Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding
Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. J. Hogan
Written by	P. J. Hogan
Produced by	Lynda House Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring	Toni Collette Bill Hunter Rachel Griffiths
Cinematography	Martin McGrath
Edited by	Jill Bilcock
Music by	Peter Best
Production companies	CiBy Sales Limited Film Victoria House & Moorhouse Films
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors[1]
Release dates	15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) (TIFF) 29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) (Australia)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$9 million[2]
Box office	$57.5 million[2]

Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Jeanie Drynan, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving from her dead-end hometown, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney.

The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in Australia on 29 September 1994. It received positive reviews and earned multiple award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Collette).