Runaway Bride (1999)

Runaway Bride is a 1999 romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall. While not as successful in the ticket boxes as the previous movie the three made together, 1990's Pretty Woman, the movie was, nevertheless, a hit among moviegoers.

Sypnosis

Julia Roberts plays Maggie Carpenter, a young woman who has had multiple relationships and is looking for a man. But Maggie, who is afraid of being married, has had a large number of boyfriends, many of whom have committed to her. She has left over two hundred men waiting for her in church during wedding day, getting her tabloid newspaper fame and the dubius nickname of Runaway Bride.

Related Topics:
Married - Tabloid - Newspaper

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Meanwhile, in New York, there is a reporter, Ike Graham, (played by Gere), who is personally interested in Maggie's story and gets assigned to do an article about her. He travels to Maryland, where he finds her living with her family and actually about to get married once again. There is betting in her family's town as to whether she will marry her fiancee this time or not.

Related Topics:
New York - Maryland - Fiancee

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Maggie feels attracted by Ike, and the attraction is mutual. Ike leads her into exploring different feelings and emotions, making her wonder if Ike is the man of her life.

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For Ike, meanwhile, the situation is similar: He likes Maggie, but he worries about the mental stability of a woman who has gotten, as it is said in American slang, cold feet more than 200 times. However, his passion for her grows as each day he spends in the small Maryland town passes by.

Related Topics:
American - Slang - Cold feet

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Eventually, Maggie does leave her fiancee, and she gets married to Ike.

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