We love Muriel's Wedding

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Here Comes the Bride

Muriel Heslop lives in Porpoise Spit, Australia in the early 90s. According to just about everyone in town the surest sign that you've succeeded is by getting married.

Muriel bedroom is plastered with magazine images of brides, but there's only one problem; Muriel can't seem to find anyone who likes her enough to marry her. Especially when she hangs with the current uppity crowd of harlots who chastise her for:

* never listening
* not wearing the right clothes
* being fat
* listening to 70s music in the 90s
* and constantly embarrassing them.

When her "friends" dump her she steals $12,000 from her father and follows the girls on a lavish trip hoping they'll change their minds. Instead she meets an old classmate, Rhonda Epinstalk who shows Muriel how to have a good time and still be herself.

The two girls run off to Sydney, get jobs and share a flat. Away from her father's constant berating of her failures Muriel is able to blossom into a woman worth knowing; one who begins enjoying her life. She cuts and de-frizzes her hair and gets a healthy glowing splotch-free complexion.

This is a charming film about growing up, self esteem, surviving in a dysfunctional family and learning to live on your own. There are laughs, sadness (one of the characters develops cancer and another commits suicide). And of course there's catchy Abba music throughout!

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Muriel's Wedding is the best movie ever.

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Muriel's Wedding IS the best.

sarah says:

this is one my favorite movies of 90s first time i saw it i fell in love with the movie .when it came out on video to rent i rented me my girlfriends loved it the movie .in fact i have movie on vhs tape and play it on vhs dvd player.it still make laugh especially the ending.

liam uk says:

best film ever...if your down watch it....and you will be smiling again...i promise

Michelle says:

I have watched it over and over and never get sick of it!!!!!A+++

mureksoy says:

I LOVE this movie! I saw it in the theater with my best friend when it first came out and now I can't wait until my 5 yr old daughter is old enough to watch it with me for the umpteenth time!

Greg says:

love it one of the best films EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

nightcats says:

I loved Muriel's Wedding. In fact, I have often wondered why so many of the best movies seem to come from Australia. There is some awesome talent down under.

LanaBoom says:

This movie was hilarious. Toni Collette was even talented back then.

ellaben says:

YES YES YES I ADORED MURIELS WEDDING .I ESPECIALLY LOVED HOW MURIELS SISTER KEPT SAYING 'YOURE TERRIBLE MURIEL' AND HOW THAT UPPITY BLOKE SHE MARRIED ENDED UP LIKING HER

BigGirlBlue says:

Luv it! More than meets the eye.

Wrong! It's the worst!

 

Why I Love Muriel's Wedding in 100 Words or Less 

Muriel's Wedding

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Hilarity ensues when Muriel Heslop steals $12,000 from her lying, cheating father and runs away to Sydney in hopes of changing her boring life for the better. She ends up having a whole lot of fun and learning that she can't get through her life stealing and lying to get what she wants.

Muriel's Wedding Stats 

Genre:
Comedy

Directed by:
P.J. Hogan

Actors:
Toni Collette as Muriel Heslop
Rachel Griffiths as Rhonda Epinstalk

Best Muriel's Wedding Quotes: Sound off 

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"You're terrible Muriel."

3 points

"I'm married! I'm beautiful!"

2 points

"I'm with Muriel."

2 points

"You reap what you sow."

0 points

"Do you ever think you're nothing? Sometimes I think I'm nothing... useless."

0 points

"I'd rather swallow razor blades than have a drink with you."

0 points

Sing the Music from Muriel's Wedding! 

1. Bridal Dancing Queen (The Wedding Band)
2. Sugar Baby Love (The Rubettes)
3. We've Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
4. Lonely Hearts (The Wedding Band)
5. The Tide Is High (Blondie)
6. Waterloo (Abba)
7. I Go To Rio (Peter Allen)
8. Bean Bag (The Wedding Band)
9. T-Shirts & Jeans (Razorbrain)
10. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Dusty Springfield)
11. Bridal Dancing Queen (The Wedding Band)
12. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (Abba)
13. Happy Together (The Turtles)
14. Muriel's Wedding (The Wedding Band)
15. Dancing Queen (Abba)

Muriel's Wedding: Music From And Inspired By The Film

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Showdown! 

Is Muriel abnormal?

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She's hideous!

Real woman! Real beautiful!

ellaben says:

NO CERTAINLY NOT, IN FACT AFTER SEEING HER I NOW KNOW IM NORMAL[SORT OF]

BigGirlBlue says:

I thought she was beautiful right from the beginning!

 

Best Scene Ever 

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Hibiscus Island Star Search

Muriel and her new friend Rhonda Epinstalk dress u more...4 points

Back at the Flat

Muriel tries to hook up with Brice at her flat but more...1 point

Fabba Abba 

Watch a clip of Muriel and Rhonda's Fabba Abba performance at the Hibiscus Island Star Search. It's Fabba-ulous!

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    Kate Kate Nov 4, 2008 @ 5:48 am
    Hi

    I think that Muriels Wedding is one of the best Australian films ever made. It made me laugh for hours on end. What is extraordinary about it is that it rings true for so many people. It was also one of the reasons why my husband and myself got into wedding cars due to our love of weddings. Please feel free to check out our wedding car web site.

    Kate

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