My Best Friend's Wedding

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My Best Friend's Wedding

Directed by	P. J. Hogan
Written by	Ronald Bass
Starring	Julia Roberts Dermot Mulroney Cameron Diaz Rupert Everett Philip Bosco Rachel Griffiths
Distributed by	Sony Pictures TriStar Pictures
Release date(s)	June 20, 1997
Running time	105 min.
Language	English
Budget	$N/A
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My Best Friend's Wedding is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by P. J. Hogan. It stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett and Rachel Griffiths.

The film was a commercial and critical success. The song "I Say a Little Prayer (For You)" was covered by singer Diana King and featured heavily in the picture, making it a Billboard top 20 hit. The soundtrack featured a number of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs.

The film is centered on the character Julianne Potter (Roberts), a 27 year-old New York restaurant critic who finds out that her long-time male friend Michael O'Neal (Mulroney) is getting married. The two previously made an agreement that they would marry each other when they turned 28 if they were still both not married, which privately Julianne (called "Jules") has been hoping would happen.

1 Plot
2 Awards and recognition
3 My Best Friend's Wedding Original Soundtrack
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Julianne heads to Chicago intent on sabotaging Michael's wedding to the perky Kimberly Wallace (Diaz). When all of her ploys fail she concocts her own fake engagement to gay friend George (Rupert Everett). Julianne's schemes become more and more devious and cruel; she manages to convince Michael that Kimberly is attempting to steer him into a career decision that he doesn't want to take.

When even this fails, Julianne finally confesses that she is in love with Michael, but it is truly not meant to be. Fortunately everyone is forgiven in the end, and Jules contentedly dances with George at Michael's wedding reception. The plot is thus notable for the fact that, unlike in most romantic comedies, the heroine and hero do not end up together, and that the main character is the "bad guy."

[edit] Awards and recognition

MTV Movie Awards (Nominations)
- Best Breakthrough Performance: Rupert Everett
- Best Comedic Performance: Rupert Everett
- Best Female Performance: Julia Roberts

Golden Globe Award (Nominations)
- Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture - Rupert Everett
- Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Julia Roberts