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| Director: | Joel Zwick | 
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| Writer: | Nia Vardalos | 
| Staring: | 
| A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 19, 2002 | 
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| Director: | Joel Zwick | 
| Writer: | Nia Vardalos | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | parent child relationship, greece, culture clash, midlife crisis, restaurant, bad mother-in-law, mother-in-law, parents-in-law, son-in-law, father-in-law, patriarch, bad father-in-law, greek, wedding, family, xenophobia | 
| Production Companies | HBO, Playtone, Gold Circle Films, MPH Entertainment Productions | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $368,744,044
                Budget: $5,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Nia Vardalos | Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos | 
| John Corbett | Ian Miller | 
| Lainie Kazan | Maria Portokalos | 
| Michael Constantine | Kostas "Gus" Portokalos | 
| Andrea Martin | Aunt Voula | 
| Joey Fatone | Angelo | 
| Louis Mandylor | Nick Portokalos | 
| Gia Carides | Nikki Portokalos | 
| Christina Eleusiniotis | Toula Portokalos - Age 6 | 
| Marita Zouravlioff | Toula Portokalos - Age 12 | 
| Gerry Mendicino | Uncle Taki | 
| Bess Meisler | Yiayia | 
| Jayne Eastwood | Mrs. White | 
| Fiona Reid | Harriet Miller | 
| Bruce Gray | Rodney Miller | 
| Frank Falcone | Suitor | 
| Stavroula Logothettis | Athena | 
| Ian Gomez | Mike | 
| Petra Wildgoose | Car Pool Friend | 
| John Kalangis | Greek Teacher | 
| Kaylee Vieira | Schoolgirl | 
| Melissa Todd | Car Pool Friend | 
| Sarah Osman | Athena Portokalos - Age 15 | 
| Gale Garnett | Aunt Lexy | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Chris Wilson | Original Music Composer | 
| Alexander Janko | Original Music Composer | 
| Joel Zwick | Director | 
| Marsha Robertson | Unit Publicist | 
| John Colavecchia | First Assistant Camera | 
| Sophie Giraud | Still Photographer | 
| Dorota Zajac | Makeup Artist | 
| Sandra Reynolds | Hairstylist | 
| Gordon Lebredt | Graphic Designer | 
| Mia Goldman | Editor | 
| Gregory P. Keen | Production Design | 
| Alan Doucette | Property Master | 
| Geoffrey G. Rubay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| James Wright | Dolby Consultant | 
| David McAree | First Assistant Director | 
| Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor | 
| Ann Brodie | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Mike Stanwick | Color Timer | 
| Grant Lucibello | Second Assistant Director | 
| D.J. Carson | Assistant Production Manager | 
| Rod Benjamin | Key Grip | 
| Enrico Campana | Set Decoration | 
| Michael Clancy | Costume Design | 
| Wayne Wightman | Assistant Art Director | 
| Melissa Sherwood Hofmann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter | 
| David Coatsworth | Unit Production Manager | 
| Heather Persons | Co-Editor | 
| Andy Chmura | Camera Operator | 
| Paul R.J. Elliot | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Paul Timothy Carden | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Steve Rundell | Digital Effects Supervisor | 
| Don Retzer | Transportation Coordinator | 
| Cylvan Desrouleaux | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Burton J. LeBlanc | Makeup Artist | 
| Jay Du Boisson | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Rossana DeCampo | Scenic Artist | 
| Thomas Hayek | Boom Operator | 
| Michael Galbraith | Gaffer | 
| Kei Ng | Art Direction | 
| Kimberly Harris | ADR Supervisor | 
| Alex Gibson | Music Editor | 
| Effy Papadopoulos | Third Assistant Director | 
| Keith Murphy | Steadicam Operator | 
| Beatrice Salazar | Hairstylist | 
| Gary Harmer | Leadman | 
| Mark Thomson | Construction Coordinator | 
| John Kenyon | Location Manager | 
| Nia Vardalos | Screenplay | 
| John Nelles | Dialogue Coach | 
| Armen Ksajikian | Musician | 
| Jeffrey Jur | Director of Photography | 
| Daniela Saioni | Script Supervisor | 
| Tom Mather | Sound Mixer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Mark Hufnail | Co-Executive Producer | 
| Jim Milio | Co-Executive Producer | 
| David Coatsworth | Co-Producer | 
| Steven Shareshian | Executive Producer | 
| Melissa Jo Peltier | Co-Executive Producer | 
| Norm Waitt | Executive Producer | 
| Gary Goetzman | Producer | 
| Rita Wilson | Producer | 
| Paul Brooks | Executive Producer | 
| Tom Hanks | Producer | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 
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| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 
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<em>'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'</em> is, simply, good. I've known of this movie's title for as long as I can remember, though didn't know a single jot about anything else. Of course, the title is all you really need as you can connect the dots from there. It's chucklesome viewing, I liked it. Nia ... Vardalos is the star of the 90', but Michael Constantine puts in a standout performance as well. Lainie Kazan is the best of the rest. John Corbett's Ian character isn't fully fleshed out, I didn't hold as much interest as I feel like I should have; I'm already forgetting about him. A film with sequels titled numerically... noice! Hopefully I'll enjoy them as much as I did this original.