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Runaway Bride (1999)

PG 116 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   30 July 1999 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.2/10 from 40,716 users   Metascore: 39/100 
Reviews: 247 user | 97 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

A reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiances at the altar.

Director:

Garry Marshall
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6 wins & 9 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts ...
Richard Gere ...
Joan Cusack ...
Hector Elizondo ...
Rita Wilson ...
Paul Dooley ...
Walter Carpenter
Christopher Meloni ...
Donal Logue ...
Reg Rogers Reg Rogers ...
George 'Bug Guy' Swilling
Yul Vazquez ...
Dead Head Gill Chavez
Jane Morris Jane Morris ...
Mrs. Pressman
Lisa Roberts Gillan Lisa Roberts Gillan ...
Elaine from Manhattan
Kathleen Marshall ...
Cousin Cindy
Jean Schertler Jean Schertler ...
Grandma
Tom Hines ...
Cory Flemming
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Storyline

Ike Graham has his own by-lined column in USA Today, which he usually uses as a forum to rail against the opposite sex. For his latest column which he writes at the last minute as usual, he, based on some information from a stranger in a bar about a woman he knows of back home, includes the story of still single Hale, Maryland residing Maggie Carpenter, who is known as the "Runaway Bride" since she has been engaged multiple times, but always leaves her betrothed standing at the altar. Because an incensed Maggie complains to the newspaper for factual inaccuracies in her story, Ike is fired, but he realizes that the story still has some life in it and thus decides to go to Hale to do further investigation. He finds that Maggie is again engaged, now for the fourth time, this time to high school football coach and adventurist Bob Kelly, who is confident enough in himself to know he will be different than the previous three grooms... Written by Huggo  

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Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Journalist | Reporter | Bar | Columnist  | See more »

Taglines:

Catch her if you can. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and some suggestive dialogue See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Noiva em Fuga See more »

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$35,055,556 (USA) (1 August 1999) (3158 Screens)

Gross:

$152,149,590 (USA) (9 January 2000)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Among the numerous directors who were involved in the project at one point were Jonathan Kaplan and Mel Gibson. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Maggie presents Ike with a gift of the 'Miles Davis' album "Kind of Blue." The closeup shot is that of the original 1950's album cover. The camera cuts to a shot of the two of them in the doorway, and the album cover has changed to the "Columbia Jazz Masters" reissue cover from much later. See more »

Quotes

Maggie Carpenter: Gill, I am really afraid of needles, but that doesn't make me a bad person...
Dead Head Gill: Look...
[Gill shows her his rose tattoo on his chest]
Ike Graham: [in a surfer-dude voice] Look, look! I think this man is heart broken!
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Crazy Credits

After all of the credits have run, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts are seen
throwing snowballs. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Hawaii Five-0: Kame'e (#2.3)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Let's Make A Deal"
By David Borla and Chris Scianni
Performed by Dangerman
Courtesy of 550 Music by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Contains sample from "Pa Colombia" by C. Curet Alonso
Performed by Willie Colón
Courtesy of Fania Records See more »