My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 film by P. J. Hogan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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My Best Friend's Wedding is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by P. J. Hogan from a screenplay by Ronald Bass who also produced. The film stars Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett.
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Directed by | P. J. Hogan |
Screenplay by | Ronald Bass |
Produced by | Jerry Zucker Ronald Bass Gil Netter Patricia Whitcher |
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Cinematography | László Kovács |
Edited by | Garth Craven Lisa Fruchtman |
Music by | James Newton Howard |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $38 million |
Box office | $299.3 million |
My Best Friend's Wedding received positive reviews from critics upon release and emerged as a global box-office hit.[1] The soundtrack song "I Say a Little Prayer" was covered by singer Diana King and featured heavily in the film, making it a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit. The soundtrack featured a number of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs.
My Best Friend's Wedding was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (James Newton Howard), in addition to 3 Golden Globe Award nominations – Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical (Roberts) and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Everett). Post release, it has often been cited as one of the best romantic comedy films of the 1990s and of all time.[2][3]