Muriel's Wedding

For the stage adaptation, see Muriel's Wedding (musical).

Muriel's Wedding
Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed byP. J. Hogan
Written byP. J. Hogan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMartin McGrath
Edited byJill Bilcock
Music byPeter Best
Production
companies
CiBy Sales Limited
Film Victoria
House & Moorhouse Films
Distributed byRoadshow Film Distributors[1]
Release dates
  • 15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) (TIFF)
  • 29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) (Australia)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9 million[2]
Box office$57.5 million[2]

Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars 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 hometown, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney.

The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in Australia on 29 September 1994. It received positive reviews and earned multiple award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Collette).

  1. ^ "Muriel's Wedding - Review". Oz Movies. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Muriel's Wedding (1995)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 January 2010.