Runaway Bride

"Catch her if you can."

1999 1h 56m EN

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6.1

MID

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45%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 2,223🥫45%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 109,473

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.

“Catch her if you can.”

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Cast

Julia Roberts
Maggie Carpenter
Richard Gere
Ike Graham
Joan Cusack
Peggy Flemming
Héctor Elizondo
Fisher
Rita Wilson
Ellie
Paul Dooley
Walter
Christopher Meloni
Coach Bob
Donal Logue
Priest Brian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Garry Marshall, shot by Stuart Dryburgh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Julia Roberts and Richard Gere and Joan Cusack carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Catch her if you can.".

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The take

Garry Marshall directs. Stuart Dryburgh behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Bruce Green cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.
327 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Garry Marshall, shot by Stuart Dryburgh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julia Roberts and Richard Gere and Joan Cusack carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Catch her if you can.".
9IMDB entry: tt0163187 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "small town", "chase", "self-discovery", "artist".

The technical file

Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Original score: James Newton Howard
Editing: Bruce Green
Production design: Mark Friedberg
Makeup / hair: Randy Houston Mercer
Sound: Jim Fitzpatrick
Stunt coordinator: Gary Combs
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $70,000,000
Box office: $309,500,000
Return: 442% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Runaway Bride (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes: 45% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 39/100
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 109,473 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

6 wins & 11 nominations total

People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress
Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress

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Filipe Manuel Neto2022-10-25
★ 5/10
A pretty decent movie, which bets everything on average and family comedy. As I've had occasion to say in other reviews I've written, I'm not particularly fond of romantic comedies, although I believe I can appreciate quality and value when they're there. During the pandemic, when we were all shut up at home against our will (I handled it well, but I had friends on the verge of a nervous breakdown), a friend of mine spoke to me about this film and said he didn't like it at all, because it gave viewers a negative message, trivializing the act of leaving someone at the altar. At the time, I thought it was strange, but I ended up not seeing the movie. I saw it now, and I tend not to agree with my esteemed friend. The script begins with a disagreement between a woman from a small town and a writer and journalist from the big city, when the latter writes, in his newspaper column, about her and the succession of fiancés she has already abandoned at the altar. Obviously offended, she responds to the article, causing him to lose his position at the newspaper. Of course, he doesn't give up: he goes to that city and decides to investigate her. The rapprochement between the two will eventually lead them to an unlikely romance. In fact, I think my friend took the film too seriously. Anyone with intelligence understands the difference between a joke and something serious, so I don't think anyone will take the movie seriously. Also, the movie was released in 1999, and we are in 2022… in the present times, who is the couple that thinks about getting married? There are, of course, but they are few in a world where jobs, homes and romantic relationships are less planned to last a lifetime (it's one of the problems of the modern world, in my opinion, but it's the truth). The film relies heavily on the performances of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, who we've already seen together in great shape in “Pretty Woman”. Personally, I liked "Pretty Woman" a lot more, as the characters were much more palatable. Here, we essentially have a duel of egos between two stubborn people who will eventually see the good in each other. There is also a very high degree of predictability in the story told, but this is one of the recurring problems in romantic comedies, where characters almost invariably end up at the altar. Despite all this, the work of Gere and Roberts is quite satisfying and will be able to please the fans of the genre. On a technical level, the film doesn't stand out or bet particularly, preferring to play it safe and keep a very conventional aesthetic and look. It's almost like the dish of the day in that cafeteria where we have lunch every day, after work: made to be cheap and to please most customers. So we have sets, costumes and filming locations that are simply regular, standard cinematography and a bland soundtrack. The film stretches the script, there are pacing problems and moments when the film falls asleep due to sheer lack of subject matter. Much better is the design of the dialogues, quite witty and well-written.

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