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Runaway Bride
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6.1Having 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.
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
Themes
- small town
- chase
- self-discovery
- artist
- just married
- reporter
- wedding
- relationship
- wedding ceremony
- screwball comedy
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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
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $309.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 335424
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- publication date
- 1999-09-30
- title
- Runaway Bride
- box office
- 309457509
- review score
- 39/100
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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.