Rating: R
Genre: Comedy Drama
Release Date: 05/18/1999
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: 2
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Miramax

A socially inept young woman slowly learns to overcome her insecurities in this sleeper hit from Australia. The unconventional Muriel (Toni Collette) is deeply unsatisfied with her life, stuck in the nowhere town of Porpoise Spit and feeling rejected by her friends and family. Believing herself unattractive and worthless, she seeks meager solace in ABBA songs and fantasies of gorgeous weddings, with herself as the bride. Muriel's life takes a turn for the better, however, when she befriends the carefree Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths), who encourages her to take control of her life. Together, the two women travel to Sydney, where a series of liberating experiences help Muriel develop self-esteem and take the first steps towards maturity.

~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Toni Collette - Muriel
Bill Hunter - Bill Heslop
Rachel Griffiths - Rhonda
Sophie Lee - Tania
Rosalind Hammond - Cheryl
Belinda Jarrett - Janine
Pippa Grandison - Nicole
Jeanie Drynan - Betty Heslop
Daniel Wyllie - Perry
Gabby Millgate - Joanie Heslop
Gennie Nevinson - Diedre
Matt Day - Brice
Chris Haywood - Ken Blundell
Daniel Lapaine - David VanArkle
Susan Prior - Girl at Wedding
Nathaniel Kaye - Chook
Cecily Polson - Tania's Mother
Rob Steele - Higgins
Genevieve Picot - Store Detective
Richard Sutherland - Constable Saunders
Steve Smith - Constable Gillespie
Katie Saunders - Penelope
Dene Kermond - Malcolm
Jeamin Lee - Chinese waitress
Jon-Claire Lee - Chinese maître d'
Kuni Hashimoto - Akira
Ken Senga - Victor Keinosuke
Des Rodgers - Island MC
Rohan Jones - restaurant boy
Barry Crocker - Himself
Heather Mitchell - Bridal Manager
Penne Hackforth-Jones - Bridal Manager
Robert Alexander - Barrister
Annie Byron - Rhonda's mother
Vincent Ball - Priest
Basil Clarke - Funeral Priest
John Walton - Taxi Driver

Production:
P.J. Hogan - Director
Lynda House Jocelyn Moorhouse - Producer
Peter Best - Composer
Jill Bilcock - Editor
P.J. Hogan - Screen Writer
Glen W. Johnson Jane Murphy - Set Designer
Hugh Bateup - Art Director
Michael D. Aglion - Associate Producer
Tony Mahood - Associate Producer
Alison Barrett - Casting
John O'Connell - Choreography
Martin McGrath - Cinematographer
Terry Ryan - Costume Designer
ABBA - Featured Music
Patrick Reardon - Production Designer
David Lee - Sound/Sound Designer
Glenn Newnham - Sound/Sound Designer
Roger Savage - Sound/Sound Designer
Noriko Watanabe - Makeup

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