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Runaway Bride

1999 film by Garry Marshall

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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.

Released: 1999-07-30116 minDir: Garry MarshallComedy, Romance

Cast

Julia Roberts as Maggie Carpenter
Richard Gere as Ike Graham
Joan Cusack as Peggy Flemming
Héctor Elizondo as Fisher
Rita Wilson as Ellie Graham
Paul Dooley as Walter Carpenter

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Key facts

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Written by: Sara Parriott Josann McGibbon
Produced by: Ted Field Tom Rosenberg Scott Kroopf Robert Cort
Starring: Julia Roberts Richard Gere Joan Cusack Héctor Elizondo Rita Wilson Paul Dooley
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: James Newton Howard
Production companies: Interscope Communications Lakeshore Entertainment
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) Buena Vista International (International)
Release date: July 30, 1999 ( 1999-07-30 ) (United States)
Running time: 116 minutes
Country: United States

Key dates

Published: 30 September 1999

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast member: Ryan Slattery
Composer: Per Gessle
Production company: Touchstone Pictures
Cinematographer: Stuart Dryburgh
Narrative location: Maryland

Article

Runaway Bride is a 1999 American screwball romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, and starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The screenplay, written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon, is about a reporter (Gere) who undertakes to write a story about a woman (Roberts) who has left a string of fiancés at the altar.

The film marked the first re-teaming of Gere, Roberts, Marshall, and Hector Elizondo following 1990's Pretty Woman. Runaway Bride was released on July 30, 1999, by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Canada and by Buena Vista International through the Touchstone Pictures banner in international markets. Though the film received generally negative reviews from critics, it was a commercial success, grossing $309 million worldwide.