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** The girls' treatment of Muriel. They ''order'' her to give back the bouquet she caught at Tania's wedding and are overall downright cruel to her throughout the film. The worst is when they ask Muriel to leave their group over dinner. Not only are they insensitive to her feelings, especially when she starts crying (and to further scold her for this reaction embarrassing them), but you can even hear some male patrons ''laughing'' at her offscreen!
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** The girls' treatment of Muriel. They ''order'' her to give back the bouquet she caught at Tania's wedding - and blame her for tossing it to the woman they ordered her to toss it to - and are overall downright cruel to her throughout the film. The worst is when they ask Muriel to leave their group over dinner. Not only are they insensitive to her feelings, especially when she starts crying (and to further scold her for this reaction embarrassing them), but you can even hear some male patrons ''laughing'' at her offscreen!
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* EditedForSyndication: On US television airings, the words "fuck", "shit", "dick", and "assholes" are all muted. When Muriel inadvertently changes the TV channel to porn, the shot of the TV screen is shown is shortened, and the woman's breasts are blurred out. Later in the same scene, when the two sailors run into the room naked, any shots showing their bare buttocks have them cropped out.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** A movie about a wedding that features several ABBA songs? Surely such a combination [[Film/MammaMia would never hit the big screen again]].
** Even more uncanny is the fact that the poster and soundtrack cover, featuring a smiling Muriel in a wedding dress looking up to the sky with her eyes closed, looks almost identical to the poster for the ''Theatre/MammaMia'' stage musical, which would premiere four and a half years after ''Muriel's Wedding''.
** ''Muriel's Wedding'' itself would end up getting a stage musical adaptation in 2017, which features multiple ABBA songs, some of which were not featured in the film.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** A movie about a wedding that features several ABBA songs? Surely such a combination [[Film/MammaMia would never hit the big screen again]].
** Even more uncanny is the fact that the poster and soundtrack cover, featuring a smiling Muriel in a wedding dress looking up to the sky with her eyes closed, looks almost identical to the poster for the ''Theatre/MammaMia'' stage musical, which would premiere four and a half years after ''Muriel's Wedding''.
** ''Muriel's Wedding'' itself would end up getting a stage musical adaptation in 2017, which features multiple ABBA songs, some of which were not featured in the film.
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** On a lesser note, Muriel's first boyfriend, Brice. He clearly likes Muriel, but his attempts to deflower her don't go over well, as Rhonda's sailor friends misinterpret Muriel's screaming laughter as screams and restrain him. Then he's invited to Muriel's wedding and clearly looks a bit disappointed.
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** On a lesser note, Muriel's first boyfriend, Brice. He clearly likes Muriel, but his attempts to deflower her don't go over well, as Rhonda's sailor friends misinterpret Muriel's screaming laughter as screams and restrain him. Then he's invited to Muriel's wedding and clearly looks a bit disappointed.disappointed. He is the only one in the crowd that does not applaud.
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*** A particular thing to note about this, but [[spoiler:after her mother's funeral]], Muriel starts to cry for the third time and David Van Arkle comforts her. The previous two breakdowns, as mentioned above, had her crying out of selfish motives, but [[RuleOfThree this is the first time she cries out of]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuine sorrow and regret]], as opposed to somewhat hammy and over-the-top.
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*** A particular minor, but important thing to note about this, but [[spoiler:after her mother's funeral]], Muriel starts to cry for the third time and [[spoiler:her then-husband]] David Van Arkle comforts her. The previous two breakdowns, as mentioned above, had her crying out of selfish motives, but especially the second time the bridal shop. The first time can even come across as somewhat over-the-top and hammy ugly-crying. However, [[RuleOfThree the third time this is happens]] marks the first time she cries this is played ''completely straight''. And it's not loud or obnoxious either: it's quiet sobbing out of]] of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuine sorrow and regret]], as opposed to somewhat hammy and over-the-top.regret]].
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** Muriel's first two breakdowns: the first time occurs when her "friends" kick her out of their group and the second time happens in the bridal shop after Rhonda confronts her. Even though her deception during the latter incident was wrong, you can sympathize with her over having a verbally abusive father, being rejected by her awful "friends" and believing that no one will ever love her.
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** Muriel's breakdown in the bridal shop after Rhonda confronts her. Even though her deception was wrong, you can sympathize with her over having a verbally abusive father, being rejected by her awful "friends" and believing that no one will ever love her.
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** The girls' treatment of Muriel. They ''order'' her to give back the bouquet she caught at Tania's wedding and are overall downright cruel to her throughout the film. The worst is when they ask Muriel to leave their group over dinner. Not only are the they insensitive to her feelings, especially when she starts crying (and to further scold her for this reaction embarrassing them), but you can even hear some male patrons ''laughing'' at her offscreen!
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* MemeticMutation: "You're terrible, Muriel." would go on to be quoted by Australians for years to come.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Chook is in a detention center, accused of raping a Japanese tourist; Tania can't believe that, since "Chook ''hates'' the Japanese!"
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** Chook is in a detention center, accused of raping a Japanese tourist; Tania can't believe that, since "Chook ''hates'' theJapanese!"Japanese!"
