Muriel's Wedding Page #3

Synopsis: Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): P.J. Hogan
Production: Miramax
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
R
Year:
1994
106 min
999 Views


- You never wear the right clothes.

- You're fat.

You listen to '70s music.

This is the '90s.

- We all listen to the Baby Animals.

- And Nirvana.

- You bring us down, Muriel.

- You embarrass us.

I, I know I'm not normal,

but I'm trying to change.

I'm trying to become more like you,

more of a--

- It's too late.

- But I can change!

You'll still be you.

Muriel, you've got to find

friends on your own level.

Like I found Chook.

He's up on my level.

Marrying him was

the happiest day of my life.

I love him so much!

That bastard!

I'll show him.

I'll go on this holiday

and I'll sleep with a thousand men!

I'm not nothing.

Muriel, can't you think of anyone

but yourself? Tania's upset.

I'm not nothing!

Well, nobody said that.

Oh, please don't chuck me

out of the group!

Muriel. Muriel, you're

embarrassing us again!

And Perry kicks!

He picks it up!

"Go yourself! Go yourself!"

is the roar from the crowd.

Heslop! Heslop! Heslop! Whoo!

How can a man be so strong

and so fast? Heslop!

Perry!

Wake up to yourself!

And Heslop's made a comeback!

How does he do it?

- Did he apply for the police force?

- Yes, but they wouldn't let him

sit for the test...

'cause he was too tall.

- Muriel up?

- Muriel!

You've got to get up!

It's nearly 10:
30!

Make sure she sees Deidre Chambers

about that job.

- Give her a blank cheque

for the cosmetics.

- A blank cheque? How much for?

It's a blank cheque.

She fills in the amount

when Deidre tells her what it is.

And tell Perry to mow that back yard.

Clean the place up. It's a pigsty.

Joanie, will you turn

off that television and clean

this place up? It's a pigsty.

Muriel, you have to get up and go

and see Deidre Chambers about that job.

- And I have to give you a blank cheque.

- Have you seen my smokes?

It's wonderful for Deidre

to give you work.

She's a wonderful person.

I don't care what anyone else says.

- Mum?

- What who says?

All those people

who've never liked Dad.

Those greedies and those

terrible women at the post office.

What are they saying?

Do I make this out to Deidre Chambers

or Radiant Cosmetics?

A blank cheque. Cash.

What are they saying

about Deidre and Dad?

They say that they

go driving at night...

but he's only showing her

his developments.

- His what?

- His building sites.

I'm gonna be a success, Mum.

I'm gonna get married,

and I'm gonna be a success.

I know you are. Your dad just

wants to be proud of you, that's all.

I'll show him.

I'll show them all.

And now, everybody a big round of

applause as we welcome to the stage...

act three in Hibiscus Island

Talent Quest.

The Tropical Delights!

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