My Big Fat Greek Wedding Movie Review 2002

This is a big fat wet smooch of a movie--the kind you get from an enthusiastic older relative at a spare-no-expense wedding. Toula (Vardalos) is a frumpy 30-year-old waitress at her Greek parents' Chicago restaurant. They expect her to marry a Greek boy, have babies, and feed everyone. Then she meets handsome Ian Miller (Corbett), a non-Greek vegetarian schoolteacher who really, really likes her. Enough to want to marry her--if Toula's family can ever recover from the shock of her marrying outside their heritage. Every cliche imaginable is trotted out and you won't care as you'll laugh and groan at the too-recognizable family behavior (no matter what your ethnicity). Based on Vardalos' stage monologue.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wedding Bells, Otherwise Engaged, Chicago, Edibles, Family Ties, Adapted from a Play, Top Grossing Films of 2002

Screenplay

Nia Vardalos

Cast

Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, Joey Fatone, Bruce Gray, Fiona Reid, Bess Meisler, Ian Gomez

Cinematography

Jeffrey Jur

Director

Joel Zwick

Music

Chris Wilson, Alexander Janko

Other

Paul Timothy Carden, Deva Anderson, Mia Goldman, Kei Ng, Michael Clancy, Gregory Keen

Producer

Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Rita Wilson, Home Box Office, Gold Circle Films, MPH Entertainment, Playtone Picture, IFC Films

Awards

Ind. Spirit 2003: Debut Perf. (Vardalos).