My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian and American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The film is centered on Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with a non-Greek upper middle class "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant" Ian Miller (John Corbett). At the 75th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenp... More

Initial release date:

  • Feb 22, 2002

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 35 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding,
  • Bazi nagy görög lagzi,
  • Γάμος αλά Ελληνικά,
  • Mariage à la grecque,
  • Casarse... está en griego,
  • Моята голяма луда грьцка сватба,
  • Mitt stora feta grekiska bröllop,
  • Casamento Grego,
  • Mi gran boda griega,
  • Gamos ala... ellinika,
  • Viram-se Gregos para Casar,
  • Mi gran casamiento griego,
  • Il mio grosso grasso matrimonio greco,
  • Le mariage grec,
  • Minu pirakas kreeka pulm,
  • Moje veliko grcko vjencanje,
  • Moje wielkie greckie wesele,
  • My big fat greek Wedding - Hochzeit auf Griechisch,
  • Moje veliko mrsno pravoslavno vencanje,
  • Kreikkalainen naimakauppa,
  • My Big Fat Wedding,
  • Kalbinin sesini dinle,
  • Mitt store fete greske bryllup

Film

Directed by

Joel Zwick

Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942) is an American film, television and theatre director. He is best known for his work on Perfect Strangers, Full House, Family Matters and well as directing the films My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Second Sight and Fat Albert. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was educated...

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Aug 2, 2002
  • Feb 11, 2003
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Production design by:

Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

Costume design by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 35 min
  • 1 h 36 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 5,000,000
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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film Nominees

Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Winners

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