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My Best Friend's Wedding/Steel Magnolias | 
| Directors: Herbert Ross, P.j. Hogan
Actors: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Shirley Maclaine
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $35.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 114229
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 224 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D05775D
UPC: 043396057753
EAN: 0043396057753
ASIN: B00004U1EW
Theatrical Release Date: June 20, 1997
Release Date: July 25, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/25/2000
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My Best Friend's Wedding
One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancee (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realizes she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behavior, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalize on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director P.J. Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon Steel Magnolias
Based on Robert Harling's play, this comedy-drama directed by Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) follows several years in the lives of women who regularly see one another at a beauty shop in their small Louisiana town. The story deepens as Julia Roberts, playing a serious diabetic and the daughter of Sally Field, goes downhill in her health. But as an ensemble piece, this is one of those enjoyably lumpy tearjerkers with many years' worth of stored truths suddenly being shared between the characters, lots of grievances aired, that sort of thing. Daryl Hannah and Shirley MacLaine assume the most eccentric roles, Dolly Parton the most fun, and Olympia Dukakis the most dignified, while Sally Field essentially provides the moral and emotional center of the movie. --Tom Keogh
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 These are heart- warming movies that you will love! August 14, 2003
S. Bruner (Alabama)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The only reason I didn't give these movies 5 stars is because of some of the excessive foul language. But, if you don't have kids or if you ever have time to curl up with a good movie alone, these two are great! Roberts' characters are so down to earth/realistic in these films. They are both hilarious movies and you may shed a tear or two if you're a "softy" like me!
 Two fabulous movies June 15, 2000
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Both of these films are excellent beyond measure! "My Best Friends Wedding" is a hilarious romantic comedy about Julia Robert's male best friend getting engaged, and Julia suddenly realizing that she's in love with him. "Steel Magnolias" in a moving dramatic comedy that will truly keep your attention. Both of these films are EXCELLENT and a definate bargain as a set!
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