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Runaway Bride
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.
1999 · Directed by Garry Marshall · 116 min · Comedy · Romance · Screenplay in the scene database · 9 frames
Tagline
Catch her if you can.
Plot
Spirited Maggie Carpenter has left three fiancés at the altar on their wedding day, earning local notoriety and the nickname "the Runaway Bride". Misanthropic New York City columnist Ike Graham writes an unflattering article about Maggie after hearing her story from a man that he does not realize is one of her bitter ex-fiancés. Ike's story is riddled with errors causing Maggie to send a scathing rebuttal to the newspaper. Ike is fired for failing to verify facts, but his boss offers him another chance by writing an in-depth, truthful article about Maggie, if only to prove she actually is a heartless "man-eater".
Ike travels to Hale, Maryland, where Maggie works at her family's hardware store and also makes designer lamps from spare industrial parts. Her fourth groom-to-be, Bob Kelly, a high school football coach, who constantly uses sports analogies, is helping Maggie to "visualize" their upcoming wedding. Ike follows Maggie around town and interviews her friends, family, and former fiancés. Fed up with his intrusiveness, Maggie allows Ike one-on-one time with her to prove she is a good person. During this period, Ike and Maggie grow closer, using each other's feedback to improve their personal selves.
Ike discovers that Maggie adopts each of her fiancés' interests, particularly regarding her choice of eggs. At a pre-wedding luau celebration, Ike defends Maggie from her family's and guests' mockery, causing her to leave. When Ike accuses Maggie of not truly knowing herself, she calls out his cynicism, suggesting he uses his column to mock others because he fears pursuing a meaningful life.
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Crew
- Written by: Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott
- Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
- Edited by: Bruce Green
- Music: James Newton Howard
- Production design: Mark Friedberg
- Produced by: Scott Kroopf, Tom Rosenberg, Robert W. Cort, Ted Field
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Maggie Carpenter
- Richard Gere as Ike Graham
- Joan Cusack as Peggy Flemming
- Héctor Elizondo as Fisher
- Rita Wilson as Ellie
- Paul Dooley as Walter
- Christopher Meloni as Coach Bob
- Donal Logue as Priest Brian
- Reg Rogers as George Bug Guy
- Yul Vazquez as Dead Head Gill
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications, Lakeshore Entertainment
- Budget: $70,000,000
- Box office: $309,500,000
- Themes: small town, chase, self-discovery, artist, just married, reporter, wedding, relationship, wedding ceremony, screwball comedy
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