“You’re No So Terrible, Muriel" ABBA and Escape 'Muriel's Wedding' 1995 (UK)

Pack your wedding dress and your ABBA mixtape, darling — this week we’re heading to Porpoise Spit.

Muriel’s Wedding made us laugh, cry, and secretly want to walk down the aisle to “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.” But beneath the sequins and self-tan lies a biting portrait of 1990s Australia — where success meant a white dress, a husband, and a ticket out of small-town obscurity.

Dave and Dr. Lee take a nostalgic (and occasionally uncomfortable) look at how female friendship, fat-shaming, and fame fantasies play out in this cult classic. And what does this film tell us about the LGBT small town experience?

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