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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

PG  |   |  Comedy, Romance  |  2 August 2002 (USA)
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A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

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Christina Eleusiniotis ...
Kaylee Vieira ...
Schoolgirl
John Kalangis ...
Greek Teacher
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Marita Zouravlioff ...
Sarah Osman ...
Athena Portokalos - Age 15
Petra Wildgoose ...
Car Pool Friend
Melissa Todd ...
Car Pool Friend
Bess Meisler ...
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Gerry Mendicino ...
Stavroula Logothettis ...
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Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school English teacher, WASP, and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out. Her father is livid over her dating a non-Greek. He has to learn to accept Ian; Ian has to learn to accept Toula's huge family, and Toula has to learn to accept herself. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

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Love is here to stay... so is her family.

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Comedy | Romance

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Rated PG for sensuality and language | See all certifications »

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Mariage à la grecque  »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$597,362 (USA) (19 April 2002)

Gross:

$1,680,732 (Japan) (8 August 2003)
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Trivia

The opening scene where Nia Vardalos and Michael Constantine travel in the early morning to open the restaurant was one of the very last scenes filmed. Vardalos said that all of the other cast members had finished their scenes and had left, and so the sadness she and Constantine displayed in that car scene reflected the tearful goodbyes they'd said. See more »

Goofs

When Toula sees Ian at the travel agency for the first time, a grey-haired man wearing a blue windbreaker is reflected in the window. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Gus Portokalos: [to Toula] You better get married soon. You're starting to look... old!
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits: All E's are replaced by the Greek letter Sigma. See more »

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Spoofed in Good Eats: My Big Fat Greek Sandwich (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

Wedding March - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performed by Christopher Dowie
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (as Felix Mendelssohn) / Arranged by Neville Creed
Published by Atmosphere Music Limited/Killer Tracks
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A Greek "All in the Family" Great fun!
10 June 2002 | by (The Burgh) – See all my reviews

If you're of Greek descent like me, then you'll appreciate and relate to the very funny (but exaggerated) tendencies and idiosyncrasies of the Greek Portokalos family. Nia Vardalos plays the bride-to-be. John Corbett the groom-to-be. She's Greek, he's not. That's where the fun begins as Michael Constantine her father is not happy her daughter is marrying a "stranger"(a non-Greek). Constantine shines as he portrays a very protective, caring, loving father. The movie was superbly cast. The movie is of light fare, great for the entire family. Can't help to think that this would have made a great TV series. Sort of a Greek "All in the family". I understand a sequel is already planned titled "My Big Fat Greek Baby". If you're Greek, go and laugh at my family, your family, our family. If you're not, go and just laugh at us. Great fun!


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