My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writer (WGA):

Ronald Bass (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Julianne fell in love with her best friend the day he decided to marry someone else.

Plot:

When a woman's long-time friend says he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself... and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Wedding | Promise | Ménage À Trois | Heir

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Feb. 12	11:25 PM	TBS
Sat. Feb. 13	8:50 AM	TBS

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julia Roberts	...	Julianne Potter
Dermot Mulroney	...	Michael O'Neal
Cameron Diaz	...	Kimberly Wallace
Rupert Everett	...	George Downes
Philip Bosco	...	Walter Wallace
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Joe O'Neal
Rachel Griffiths	...	Samantha Newhouse
Carrie Preston	...	Mandy Newhouse
Susan Sullivan	...	Isabelle Wallace
Christopher Masterson	...	Scotty O'Neal (as Chris Masterson)
Raci Alexander	...	Title Sequence Performer #1
Jennifer Garrett	...	Title Sequence Performer #2
Kelly Sheerin	...	Title Sequence Performer #3
Bree Turner	...	Title Sequence Performer #4
Cassie Creasy	...	Flower Girl

Also Known As:

Die Hochzeit meines besten Freundes (Austria) (Germany) [de]
La boda de mi mejor amigo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Le mariage de mon meilleur ami (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
O Casamento do Meu Melhor Amigo (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Best Friend's Wedding (Japan: English title) [en]
En Iyi arkadasim evleniyor (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Il matrimonio del mio migliore amico (Italy) [it]
Kuka sanoo tahdon? (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
La boda del meu millor amic (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Mój chlopak sie zeni (Poland) [pl]
Min bäste väns bröllop (Sweden) [sv]
Min bästis bröllop (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Min bedste vens bryllup (Denmark) [da]
Moj bivsi se poroci (Slovenia) [sl]
O gamos tou kalyterou mou filou (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for one use of strong language and brief sex-related humor.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | France:U | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:15 (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Italy:T | Norway:A | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Julia Roberts hand-picked both Dermot Mulroney and Cameron Diaz for this film.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Chef Charlie Trotter plays himself in the movie. He is a Chicago chef and, at the time of the movie, had no restaurants other than his signature restaurant in Chicago. Jules reviews his New York restaurant; presumably, he was either hired away by a new fictional restaurant in New York or has opened a fictional branch of his Chicago restaurant there.

Quotes:

Julianne Potter: If he were feeling what I'm feeling then he would know how it feels.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in La donna lupo (1999)

Soundtrack:

What the World Needs Now is Love

A huge disappointment from the director of "Muriel's Wedding".

As a rule, I never watch Hollywood mainstream movies, but this time I went to see this because I liked the trailer and because I was in the mood for some light-hearted fun.

What's more, I knew it was directed by the same director of "Muriel's Wedding" (one of my favourite films of all times), so I had great expectations.

But, alas, this film was a huge disappointment! I absolutely disliked it. The plot was boring, silly and inconsistent. Not even Rupert Everett could save this awful film. Definitely, Hollywood did no good to P.J. Hogan's work. This was so different from that little gem that was "Muriel's Wedding".

After watching this film, I made two resolutions: never to watch another Hollywood romantic comedy and never to watch another film starring Cameron Diaz.