
(1995, 108 mins.) Muriel Heslop finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull, and spends her days alone in her room listening to ABBA music and dreaming of her wedding day. The problem is – Muriel has never had a date. Deciding to stop dreaming and start doing, she “acquires” some money, goes on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.
This film, shot for $3,000,000, has grossed more than $57,500,000 worldwide. Written and directed by P. J. Hogan, starring Toni Collette, Rachel Griffths and Bill Hunter. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll sing-along to ABBA with Muriel.