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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Countries
Australia France
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Year
1994
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Genres
Comedy Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Synopsis
Comedy about a frumpy and unpopular young woman from a small town in Australia, who, in an effort to improve her life, goes on a spending spree with a blank cheque meant for her father's girlfriend. She teams up with an old school friend and moves to Sydney, where she dreams of the perfect marriage...
Muriel lives in Porpoise Spit, a small town in Australia. She has no job and no friends. She cashes a blank cheque intended for her father's girlfriend and goes to the Pacific island where her old school friends, who all hate her, are on holiday. Here she meets Rhonda, they become friends and go together to Sydney where they share a flat and enjoy themselves, until Rhonda discovers she has cancer. Muriel thinks everything would be all right if only she could find someone to marry her. She answers a newspaper advert, agreeing to marry Van Arkle, a South African who needs Australian nationality. Muriel has a big wedding to impress her mother, who she fails to see on the day. She realises that she would, in fact, rather take care of Rhonda.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Muriel Heslop
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Bill Heslop
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Rhonda
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Tania
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Cheryl
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Janine
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Nicole
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Betty Heslop
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Perry
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Joanie Heslop
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Deidre
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Brice
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Ken Blundell
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David Van Arkle
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girl at wedding
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Chook
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Tania's mother
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Higgins
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store detective
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Constable Saunders
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Constable Gillespie
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Penelope
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Malcolm
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Chinese waitress
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Chinese maître d'
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Akira
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Victor Keinosuke
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island MC
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restaurant boy
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restaurant boy
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restaurant boy
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restaurant boy
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ejected diner
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himself
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cruise taxi driver
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sailor
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sailor
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himself
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federal policeman
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doctor
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bridal manageress 1
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bridal assistant 1
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physiotherapist
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Rhonda's taxi driver
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bridal manageress 2
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bridal assistant 2
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barrister
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young boy
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singer at Muriel's wedding
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Rhonda's mother
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press at Muriel's wedding
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press at Muriel's wedding
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press at Muriel's wedding
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press at Muriel's wedding
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press at Muriel's wedding
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priest
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well-wisher at Muriel's wedding
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sergeant
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Deidre's friend
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funeral priest
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taxi driver
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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3rd Assistant Director
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3rd Ass't Dir (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Script Supervisor
Production:
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©
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Production Company
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Presents
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[Presented] In association with
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Developed/produced with the assistance
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Developed with the assistance of
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Developed with the assistance of
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Project developed with the assistance of
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Produced with the assistance of
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Australasian Distributors
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Associate Producer
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Associate Producer
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Unit Manager
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Unit Manager (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Production Manager
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Production Co-ordinator
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Production Accountant
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Production Accountant
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Assistant Accountant
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Post-production Accountant
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Location Manager
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Location Man'r (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Production Secretary
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Production Runner
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Prod'n Runner (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Unit Assistant
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Unit Assistant
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Unit Assistant
Casting:
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Casting
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Assistant to Alison Barrett
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Assistant to Alison Barrett
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Extras Casting
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Extras Casting Assistant
Writing:
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Written by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
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Helicop Cam Op (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Focus Puller
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Clapper Loader
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Camera Attachment
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Camera Attachment
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Gaffer
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Gaffer (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Best Boy
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Best Boy
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Best Boy (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Electrics
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Electrics
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Electrician (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Key Grip
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Grip
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Grip (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Video Split Op (Addl Crew - Queensland)
Stills:
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Stills Photographer
Special Effects:
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Special Effects Co-ordinator
Editing:
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Film Editor
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Assembly Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Editorial Attachment
Design:
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Production Designer
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Art Director
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Art Department Co-ordinator
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Art Department Assistant
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Art Department Assistant
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Art Department Runner
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Set Decorator
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Set Decorator
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Stand-by Props
Costumes:
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Costume Designer
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Costume Construction
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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Stand-by Wardrobe
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Wardrobe Assistant
Make-up:
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Hair/Make-up Supervisor
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Make-up Ass't (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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Make-up Ass't (Addl Crew - Queensland)
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David's Body by
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Hairdresser
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Hair/Make-up Assistant
Titles:
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Title Design
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Titles
Film processing:
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Camera Equipment
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Laboratory: Shoot
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Laboratory Liaison
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Opticals
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Laboratory: Post-production
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Laboratory Liaison
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Negative Matching
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Grader
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Film Stock
Music:
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Original Music
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Choir Organist
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Music Supervisor (Mana Music)
Sound:
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Recording/Mixing Engineer
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Sound
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Sound
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Sound
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Sound
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Boom Operator
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Sound mixed at
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Soundfirm Liaison
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Assistant Sound Editor
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ADR Recordist
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Foley
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Foley
Choreography:
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Choreographer
Stunts:
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Helicop'r Pilot (Addl Crew - Queensland)
Consultant:
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Dolby Stereo Consultant
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Marketing Consultant
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Release Script
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Special Thanks to
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Dialogue Coach
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Sight & Sound magazine
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Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine.
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