Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the 1999 film. This article needs additional citations for verification. Runaway Hale usa runaway bride is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
Maggie, nervous of being married, has left a trail of fiancés. Ike later learns was one of Maggie’s former fiancés. Ike begins to cooperate with Maggie on the story, Maggie being interested in getting him to publish the truth, and the two become closer to each other the more time they spend together. During his research for the story, Ike realizes that Maggie is adjusting her interests to mimic those of her fiancés in order to please them. This is signified most prominently by her choice of eggs, which changes with each fiancé. During the wedding rehearsal, Bob tries to quell Maggie’s wedding anxieties by walking her down the aisle.
Ike is standing in at the altar, playing the groom. After Bob gets her to the altar, Ike and Maggie share a passionate kiss and admit to each other their feelings. Bob is chagrined, becomes jealous and punches Ike in the face before he storms out of the church. In the aftermath, Ike proposes that he and Maggie get married since the wedding is arranged. Later, we see Ike living in New York and Maggie trying to discover herself, trying different types of eggs, and putting her lighting designs up for sale in New York.
She shows up unexpectedly at Ike’s apartment one night where he finds her making friends with his cat, Italics. A post credit scene shows Maggie and Ike playing in the snow signifying that the relationship is going strong well after the wedding. Richard Gere as Homer “Ike” Eisenhower Graham, a New York City news reporter who writes an article about Maggie and later falls in love with her. Joan Cusack as Peggy Flemming, Maggie’s best friend and co-worker at beauty salon. She is married to Corey Flemming, the town’s radio announcer. Héctor Elizondo as Fisher, Ike’s boss who later marries Ike’s ex-wife Ellie. Rita Wilson as Ellie Graham, Ike’s ex-wife and editor.
She later remarries Ike’s boss Fisher. Paul Dooley as Walter Carpenter, Maggie’s widowed father who owns a hardware store. He later falls in love with and remarries Mrs. Christopher Meloni as Bob Kelly, Maggie’s fiancée who coaches High School football. Lisa Roberts Gillan as Elaine from Manhattan. Donal Logue as Priest Brian Norris, one of the grooms who Maggie dumps at the altar. Reg Rogers as George “Bug Guy” Swilling, one of the grooms Maggie dumps at the altar.
Yul Vazquez as Dead Head Gill Chavez, one of the grooms Maggie dumps at the altar. He is a musician and car mechanic. Kathleen Marshall as Cousin Cindy, Maggie’s cousin who isn’t married. Jean Schertler as Grandma, Maggie’s grandmother and mother of Walter.
Sela Ward as pretty woman in bar. The film was in development for over a decade. Much of the film production took place in and around historic Berlin, Maryland, which was made over to become the fictitious town of Hale, Maryland. Main Street in Berlin as well as some of the landmarks such as the Atlantic Hotel were left nearly as-is during production, while some of the business names on Main Street were changed. Coco Lee performed the theme song, “Before I Fall in Love. Runaway Bride received generally mixed reviews from critics.
