Heather Laurie
Wardrobe
David Lee
Sound
Michelle Leonard
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jeremy Lines
Editing
Gerard Long
Foley
Karen Mahood
Assistant Director
Tony Mahood
Assistant Director
Tony Mahood
Associate Producer
Peter Maloney
Best Boy
John Martin
Assistant Director
Brett Matthews
Other
Tricia Mcaskill
Assistant
Rocky Mcdonald
Stunt Coordinator
Brett Mcdowell
Key Grip
Robert Mcfarlane
Photography
Martin Mcgrath
Dp/Cinematographer
Martin Mcgrath
Director Of Photography
Victoria Mielewska
Dialogue Coach
Andrew Kinsley Moore
Other
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Story By
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Producer
Jocelyn Moorhouse
From Story
Jane Moran
Editor
Sandy Morris
Accounting Assistant
Jane Murphy
Set Decorator
Steve Murphy
Consultant
Cleo P Myles
Assistant Editor
Paul Naylor
Assistant
Shane Naylor
Assistant
Glenn Newnham
Sound
Christina Norman
Art Department Coordinator
John O'connell
Choreographer
Sandra Oosterman
Extras Casting Assistant
Daphne Paris
Script Supervisor
David Parkinson
Gaffer
Paul Pirola
Adr
Philipa Playford
Art Assistant
Patrick Reardon
Production Designer
Greg Rowson
Best Boy
Livia Ruzic
Sound
Terry Ryan
Costume Designer
Roger Savage
Sound
Mandy Sedawie
Wardrobe Assistant
Jill Steele
Production Accountant
Rowena Talacko
Production Coordinator
John Tate
Grip
Phillip Taylor
Assistant
Noriko Watanabe
Hair
Kristin Whitfield
Assistant
Noreen Wilkie
Hair Assistant
Martin Williams
Office Runner
Dave Williamson
Camera Operator
Jan Ziegenbein
Hairdresser
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Film Details
Also Known As
La boda de Muriel, Muriel, Muriels Hochzeit, Muriels bröllop
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Articles
Muriel's Wedding
Australian director P.J. Hogan, frustrated after a long period of difficulty obtaining funding for his projects, combined his own "feeling like a flop" with the true story of his sister's fleeing their small hometown to Sydney after forging checks stolen from their father. The resulting intensely autobiographical screenplay about how frumpy oddball Muriel (Toni Collette) discards her catty "friends" and suffocating family in the tiny town of Porpoise Spit to attain love, adventure, and self-esteem, all with the help of her hellraising mentor Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) and the power of ABBA, still couldn't get financing. (The Australian film commission rejection letter said it "should never be made", but an endorsement from Jane Campion (The Piano) and Hogan's own dogged pursuit of ABBA to license their songs for the movie finally made it happen.) A much-beloved movie full of strange and giddy serendipity, Muriel's Wedding launched the movie careers of Collette and Griffiths and allowed millions of fellow ugly ducklings to cheer when Muriel declares to her best friend "Since I met you and moved to Sydney, my life is as good as an ABBA song."
Muriel's Wedding
Australian director P.J. Hogan, frustrated after a long period of difficulty obtaining funding for his projects, combined his own "feeling like a flop" with the true story of his sister's fleeing their small hometown to Sydney after forging checks stolen from their father. The resulting intensely autobiographical screenplay about how frumpy oddball Muriel (Toni Collette) discards her catty "friends" and suffocating family in the tiny town of Porpoise Spit to attain love, adventure, and self-esteem, all with the help of her hellraising mentor Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) and the power of ABBA, still couldn't get financing. (The Australian film commission rejection letter said it "should never be made", but an endorsement from Jane Campion (The Piano) and Hogan's own dogged pursuit of ABBA to license their songs for the movie finally made it happen.) A much-beloved movie full of strange and giddy serendipity, Muriel's Wedding launched the movie careers of Collette and Griffiths and allowed millions of fellow ugly ducklings to cheer when Muriel declares to her best friend "Since I met you and moved to Sydney, my life is as good as an ABBA song."
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P.J. Hogan was nominated for the 1995 award for Best Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen by the Writer's Guild of America (WGA).
Nominated for eleven 1994 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, including best picture. The film won four awards, including best picture, best actress (Toni Collette), best supporting actress (Rachel Griffiths), and best sound.
Winner of six 1994 awards from the Film Critics Circle of Australia, including best picture, best director, best actress (Toni Collette), best supporting actor (Bill Hunter), best supporting actress (Rachel Griffiths) and best original screenplay. Hunter was a co-winner, along with Max Cullen ("Spider & Rose") and John Polson ("The Sum of Us").
Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 1994 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring March 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 17, 1995
Wide Release in United States March 24, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 31, 1995
Re-released in United States December 1, 1995
Released in United States on Video March 12, 1996
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States June 1994
Released in United States August 1994
Released in United States September 1994
Released in United States October 1994
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States March 1995
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 30 - October 16, 1994.
Shown at Melbourne Film Festival (opening night) June 2-19, 1994.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 4-14, 1994.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 13-28, 1994.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-23, 1994.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 6-16, 1994.
Shown at ShowEast in Atlantic City October 25-27, 1994.
Shown at London Film Festival November 3-20, 1994.
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 4-17, 1994.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.
Shown at International Film Festival of India (Filmotsav) in Bombay January 10-20, 1995.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 3-12, 1995.
P.J. Hogan is the husband of acclaimed Australian filmmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse who marked her own feature directorial debut with "Proof" (Australia/1991).
Expanded release in United Kingdom April 21, 1995.
Released in United States Spring March 10, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 17, 1995
Wide Release in United States March 24, 1995
Expanded Release in United States March 31, 1995
Re-released in United States December 1, 1995 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video March 12, 1996
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 30 - October 16, 1994.)
Released in United States August 1994 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 4-14, 1994.)
Released in United States August 1994 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 13-28, 1994.)
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 1994.)
Released in United States June 1994 (Shown at Melbourne Film Festival (opening night) June 2-19, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-23, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 6-16, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at ShowEast in Atlantic City October 25-27, 1994.)
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at London Film Festival November 3-20, 1994.)
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 4-17, 1994.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at International Film Festival of India (Filmotsav) in Bombay January 10-20, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Special Screenings) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 3-12, 1995.)
