Today’s movie is a romantic
comedy with a scene that happens on May 5. I hope you will enjoy this film and
watch it tonight.
MY BIG FAT GRΣΣK WEDDING
Toula Portokalos, a 30 year old
Greek-American woman, is a failure, as far as her family is concerned, since
she is not married. Her father obsessively promotes Greek culture and believes
Windex is a cure all. She works day in and day out in her families Greek
restaurant, with no end in sight. Then one day, Ian Miller, a WASP
schoolteacher eats in the restaurant and is noticed by Toula. This inspires
her, with her mother’s help, to persuade her father to let her take a computer
course at a local college and she spruces up her appearance. Toula persuades
her aunt to hire her to work in her travel agency. Ian notices her in the
travel agency and asks her out on a date. They begin a relationship, which
Toula keeps secret from her family, since Ian is definitely not Greek. Her
family eventually finds out of course,
and a huge row occurs. Her father tries to set her up with older (and stranger)
Greek men, but Toula is in love with Ian and they take their relationship to
the next level. He introduces Toula to his parents and proposes marriage. Toula
wants to elope, because she’s afraid of the upcoming cultural clash. Ian
volunteers to convert to the Greek Orthodox Church, so he and Toula can be
married in the church. Ian is introduced to the rest of Toula’s family on
Orthodox Easter, May 5, 2002, [50:31 to 55:29] where his vegetarianism causes
some consternation. Toula’s male relatives take to Ian, but have fun at his
expense, by prompting him to say inappropriate things in Greek. A dinner where Ian’s parents meet all
of Toula’s family results in hilarious culture clash. Toula is upset when her family tries to take over all
the planning for her wedding. Ian and Toula are married amid much happy chaos. At the reception Toula’s father surprises them
by giving the couple a house as a wedding present. However, the house turns out
to be next door as we see in the epilogue, when Ian and Toula’s daughter goes
off to Greek school to study Greek culture.
This is a very funny movie. The
culture clash here is played for all its comedic value, but shouldn’t offend
anybody. It’s also a story of personal
growth and breaking out of a rut.
Orthodox Easter was on this date in 2002 as per The World
Almanac and Book of Facts 2000 ed. by Robert Famighetti (Primeda Reference,
Inc., New York, 2000) at page 695
Awards - The film was nominated
for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the 75th Academy Awards.
Producer - Gary Goetzman, Tom
Hanks and Rita Wilson
Director - Joel Zwick
Screenplay - Nia Vardalos
Runtime - 1 hour 35 minutes
Released - April 19, 2002
Starring –
Nia Vardalos as "Toula"
Portokalos
John Corbett as Ian Miller
Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos
Michael Constantine as Kostas
"Gus" Portokalos
Andrea Martin as Aunt Voula
Gia Carides as Cousin Nikki
Louis Mandylor as Nick Portokalos
Fiona Reid as Harriet Miller
Bruce Gray as Rodney Miller
Copyright by Ivan Walters 2014.
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