My Big Fat Greek Wedding Page #2

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Joel Zwick
Production: IFC Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 28 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
PG
Year:
2002
95 min
$241,250,669
Website
17,185 Views


Angelo, bite me.

Disgusting, be a lady.

Ma.

Angelo.

Ande. Come on, boys. Let's go.

-Athena, when did you come?

-Hi, Ma. Bye, Ma.

You're going?

I'm going to the Jewel.

I'll get you some pantyhose.

No queen size. They make me look fat.

No more fun and games.

I didn't do it!

Who put the menus there?

Toula, what's this?

Toula, what is this?

-I don't know.

-Mama.

Now don't forget, I need the plates and--

And the pizza for the buffet.

You told me at dinner. Go. My God.

All right, we're gonna go.

-I wanna drive.

-You're driving me crazy, let's go.

Just watch. Don't run.

-To me, she looks okay.

-Okay? What okay? Nokay.

She's not okay. Look.

Athena is married with three children.

And I'll get married, Pops, I promise.

You have plenty of time, Niko.

And you'll always have Toula

to run the restaurant.

It's true. Toula will never leave you.

I wish I had a different life.

I wish I was braver and prettier...

or just happy.

But it's useless to dream,

because nothing ever changes.

-Hey, what's going on?

-Hi. How are you?

-Good. You?

-Oh, good.

-Cool place.

-Yeah, it's adorable.

You missed a hell of a party the other night.

Look at that.

That could have been you

with that arm around her.

You set me up with her already.

-Nancy?

-Hanson's picnic.

No, that was Pamela. This is Nancy.

They look the same.

Well, maybe.

So, you want me to set you up?

They're all the same, Mike.

-Hi.

-Hi.

Sorry, my brain stopped.

You ever have one of those days,

when it's going along and then stops?

Here I am, standing here,

your own private Greek statue.

-Could I get some more coffee, please?

-Sure.

Thank you.

All right, let's go.

-What do you mean? I just got here.

-I got a class.

I love the spice on these potatoes.

What is that?

Like I care. Come on.

Giving a pop quiz,

and I can't wait to hear the groans.

Man, you're tough.

I'm giving a test on Hamlet,

but I give fair warning.

Hi.

Keep the change.

You like this, Pops? For the new menu?

-Where did you get that?

-I drew it, Dad.

Dad, I've been going through

our inventory...

and I've noticed that we've been doing

a lot of unnecessary ordering.

I've been thinking that

maybe we should update our system.

We could get a computer.

I don't know if you remember,

but I got all A's in Computers.

But there's a lot of new stuff to learn now...

so, if you want, I could go to college

and take a few courses.

Why?

Why you want to leave me?

I'm not leaving you.

Don't you want me

to do something with my life?

Yes! Get married! Make babies!

You look so old!

Hey, Toula. Come on.

I know what you want.

You have, how you say, a spirit.

You want to see things. You want to learn.

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Nia Vardalos

Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer of Greek descent. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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