Runaway Bride (1999 film)

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Runaway Bride

Directed by	Garry Marshall
Written by	Josann McGibbon Sara Parriott
Starring	Julia Roberts Richard Gere Joan Cusack
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (USA) Touchstone Pictures (non-USA)
Release date(s)	July 25, 1999 (Premiere)
Running time	116 min.
Language	English
Budget	$70,000,000
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Runaway Bride is a 1999 romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall. While not as successful at the box office as the previous movie the three made together (also guest starring Hector Elizondo), Pretty Woman, the movie was, nevertheless, a hit among moviegoers.

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Catch her if you can.
They're Off And Running July 20.

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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Julia Roberts plays Maggie Carpenter, a spirited and attractive young woman who has had a number of unsuccessful relationships. Maggie, afraid of being married, has left a trail of boyfriends. Indeed, she's left three men waiting for her in church during wedding day, getting her tabloid fame and the dubious nickname Runaway Bride.

Meanwhile, in New York, reporter Ike Graham (played by Gere), writes a column about her that contains several factual errors. He's fired for it and then decides to write an in-depth article about Maggie in a bid to get his job back. He travels to Hale, Maryland, where he finds her living with her family and on her fourth attempt to become married.

After hostile beginnings, Maggie feels attracted to Ike, and Ike to Maggie. Becoming involved with her, Ike leads her to explore different feelings and emotions, making her wonder if Ike is the man of her life.

For Ike, meanwhile, the situation is similar: He likes Maggie, but he has been divorced, and remains uncertain whether or not he is prepared for a relationship. However, his passion for her grows as each day he spends in the small Maryland town passes by.

In the end, Maggie runs away from her fourth groom, and therafter marries Ike, but only after an incident in which she abandons Ike at the altar.