** The girls' treatment of Muriel. They ''order'' her to give back the bouquet she caught at Tania's wedding and are overall downright cruel to her throughout the film. The worst is when they ask Muriel to leave their group over dinner. Not only are the insensitive to her feelings, especially when she starts crying (and to further scold her for this reaction embarrassing them), but you can even hear some male patrons ''laughing'' at her offscreen!
** Chook is in a detention center, accused of raping a Japanese tourist; Tania can't believe that, since "Chook ''hates'' the
** The girls' treatment of Muriel. They ''order'' her to give back the bouquet she caught at Tania's wedding and are overall downright cruel to her throughout the film. The worst is when they ask Muriel to leave their group over dinner. Not only are the insensitive to her feelings, especially when she starts crying (and to further scold her for this reaction embarrassing them), but you can even hear some male patrons ''laughing'' at her offscreen!
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The scene where Muriel tries on the wedding dress for the first time featured a reworked version of Dancing Queen.
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Muriel's mother arrives late to the wedding and is stood in the back, Muriel walks directly past without seeing her mother who starts to cry. Cue tissues]].
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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
** [[spoiler:Muriel's mother arrives late to the wedding and is stood in the back, Muriel walks directly past without seeing her mother who starts to cry. Cue tissues]].
** [[spoiler:Muriel's mother arrives late to the wedding and is stood in the back, Muriel walks directly past without seeing her mother who starts to cry. Cue tissues]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The scene where Muriel tries on the wedding dress for the first time featured a reworked version of Dancing Queen.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The scene where Muriel tries on the wedding dress for the first time featured a reworked version of Dancing Queen.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome -- The scene where Muriel tries on the wedding dress for the first time featured a reworked version of Dancing Queen.
* HollywoodHomely -- Toni Collette reportedly put on 40 pounds in 7 weeks with the help of a dietitian in order to play the role of Muriel, and unflattering wardrobe and make-up were used to give her a more homely look. As always, however, your mileage may vary.
* TearJerker -- [[spoiler:Muriel's mother arrives late to the wedding and is stood in the back, Muriel walks directly past without seeing her mother who starts to cry. Cue tissues]].
* HollywoodHomely -- Toni Collette reportedly put on 40 pounds in 7 weeks with the help of a dietitian in order to play the role of Muriel, and unflattering wardrobe and make-up were used to give her a more homely look. As always, however, your mileage may vary.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome -- CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The scene where Muriel tries on the wedding dress for the first time featured a reworked version of Dancing Queen.
*HollywoodHomely -- HollywoodHomely: Toni Collette reportedly put on 40 pounds in 7 weeks with the help of a dietitian in order to play the role of Muriel, and unflattering wardrobe and make-up were used to give her a more homely look. As always, however, your mileage may vary.
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** Rhonda. She's vivacious and bold, encouraging Muriel to see the best within herself and live life; but then she gets cancer and loses the ability to walk, then her friend ditches her for a sham marriage, her mother is controlling, and she's forced to hang around the same girls she hated in high school.
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** [[spoiler:The suicide of Muriel's mother, especially when Muriel later flips through her photo album.]]
* TheWoobie: Where to begin?
** Muriel has some shades of being a [[ManChild woman child]], but she's overwhelmingly a sympathetic misfit character, being bullied by her "friends," publicly humiliated and emotionally abused by her father, and desperate to change herself by getting married.
** Muriel's mother Betty. Her husband's pretty obviously cheating on her, almost all of her children are jobless layabouts, her husband blames her and the family for his political failures, her own daughter admits to using her to steal money, she's late to said daughter's wedding and breaks into tears when Muriel walks past her... Then she's caught shoplifting and humiliated, her husband abandons her for his mistress, [[spoiler:and she commits suicide after her son calls her a "mad bitch." Poor ''Betty.'']]
** On a lesser note, Muriel's first boyfriend, Brice. He clearly likes Muriel, but his attempts to deflower her don't go over well, as Rhonda's sailor friends misinterpret Muriel's screaming laughter as screams and restrain him. Then he's invited to Muriel's wedding and clearly looks a bit disappointed.
* TheWoobie: Where to begin?
** Muriel has some shades of being a [[ManChild woman child]], but she's overwhelmingly a sympathetic misfit character, being bullied by her "friends," publicly humiliated and emotionally abused by her father, and desperate to change herself by getting married.
** Muriel's mother Betty. Her husband's pretty obviously cheating on her, almost all of her children are jobless layabouts, her husband blames her and the family for his political failures, her own daughter admits to using her to steal money, she's late to said daughter's wedding and breaks into tears when Muriel walks past her... Then she's caught shoplifting and humiliated, her husband abandons her for his mistress, [[spoiler:and she commits suicide after her son calls her a "mad bitch." Poor ''Betty.'']]
** On a lesser note, Muriel's first boyfriend, Brice. He clearly likes Muriel, but his attempts to deflower her don't go over well, as Rhonda's sailor friends misinterpret Muriel's screaming laughter as screams and restrain him. Then he's invited to Muriel's wedding and clearly looks a bit disappointed.
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* HollywoodHomely -- Toni Collette reportedly put on 40 pounds in 7 weeks with the help of a dietitian in order to play the role of Muriel, and unflattering wardrobe and make-up were used to give her a more homely look. As always, however, [[{{BBW}} your mileage may vary]].vary.
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