Say a little prayer: 20 fascinating gay facts about ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’
'My Best Friend's Wedding' was even gayer than you remember.
Mark
A romantic comedy where the girl doesn’t get the guy, but still gets to party with her gay best friend? Groundbreaking!
Truly, My Best Friend’s Wedding was a welcome genre disruptor upon its release in 1997.
Directed by P.J. Hogan and written by Ronald Bass, the film follows Julianne (Julia Roberts) on her mission to stop her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) from getting married to all-American good girl, Kimmy, played by Cameron Diaz.
Of course, what REALLY helped solidify the movie’s legacy was Jules’ gay best friend and editor, George, played by queer actor Rupert Everett.
When breaking up a wedding doesn’t work out for our heroine, he swoops in at the end with one of the ’90s most memorable lines: “Maybe there won’t be marriage, maybe there won’t be sex, but by God, there’ll be dancing.”
Now that an official sequel is finally in “early development,” we figured it was the perfect time to dive into the film’s LGBTQ+ history and legacy.
Which is surprisingly gayer than the movie’s iconic poster of Roberts looking off wistfully lets on.
Below, dive into 20 fascinating gay facts about My Best Friend’s Wedding.
