The 1997 movie was a major success at the box office and has since gone down as one of the most beloved romantic comedies in history. Directed by P. J. Hogan, the film follows food critic Julianne Potter (Roberts) and her childhood pal Michael O’Neal (Mulroney), who made an agreement as kids that they would marry each other if they were both single at 28. Days before Julianne’s 28th birthday, she learns Michael is getting married to a younger woman (Cameron Diaz) — and tries to put a stop to the wedding after realizing she has feelings for the groom.
“I think about these guys every day, ” Mulroney told Entertainment Weekly of Roberts and Diaz in February 2019. “Because people come up to me and they bring up this movie every day for the last 22 years.”
“I think what kills romantic comedies is they often feel prepackaged or like frozen food that hasn’t quite thawed — they’re just not really fresh, ” he told the outlet. “But when I see the film, it’s still got a snap to it. When it’s funny, it’s really funny, and the actors all glow. And I think Julia was extraordinary in the lead role. I mean, who else could’ve pulled that off?”
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The blockbuster was filmed in Chicago, and according to Mulroney, the Windy City is full of some of the movie’s biggest fans. “That city loves this movie, ” he said. “It’s incredible.”
Actress still remembers exactly what drew her to the role, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
. “All the physical comedy I loved. Lots of falling down and falling through things, falling all over myself, falling over Dermot. The scene, for me, that made it feel so authentic and earnest is when I finally tell Dermot’s character, ‘Pick me. Let me make you happy.’ Just that line. That’s just so succinct and sweet and meaningful.”
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To this day, fans continue to ship Michael and Julianne, even though the movie gave viewers a different ending. In December 2021, Mulroney exclusively told
“Didn’t everybody?! I did too in some ways, of course, as true as I played it to the story, ” he told Us. “And of course, you know, Julia and I remain great friends. That’ll be one of those things that I will share with the rest of the world, wondering, and maybe wishing. … That movie — is it really 25 years ago? — still means as much to me as it did the day I got that part.”
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The 1997 movie was a major success at the box office and has since gone down as one of the most beloved romantic comedies in history. Directed by P. J. Hogan, the film follows food critic Julianne Potter (Roberts) and her childhood pal Michael O'Neal (Mulroney), who made an agreement as kids that they would marry each other if they were both single at 28. Days before Julianne's 28th birthday, she learns Michael is getting married to a younger woman (Cameron Diaz) — and tries to put a stop to the wedding after realizing she has feelings for the groom. More than 20 years after the movie's debut, the cast reunited to reminisce on their time on set. I think about these guys every day, Mulroney told Entertainment Weekly of Roberts and Diaz in February 2019. Because people come up to me and they bring up this movie every day for the last 22 years. Hogan, for his part, confessed that making the perfect rom-com was not an easy feat. [jwplayer Jgsm0Ltt-zhNYySv2] I think what kills romantic comedies is they often feel prepackaged or like frozen food that hasn't quite thawed — they're just not really fresh, he told the outlet. But when I see the film, it's still got a snap to it. When it's funny, it's really funny, and the actors all glow. And I think Julia was extraordinary in the lead role. I mean, who else could've pulled that off? The blockbuster was filmed in Chicago, and according to Mulroney, the Windy City is full of some of the movie's biggest fans. That city loves this movie, he said. It's incredible. While it's been years since
Actress still remembers exactly what drew her to the role, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. I just thought it was really clever and just funny, she told
. All the physical comedy I loved. Lots of falling down and falling through things, falling all over myself, falling over Dermot. The scene, for me, that made it feel so authentic and earnest is when I finally tell Dermot's character, 'Pick me. Let me make you happy.' Just that line. That's just so succinct and sweet and meaningful. To this day, fans continue to ship Michael and Julianne, even though the movie gave viewers a different ending. In December 2021, Mulroney exclusively told
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That even he wished the characters got together. Didn't everybody?! I did too in some ways, of course, as true as I played it to the story, he told Us. And of course, you know, Julia and I remain great friends. That'll be one of those things that I will share with the rest of the world, wondering, and maybe wishing. ... That movie — is it really 25 years ago? — still means as much to me as it did the day I got that part. Scroll down to see where the cast of
. The same film also earned her a BAFTA, a Critic’s Choice Award, a SAG Award and her third Golden Globe. (She previously took home trophies for
Costar Catherine Keener from 2000 to 2005. The pair welcomed son Clyde in 1999 and finalized their divorce in 2007. He went on to wed Italian cinematographer Tharita Catulle in 2008. They have two daughters: Mabel, born in 2008, and Sally June, born in 2009.
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Author confirmed her step back from acting in March 2018, three years after she wed Benji Madden. Diaz and the Good Charlotte artist quietly welcomed their daughter, Raddix, in December 2019 via surrogate.
Alum was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1998 and retired from stage acting in 2009. Nearly 10 years later, the New Jersey native died at his home of complications from dementia at age 88.
, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2002. She has also earned several Emmy nods for playing Sarah Walker Laurent on ABC’s
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, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. On the big screen, she’s appeared inIt's been nearly two decades since Dermot Mulroney starred alongside Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s Wedding, but time has not changed how the actor feels about his former co-star.
I'd walk a mile on broken glass for her, Mulroney told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet of Saturday’s Spike TV Guys Choice Awards.
Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts and Matt Bomer attend Spike TV's 10th Annual Guys Choice Awards on SaturdayFrazer Harrison / Getty Images for Spike TV
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Mulroney, who was on hand to present Roberts with the Woman of the Decade award, talked about the special bond he shared with Roberts that continued long after making the 1997 rom-com.
It doesn't always happen with every person that you love and work with — you kind of go your separate ways, he told ET. But we, against all odds, managed to maintain a great close friendship.”
In My Best Friend’s Wedding, Roberts played Julianne, a woman trying to stop the wedding of her pal Michael (Mulroney). During the filming, Roberts and Mulroney became extremely close.
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I had the pleasure of playing Julia's best friend in ‘My Best Friend's Wedding’ and life imitates art and we became best friends, Mulroney said on Saturday, according to Us Weekly.
Roberts and Mulroney hugged onstage as she accepted her award from Mulroney, who also gave a touching introduction speech about his BFF.
She's just one of the most genuine friends I have, he told ET before the show. She's a really generous person — great sense of humor and really caring. Great family, and she's been a good friend and role model for me.
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Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts and Matt Bomer attend Spike TV's 10th Annual Guys Choice Awards.Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for Spike TV
Audience members were treated to a bit of Roberts’ great sense of humor during her acceptance speech. She thanked the male-oriented network for recognizing her.
Roberts and Mulroney weren’t the only BFFs in attendance at the awards show. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck shared the night’s other big honor, the “Guys of the Decade” award.
