Toni Collette Surprises Glasgow Film Festival Audiences at Special Muriel's Wedding Screening. Last night, Hollywood star Toni Collette surprised a sold-out Glasgow Film Festival audience at a special screening of her breakout film Muriel's Wedding.
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Toni - whose presence at the screening was kept tightly under wraps- joined GFF staff on stage for a Dancing Queen lipsynch to the amazement of everyone in the audience. She then shared her memories of making the film when she was just 21 years old with the audience and chatted with GFF director Allison Gardner, who is celebrating her final year at the festival.
Video credit Richie Morgan
Toni - whose presence at the screening was kept tightly under wraps- joined GFF staff on stage for a Dancing Queen lipsynch to the amazement of everyone in the audience. She then shared her memories of making the film when she was just 21 years old with the audience and chatted with GFF director Allison Gardner, who is celebrating her final year at the festival.
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00:00🎵Music🎵
00:08🎵Now and then there's time for a good time🎵
00:12🎵Oh, we'll be back again🎵
00:15🎵Watch like Stephen King and the Dancing Queen🎵
00:19🎵We'll be back again🎵
00:21🎵We'll be back again🎵
00:23🎵We'll be back again🎵
00:25🎵We'll be back again, we'll be back again🎵
00:35Give it up guys!
00:37👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
00:41🎵Music🎵
00:44Aww, And I bet...
00:47I bet you were sitting there going,
00:49Aw, what's happening?
00:51Do you ever seen that guy walk down the aisle?
00:55And you're like, why is he coming down here?
00:57Give it up for...
00:58Donny Gillespie!
01:05Were you expecting this?
01:08I was expecting something certainly like this.
01:13That's fair.
01:14Now, can we do something?
01:16Like, why don't we take a big selfie with all of them?
01:19Can we come in without the long arms?
01:22Alright, ready?
01:23Like, give me a big hug!
01:25An ovation!
01:27Everybody, come on in!
01:42That has been such a joy for me.
01:45I love that.
01:47I feel proud.
01:49I've never seen this, so I'm so excited about this.
01:53My partner, he loves this.
01:55He's jealous that you're here and I'm here.
01:57This is fabulous.
01:59But there's a movie like Mum in the Front Row.
02:01Hasn't he seen the film?
02:03But I want you to have a brilliant time
02:05because I'm going to shut up now.
02:07As I said, our big boss will be leaving this year
02:10and I'm going to pass over to the amazing
02:12Alison Gardner!
02:18So, I'm Alison Gardner.
02:24So, welcome to this screening of Muriel's Wedding.
02:27The years we've tried to bring these pop-up events
02:30to make it much more fun for you guys,
02:33this is not going to be top.
02:37I know we had the thing on the indoor ski slope
02:40and we had the Moss Boys at Emma D's theme park.
02:43Yes!
02:44And Blair Witch Project at Muddock Park.
02:47But Muriel's Wedding is one of my favourite films.
02:54And I can't believe it's 13 years old.
03:00And so, the thing is, the characters are beautifully written
03:04and it's both funny and touching at equal measure.
03:08And so, a lot of you have been at the festival over the year
03:11and I'm so delighted that Tony McCleod has decided to come.
03:18Top off the pop-ups, so when I leave next year,
03:22it's never going to be me.
03:26I'm going to pass over to Muriel Purcell.
03:37OK, so I am here because...
03:39I suppose it was you, Alison, who contacted my manager.
03:42And the Glasgow Film Festival
03:45invited me to make a video to introduce the movie tonight.
03:49And I said, yeah, yeah, sure, absolutely.
03:51But actually, I'm filming in London, which is just down the road.
03:56So if I happen to have the day off,
03:58maybe I can just find my way there.
04:00And I did happen to have the day off.
04:06And, you know, any excuse to come to Scotland.
04:09And any excuse to celebrate film.
04:12And I have to say, I really did not know what to expect.
04:17And sorry for intruding upon your dance then,
04:20but I thought I'd just have to get up and be a part of it.
04:24It wasn't what was discussed.
04:29But it just, honestly, it's 30 years.
04:32I turned 21 when I was making this movie and I'm now 52.
04:36Thank you, baby!
04:40I'm really good.
04:42And it just really amazes me
04:44that an experience that changed my life profoundly
04:49still resonates with people.
04:51And this character means so much to people
04:53and continues to inspire people.
04:55So thank you for having her here tonight.
04:58CHEERING
05:00I'm quite moved and tempted to stay, but I won't,
05:03because I've seen it 11 times!
05:07But enjoy the movie and I hope she continues to inspire.
05:10And thank you for having me. Thank you, everybody.
05:12And enjoy retirement!
05:15CHEERING