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Cast

• Robert Alexander - Barrister
• Vincent Ball - Priest
• Annie Byron - Rhonda's mother
• Heather Mitchell - Bridal Manageress #1
• Genevieve Picot - Store Detective
• Daniel Lapaine - Daniel
• Toni Collette - Muriel Heslop
• Basil Clarke - Funeral Priest
• Barry Crocker - Himself
• Jeanie Drynan - Betty Heslop
• Steve Smith - Constable Gillespie
• Rob Steele - Leo Higgins
• Gennie Nevinson Brice - Deidre
• Richard Morecroft - Himself
• Rachel Griffiths - Rhonda
• John Walton - Taxi Driver
• Pippa Grandison - Nicole
• Chris Haywood - Coach Ken Blundell
• Penne Hackforth-Jones - Bridal Manageress #2
• David Van Arkle - Matt Day
• Lapaine Tania - Daniel
• Gennie Nevinson - Diedre
• Rosalind Hammond - Cheryl
• Belinda Jarrett - Janine
• Richard Sutherland - Constable Saunders
• Katie Saunders - Penelope
• Dene Kermond - Malcolm
• Jeamin Lee - Chinese waitress
• Jon-Claire Lee - Chinese maître d'
• Kuni Hashimoto - Akira
• Des Rodgers - Island MC
• Rohan Jones - restaurant boy
• Daniel Wyllie - Perry
• Gabby Millgate - Joanie Heslop
• Nathaniel Kaye - Chook
• Ken Senga - Victor Keinosuke
• Daniel Lapaine - David VanArkle
• Cecily Polson - Tania's Mother
• Susan Prior - Girl at Wedding
• Sophie Lee - Tania
• Matt Day - Brice
• Craig Olson - Restaurant boy
• Rodney Arnold - Ejected Diner
• Kevin Copeland - Sailor
• James Schramko - Sailor
• Steve Cox - Cruise Taxi Driver
• Richard Carter - Federal Policeman
• Heidi LaPaine - Bridal Assistant
• Diane Smith - Physiotherapist
• Kirsty Hinchcliffe - Bridal Assistant
• Troy Hardy - Young Boy
• Robyn Pitt Owen - Singer at Muriel's Wedding
• Jacqueline Link - Press at Muriel's Wedding
• Alvaro Marques - Press at Muriel's Wedding
• Fiona Sullivan - Press at Muriel's Wedding
• Ineke Rapp - Press at Muriel's Wedding
• John Hoare - Well-Wisher at Murial's Wedding
• Louise Cullen - Deidre's Friend
• John Gaden - Doctor
• Frankie Davidson - Sergeant
• Darrin Klimek - Rhonda's Taxi Driver
• Julian Garner - Press at Muriel's Wedding
• Heather Mitchell - Bridal Manager
• Toni Collette - Muriel
• Chris Haywood - Ken Blundell
• Gennie Nevinson - Deidre
• Penne Hackforth-Jones - Bridal Manager
• Bill Hunter - Bill Heslop
• Rob Steele - Higgins

Crew

• Producer: Lynda House ,Jocelyn Moorhouse
• Cinematographer: Martin McGrath
• Makeup: Noriko Watanabe
• Sound/Sound Designer: Glenn Newnham ,David Lee
• Choreography: John O'Connell
• Production Designer: Patrick Reardon
• Costume Designer: Terry Ryan
• Casting: Alison Barrett
• Associate Producer: Michael D. Aglion
• Set Designer: Glen W. Johnson
• Director: P.J. Hogan
• Screenwriter: P.J. Hogan
• Sound/Sound Designer: Roger Savage
• Set Designer: Jane Murphy
• Associate Producer: Tony Mahood
• Art Director: Hugh Bateup
• Editor: Jill Bilcock
• Composer (Music Score): Peter Best
• Featured Music: ABBA

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Muriel's Wedding: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

With all that ABBA music swirling through the soundtrack, it's surprising to realize that Muriel's Wedding is a film brimming with pain. Much like Minnie Driver would do in her own breakthrough role in Circle of Friends, versatile actress Toni Collette gained 40 pounds to embody the character who would win her an Australian Academy Award, risking typecasting as "the fat girl" in her first major role. This bold, vanity-eschewing turn delivers visceral heartache; never does one question that this sweet but unfortunate girl would lie and steal to make her life a smidgen more palatable. Even sadder is the fact that Muriel's the only one doing something about her life, however self-deceptive, while her siblings and long-suffering mum have resigned themselves to the depressing inertia that grows from aimless yearning -- a condition complicated by the betrayals of her father, a failed politico. In this tragicomic world, a sham life is better than none at all. Rachel Griffiths is equally effective as Muriel's one true friend, and the fact that Muriel does not always treat her as such lends greater complexity to these characters. In a memorable debut, P.J. Hogan directs his own layered script with a sensitive hand, perfectly blending the comedy and tragedy that vie for control of any person's life. He would continue his exploration of misguided marital exploits with My Best Friend's Wedding, the Hollywood hit that revived the career of the considerably less pitiable Julia Roberts. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide